Coppell Industrial-CS010927SEP-2?-O1THU 11:38 AM
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O~A~P[ON PARTNERS
F~X NO,
September 27, 200l
Mr. Larry Davis
Construction inspector
The City of Coppell
PO. Box 478
Coppell, TX 75019
RE: Bethel Road - Fire Hydrants and Abandoned Manhole
Via F.._~acsimile.
Dcar Mr. Davis:
I haw: been in{brined that you have requested that Champion partners address a few non-
compliant issues with city utility fixtures in Bethel Road. It is my understanding that there arc
two or three fire hydrants that are too Iow, perhaps as a result of the City's most recent effm~.s to
improve the paved surface of Bethel goad, which Cbampion substantially funded. I would think
that City engineering services would have previously required its contractors to make these
modifications had they been critical in nature. There is additionally an existing manhole that has
been abandoned that you are requesting we remove.
[ anl unsure as to why such modifications within the newly dedicated City right-of-way are the
responsibility of Champion partners. These pre-existing conditions reasonably appear to be a
City issue. I further understand that you may not allow us to obtain all of out- final approvals
un~il we have completed these Bethel B. oad concerns. In as mttch as this work will require a
contract cimnge order, I am asking that you please provide me with a written basis for
Champion's responsibility to correct these pre-existing conditions. Furthermore, it is our
understanding that all of this will be demolished and reconstructed with the Bethel Road
improvements scheduled for next year.
We are certainly prepared and willing to move forward with these modifications should they
reasonably bc our responsibility. To further enlighten us on this matter would be greatly
appreciated.
Respectfully,
]RS/dr
cc: Ken Griffin
Jim Wilt
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