Letter to RDA regarding alley completion 03-09-04

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March 9, 2004 RDA and Associates P.O. Box 2611 Oak Harbor, WA 98277 RE: Les Schwab Alley Paving Dear Rick, I just received your e-mail dated March 5, 2004. We have already discussed the approval regarding the grades. As far as the crushed rock surfacing top course, as discussed, you will use what you need to use in order to make the grades ready for asphalt. If it takes 1-inch in some areas and 2-inches in other, that is fine. There is no need to dig into the subgrade to meet the finished grade for asphalt. That is great the Lakeside will delete the $900 remobilization fee if paving another City job. It should be any job within the City. We can't guarantee that Lakeside will be the subcontractor or contractor on any of our projects this year. The City is not open to taking over the paving from Les Schwab. It is part of the conditions for the Certificate of Occupancy per the approved plans that were submitted for construction. Understanding that we, the City, have met our obligations to the agreement, Les Schwab needs to honor the agreement and complete the paving. I am not sure how many more times we need to go back and forth on the topic. There is a lot of time and money being wasted over this topic of paving of the alley. Not only is it costing your client, but also the tax payers as well. There are a few other issues that need to be taken care of before the Certificate of Occupancy can be issued. We did not discuss this in our last meeting. 1. Pave the alley. If you choose not to pave the alley before issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, that portion can be bonded or by cash set aside at the City of Anacortes Finance Department. The amount will be the cost of construction x 150%. 2. Pay the Engineering review and Inspection fee. 2% + $500 of the estimated construction cost. 3. 2-year maintenance bond that is 10% of the construction cost.