Dear Residents:
I
am writing to update you on the status of the seawall capping repairs for the
Crescent Beach Project. On August 22, 2019, the Town received five (5) bids for
the project. After review of all bids the most qualified low bidder,
Northern Construction Services LLC, was awarded the contract in the amount of
$1,177,790 dollars. Northern Construction has performed many
concrete seawalls project and has a good reputation. We are satisfied
that we have a qualified contractor on site. The contract was issued on
September 25, 2019. On October 2, 2019 the pre-construction meeting was
held. Northern will start mobilization of the project this week.
I
am attaching an excerpt from the bid documents that provide a brief narrative
of the steps that Northern will follow to get the work completed over the next
120 days. Please note that this is a narrative that is intended to
provide a summary of the sequence of the steps to be taken to complete the
repair project. There is a much more detailed bid document that specifies
stone size, quantity, Stone placement conditions and other work site control
issues.
The
project consists of but is not limited to the following:
•
Concrete capping
of approximately 538 linear feet of existing seawall
•
Replacement of
approximately 30 linear feet of seawall that was removed to provide
construction access to the revetment fronting the seawall
•
Build a stone
buttress on the landside of the seawall approximately 132 feet in the area of
the rotated wall sections to give additional support to the seawall
On
October 8, 2019, Northern will walk through the project area with the inspector
and engineers to discuss means, methods and issues. Part of this will be
to determine is any area not currently included in the project’s easement will
be needed for construction access. If any parcels are needed Northern
will request a Land Use Agreement (LUA).
Our
engineer and staff have confidence that the current repair plan will meet our
goal to have the seawall cap installed which will provide residents with added
protection until the lawsuit against the project’s original contractor can be
resolved.
If
you have any questions please do hesitate to contact me.
Phil
Lemnios
Town
Manager
