7-8-16

Controlling Operation Bartlett: Wall Construction
Controlling Operation Marion: PCCP Pavement
Controlling Operation Lasalle to Ewing: Storm Pipework
Fraction of Day workable 10/10
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Rieth-Riley had a concrete crew pouring sidewalk on the northwest and southwest corners of the Bartlett roundabout and a curb ramp on the north side of Bartlett just west of the roundabout.

Rieth-Riley had a second crew pouring curb for the splitter island west of the Marian roundabout and curb and gutter on Marian St. between Main and Michigan.

Ziolkowski informed Rieth-Riley that they would not be pouring the concrete walls until next week Tuesday (7/12). Their crew continued forming the walls.

Woodruff continued installing storm pipe and structures on the west side of the Main and Jefferson intersection.

Indiana Earth removed the northwest side of the intersection at Main & Western Streets.  They also removed another small section of sidewalk on the west side of Main between Washington and Jefferson near the courthouse.

The plumber was on site at the Madison Oyster Bar rerouting the water line. All utility work in the vault is now complete and the next step will be Ziolkowski installing the masonry wall.

Reith Riley brought a prep crew in late and patched Colfax back in so it would be open to traffic for Monday.

The weekly utilities meeting was held at the field office this morning. Meeting Minutes are attached.

Meeting With:	Reith Riley & City of South Bend
Meeting Date:	7-8-16
Regarding:	Two Way Conversion Weekly Progress Meeting
	Construction and Utilities

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED

9:00 AM Introductions/Sign in

The Weeks up Coming Events/Schedule

·        Update:  This past week, Rieth-Riley continued pouring sidewalks and began pouring the inside walls of the roundabout at Bartlett Street.  At the Marion roundabout, curb was poured and a base layer of asphalt was laid from Marion west of the roundabout to Madison Street.  Pipe and structure work continued in the downtown area at Jefferson and Wayne on Main Street.  Rieth-Riley finished fine grading on the west side of Main between South and Bronson Streets.  The paving crew has been working on the roundabout at Chippewa all week.

·        Upcoming: Next week, Rieth-Riley will pave the remainder of the Marion roundabout and continue laying asphalt in the area.  Downtown, there are plans to patch Colfax Street on Saturday (7/9) so that the intersection at Main & Colfax can reopen by Monday (7/11).  Once Colfax has reopened, Washington Street will be closed so that removals and pipe work can begin at the intersection of Main & Washington.  Crews will begin laying curb on the west side of Main at Lasalle Street and continue working south from there.  Forms for pavement will be laid on the west side of Main between South and Bronson ahead of paving crews moving in late next week.  Finally, milling is set to begin on Michigan Street between Ewing and Sherwood during the day on Thursday (7/14).  This section of road should then be re-paved on Friday (7/15).

Utility Relocation Issues:

AEP:   Work to adjust the vault on the southwest corner of Bartlett Street began this past Thursday (7/7).  As for the vaults located in the parking lane on the west side of Main between Lasalle and Colfax, David was under the impression that the tops were to be knocked off and the vaults filled.  David relayed that he would check to see if this had been done yet – if not, he’ll make sure it gets done before Rieth-Riley begins laying curb.

Robert Henry:  Work on the duct bank at Michigan and Navarre has been completed and Rieth-Riley plans to fill the resulting trench while they work on Saturday (7/9).  David will verify that his crews are done working on Washington and Main.  He noted that he has been coordinating with the JMS building to determine a good time to lay AEP’s new duct bank in the area.

NIPSCO/InfraSource:  Phil said that his crews are still on track to be completely done retiring lines in the area by Monday (7/11).

            

Comcast: I talked with Jay this morning.  During the conversation, Jay relayed that a Comcast vault may exist underneath the Palmer parking lot near the curb line on Chippewa Street.  Depending on the location of this vault, this may require moving the Palmer approach in one direction or another. 

               AT&T:  Toy has not yet been able to contact AT&T about their work at the JMS building.  During the meeting, Tony also brought to light a concern regarding the ped at the intersection of Main and Marion.  I will call Dennis to confirm, but I believe this line is able to be cut.

Water Dept.:  Ed stated that his crews should be done working at the Chippewa roundabout by next week.  Tony mentioned that after talking with Bob about the old valve boxes along Main Street, he thinks it might be best to simply replace these old valves with new ones.

Transpo: Michael from Transpo didn’t show this week, but removals for the construction of Transpo’s temporary approach did occur this week.

Metronet:  Ben relayed that Martell is awaiting the delivery of a part necessary to repair the busted conduit at the intersection of Main and Jefferson.  He hopes to have this part and repair work done by the end of next week.  Regarding the line hit at Main and Colfax, Ben is planning an after-hours cut to complete the repair.  This, too, he hopes to have completed by the end of next week.

              

MCI :  Quentin didn’t show today.

INDOT:  INDOT didn’t have any questions or concerns.

Stakeholder Questions:

Memorial Hospital: Larry didn’t have any new concerns.  He did note that he plans to have the locations of the hospital’s new signage marked in the near future so that any potential conflicts between sign placement and utility location can be avoided.

10:00 am 10:10 Break Utility and Stakeholders can leave

Submittals (List at Meeting):

1.                Type C Asphalt

2.                Tree Grate

I forwarded the submittals for each of these items on to Roger.  He plans to review these soon after today’s meeting so that they can be forwarded on to Rieth-Riley.

Action Items

1.      Madison Oyster Bar: Plumbing work on the vault at the Oyster Bar should be completed today.  This being the last utility, that leaves just the construction of the wall needed so that work on this section of Main Street can begin.  Tony hasn’t been given a specific date from Ziolkowski as to when construction of the wall is set to begin.

2.      Drive at Saigon/Colfax Structure: The topographical survey data has been sent to Structure Point.  Roger instructed Kevin to call daily to avoid idly waiting for a design for the new approach.

3.      Signal changes 10 intersections/Rieth-Riley prices:  Rieth-Riley submitted the prices to the City and they are still under review.  An answer should be coming today.

4.      Removals/trees/crosswalks/ eastside of Main:  Regarding the removals of trees, Rieth-Riley was asked to have Indiana Earth remove the entire tree at the same time as all other removals are taking place.  Further, the construction of temporary crosswalks needs to be prioritized as more and more intersections are being removed.  Tony was asked to try to get a hold of more “Sidewalk Closed Ahead” signs to keep pedestrian traffic safe.  Finally, Tony noted that removals on the east side of Main could begin as early as late next week.

5.      Sign Structure on Michigan:  Rich has been in contact with Pat about what the City needs.  He hasn’t looked to see if anything has yet been done, but he did note that he would remind Pat if need be.

6.      Updated Schedule: Scott relayed that he has been waiting to update the schedule until a decision is reached regarding the signal changes.

                                      

Reith Riley Construction Concerns/Questions:

·        Tony mentioned a concern regarding the brick pavers that were to be salvaged following the work InfraSource completed on the east side of Main between Washington and Jefferson Streets.  Toy decided that the burden will be on NIPSCO/InfraSource to clean the pavers and to remove the flowable fill used to cover their trench since the fill is much harder than it was planned to be.

·        As Pemberton moves forward, Toy would like to change all intersections in the downtown area to a four-way stop.  Regarding the controller and cabinet changes that might take place, no specific plans have been laid out, but Roger noted that the cabinets/controllers that lie on the state road will be changed to the bare minimum.  It was also brought to light that item #379 lacks a special provision detailing what all it entails.  As a result, it is more or less a useless item that needs to be looked into further.

City Concerns/Questions:

·        Toy talked with Larry briefly about Larson-Danielson attempting to use the parking lane on the east side of Lafayette between Navarre and Bartlett Streets.  Toy isn’t fond of the idea, because the contractor hasn’t been limiting its use of Lafayette to just the parking lane on the east side.

·        Regarding the patching table laid out in the plans, Roger noted that the locations listed on the patching table are not exact locations.  He’d like to see an inspector walk the job between Ewing and Sample to locate and list the specific areas that patching does need to be done.