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THE.CITY.OF
COPPELL
July 27,2007
Lance Smith
Tiseo Paving Company
P.O. Box 270040
Dallas, Texas 78019
RE: Bethel Road ST 99-05
Utility Delays
Dear Mr. Smith:
The City of Coppell has received your requests for additional time on the referenced
project. We will concur with your day count on the 27 days lost due to the unusual
weather conditions. On the next change order we process, we'll add those additional
days to the contract time.
The City is currently reviewing the second request for time due to utility conflicts. While
we understand that there have been conflicts with utilities during the project we can not
grant the requested time as presented. Our estimate of delays due to utility conflicts is
approximately 33 days. If you are agreeable to that number this would provide a total
increase in contract time of 60 days.
If you are not in agreement with the above please resubmit your claim taking the
following points into consideration:
. Time can not be granted for utility conflicts that was already granted for weather
delays.
. Time will not be granted for days that you were able to work on areas of the
project where there were no conflicts.
. Time will only be granted for critical path items that were delayed by these
conflicts if the request is accompanied by a CPM schedule showing the impact of
the delays on the overall schedule.
Please feel free to contact me at 972-304-3681 to discuss this matter in further detail.
Sincerely,
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Keith Marvin, P.E.
Project Engineer
Phone: (972)304-3681
Fax: (972)304-3570
255 PARKWAY * PO BOX 9478 * COPPELL TX 75019 * TEL 972/4620022 * FAX 972/304 3673
PAVING COMPANY
P.O. Box 270040 Dallas. Texas 75227-0040
Telephone (972) 289-0723 Fax (972) 216-5637
July 19,2007
City of Coppell
255 Parkway
Coppell' Texas 78019
Attn: Ken Griffin, P.E.
Re: Bethel Road ST 99-05
Utility Delays
Mr. Griffm,
Due to above average rainfall during the months of May and June we have lost several
days on this project because, it was raining or it was too wet. Several days we were
limited to only working on the box culvert because, once the bottom was poured we had a
solid surface to work from. We lost II days in May, lost 10 days in June, and 1 Days July
so far. Thank you for your consideration of this request for additional time.
If you need any additional information you may call me at 972-289-0723
Sincerely
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Lance Smith
Project Administrator
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PAVING COMPANY
p.o. Box 270040 Dallas, Texas 75227-0040
Telephone (972) 289-0723 Fax (972) 216-5637
July 19,2007
City of Coppell
255 Parkway
Coppell, Texas 78019
Attn: Ken Griffin, P .E.
Re: Bethel Road ST 99-05
Utility Delays
Mr. Griffin,
Please review the following utility delays on this project to date. On 3-05-07 our
survey crew verified the elevations of the existing sanitary sewer at the proposed
4-6'x 10' box culvert crossing Bethel Rd. The elevations confirmed that the Sanitary
Sewer was in conflict with the bottom of the proposed box culvert.
We were originally scheduled to shut down Bethel Road on 3-7-07 and begin working
on the proposed box culvert but this was delayed pending a decision on the conflict with
the sanitary sewer line. Due to the limited time frame for completion we shutdown Bethel
and began excavation and preparation for the box culvert on 4-3-07, while we were
waiting on a decision. The decision was made on 4-26-07 to raise the bottom of the two
outside boxes in order to maintain a minimum clearance over the sanitary sewer on the
West side, and an existing water line on the East side. During this time Verizon was
contacted several times to relocate their cable and fiber optic line in conflict on the North
side. Verizon began relocating their lines 4-23-07 and completed on 4-27-07. We were
delayed 28 days starting this work due to conflicts with the water and sewer. We were
delayed from 4-13-07 to 4-27-07 during the shutdown period waiting on Verizon to
relocate for a loss of 14 days towards the bonus for completion within 45 days.
We were originally scheduled to begin the cast in place culvert along the South side of
Bethel, beginning at Freeport and proceeding West on 4-23-07. Due to Oncor's power
poles, and the delays completing the Bethel Rd. crossing, Iowa Bridge began working on
the cast in place box on the West end. This work was stopped due to AT&T and
Verizon's underground cables. Oncor completed removing the poles on 7-6-07. Verizon
began moving the underground cables from the South side to the North side on 7-16-07,
this relocation is not complete. We have lost 87 days, to date due to Verizon in the area.
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As discussed on several occasions we need Verizon to complete their utility relocations
so the project can proceed. We will continue working together thru these issues as we
have done in the past and we appreciate the City's efforts dealing with the franchise
utilities.
If you need any additional information you may call me at 972-289-0723
Sincerely
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Lance Smith
Project Administrator