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Reith-Reilly had a concrete crew working on side walk on Bartlett St. between Michigan and St. Joseph. The sidewalk on the north side of Bartlett was completed up util the point at which the sidewalk begins to expand from 6' to 10'. The sidewalk ramp on the south side of Bartlett at St. Joseph St. was also completed. On Bartlett St. on the west side of Michigan, a concrete dumpster pad and adjacent curb were poured.
Woodruff completed placement of the majority of structures on Michigan St. between Park and Bartlett. Connection across Michigan is still needed between the structures immediately south of Bartlett St. One additional work day is likely needed to complete all storm sewer work in the Bartlett project.
Indiana Earth continued removals on Marian and Michigan. Asphalt has been removed on Michigan from as far south as the McDonalds entrance south of Marian. Marian removals (road, curb, and sidewalk) extend west to approximately where the curve connects to Main St.
Nipsco completed there work on the west side of Michigan between Bartlett and Navarre mid-morning.
Infrasource continued work on the west side of Main St. between Marian and LaSalle. Their work closed the far west lane of Main. The two farthest lanes east were barricaded mid-afternoon, restricting traffic to one lane. However, no removals took place in this section.
Pemberton Davis was pushing electric conduit at the intersection of Bartlett and Michigan.
State Barricade placed a few additional signs for maintenance of traffic in the area directly east of 100 Navarre Place. Drums and barricades were placed on Main St. between Marian and LaSalle, closing the two lanes farthest east.
Air Marking provides striping along the temporary road at St. Joseph and Marian, and also along Main St. between Marian and LaSalle.
The weekly progress meeting was held at the City Field Office. Representatives from Memorial Hospital attended and provided a list of requests regarding additions and corrections to existing signage along with some requests for new signage. Complete meeting minutes are attached below.
Permission was granted to proceed with plans to Hydro-Vac the area beneath the existing Fiber Optices line between Bartlett and Riverside. It is estimated that 300' of line needs to be lowers 2' in order to not be in the way of the Marian roundabout foundation.
A meeting was held between Reith Riley and the City of South Bend to resolve storm structures in the plans lacking details such as height and piping. 18 structures were investigated and the City of South Bend provided directives for structure fabrication.
Meeting With:
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Meeting Date:
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Regarding:
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Construction and
Utilities
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ITEMS TO BE
DISCUSSED
9:00 AM Introductions/Sign
in
The Weeks up Coming
Events/Schedule
1.
Update: Reith Reilly started the Michigan St
closure on Tuesday to begin removals and storm work.
2.
Upcoming: Reith Reilly is still working on
removing concrete on Marion, east of the proposed roundabout. Coming up next week, Reith Reilly expects
lane restrictions in multiple places.
The west side of Main St. between South and Bronson will be closed. The west lanes of Main will also be closed
between Lasalle and Colfax. This closure
will happen in phase with the closing of eastern St. Joe St. between Lasalle
and Colfax. Next week, Reith Reilly
plans to begin removals in the downtown streetscape area while they finish
storm work at the Marion and Bartlett roundabouts.
Utility Relocation Issues:
AEP:
AEP is out of Reith Reilly’s way both the Marion and Bartlett
roundabouts. The relocation of their 3
phase tie at the Chippewa intersection has been set and they are on track to be
out of the area by 6/2.
Robert Henry: Robert Henry has completed
their work on the east side of Main St and plans to be done working on Western
and at the intersection of Marion and Michigan St today. They plan to start work on Washington St on
Monday so that they remain in sequence with Reith Reilly’s work.
NIPSCO/InfraSource: NIPSCO has no
further work to do in the area of the Marion or Bartlett roundabouts. By the end of the day, NIPSCO’s 8” pipe on
Main St will be retired. They also have
plans to be done working on Lafayette today so that they are off of the temporary
arterial roadway ahead of next week’s additional road closures. Other work on Main St, between Lasalle and
Colfax, will be completed by next Thursday so that they are out of Reith
Reilly’s way.
Comcast: Jay relayed that an area crew
should be pulling their fiber on Chippewa in the next few days. They have plans to be out of the Chippewa
intersection well before the 6/5 deadline.
Jay hopes to be off of the pole at the Marion roundabout before Monday,
leaving AT&T as the sole utility left on the pole.
US Signal:
US Signal didn’t show up to the meeting, but after talking with
Charlie O., it appears as if they plan to send a bore crew out on Monday to
begin pushing conduit on Monday.
AT&T:
AT&T was a no show and I haven’t heard much from Dennis. The vaults at Michigan and Bartlett have been
backfilled and are no longer a concern.
Reith Reilly has an estimate on the price to reroute from Woodruff and
will pass this on to Myron. AT&T
also appears to be using the vault of the JMS building as a hub. They will need to relocate their lines before
the vault can be closed down. At the
Marion roundabout, AT&T still has an overhead line connected to a
pole. At this point, it appears as if
AT&T will need to hold the pole while Reith Reilly finishes their storm
work on Monday, 5/23.
Water Dept: Ed from the Water Department brought news
that the valve breakage on Main St, north of Lasalle, has been repaired. The other breakage, located on Lasalle, is
set to be fixed by the second weekend of June.
The water line near the Mason facility on Main St needs to be relocated,
but Woodruff is still waiting on the insert valves to be manufactured.
INDOT: INDOT was a no show.
Transpo: Transpo just wanted to confirm the
upcoming lane closures with Reith Reilly and ensure that their buses will still
have a means of transport through the lane restricted zones.
Metronet: There appears to be a very
shallow fiber line located on Michigan St crossing Bartlett at the site of the
proposed roundabout. An estimated 300
LFT of line needs to be lowered so that it is not in the way of the roundabout
foundation. This will take about 2 days’
worth of work, is scheduled to begin on Monday.
Concurrently, an undistributed 2” PVC will be added in the area for
future use. Ben noted that this issue
might be run into again at the site of the Marion roundabout and perhaps
throughout the remained of the job. As a
final note, Ben wanted to emphasize the importance of being careful with such a
large excavator on Michigan St near Bartlett.
Scott from Reith Reilly mentioned the idea of conducting some pothole
depth checks to ensure no Metronet lines are accidently pulled. It was also
suggested to run an additional conduit while lowering the current on for future
use.
MCI: Quentin from MCI didn’t show. They were set to begin their work in phase
with Reith Reilly’s crew next week, but I will call to confirm that a start
date has been set.
Stakeholder Questions
Memorial:
Larry mentioned that many patients have arrived to the Memorial
campus frustrated with the current signage.
He stayed after the meeting to talk with Myron about his recommendations
for additional signage and safety concerns.
Tony with Reith Reilly offered to open part of Bartlett to improve
vehicle access to Warner and Navarre Street parking. Larry would like to see Indiana Earth using a
wet saw to keep the dust cloud from saw cutting the pavement to a minimum. Further, though temporary striping exists in
some pedestrian areas, Memorial would like some sort of fencing to be put in
place to funnel pedestrians to the correct areas. Finally, Larry wanted to emphasize the need
for a direct walkway from the purple lot (located across from the field office)
to the hospital.
Additional RW and Encroachments:
Division A
1.
Sandra V Case ( Keys )
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Both the Case and Palmer houses have had
asbestos tests done. Each showed trace
amounts, but the remediation required won’t be an issue. The keys to the Case house will be handed
over today. Utilities plan to disconnect
from both houses before demolition begins next week.
Division B
1.
Burkhart sign/foundation
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The Burkhart sign is being removed today. As for the foundation, the City would like
for it to be removed to a depth of 5’. A
time and material analysis on Burkhart’s price quote for foundation removal
will be conducted to meet this request.
Submittals (List
at Meeting): We are currently waiting for the revised drawings regarding the
tree grates as well as a color code (RAL #) for the proposed crosswalks.
Action Items
1.
QC/QA
HMA
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The City is waiting for the price from Reith
Riley.
2.
Redesign
on Mich/Marion
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The East side of Michigan will now include 5
(identical) special shallow structures.
These drawings will be distributed by early next week. The most pressing issue is currently the
detail regarding the connection to the west side of Michigan St as Reith Reilly
plans to begin work in this area on Monday, 5/23.
3.
Chase
Tower (Main Street)
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Chase has said they will take responsibility for
the sidewalk located above their vault.
They plan to backfill the vault in this area and conduct their work in
sequence with Reith Reilly. There have
been some concerns regarding the safety of Reith Reilly’s crew when working in
the area of the building, especially during times of gusty winds. Toy will follow up on this.
4.
RFI
#4 Permeable Block
5.
Side
Walk Closures
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We discussed the importance of Reith Reilly
keeping up with posted sidewalk closures near the worksite. This goes hand-in-hand with some of the
concerns Larry and Memorial brought up about pedestrian access routes to the
hospital.
6.
Mar
Main Delay
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Reith Reilly stated that it’s hard to define the
amount of time they were delayed since they were able to work in some other
areas during the delay. Right now, they
are an estimated 5-6 days behind schedule.
Moving forward, Corbitt would like to see all issues and delays brought
to light immediately and in writing. He
introduced the idea of a spreadsheet being used to track the contractor’s
notices and subject them to an internal review process. Toy, Myron, and Roger plan to meet about the
creation of such a spreadsheet on Monday.
Reith Riley Construction
Concerns/Questions:
New drawings regarding traffic control on Michigan St near
the Fire Station are coming. As for the
trench drain that was scheduled to be taken out of the design, Woodruff told
Reith Reilly that the drain has already been ordered and that there is not a
restock price. As a result, Corbitt said
the City would keep the drain, but still follow through on the changes to the
design. Though there is still no
information regarding the concrete joint sealer, Tony wants to make sure a
sealer that comes in a limestone color is chosen so that the product looks
professional. Tony was also concerned
about a few inlets on Bronson St that remain unaccounted for. Reith Reilly is meeting with Roger at 2 pm to
discuss their problems with Structure Point and the problem structures on the
west side of Main St. Finally, we
discussed moving the “Welcome to South Bend” from Michigan and Chippewa St to a
different location. The City will remove
the sign on 6/6 once closures have begun in the area.
Next weekly progress meeting 5-27-15
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