PROJ00233 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

, . . ~ Weeminuche Construction Authority planned and mobilized this project with the full intent of excavating, placing, and backfillinq the major work items of 12" and 14" ductile iron pipe in an orderly and qenerally continuing operation beginning at the Towaoc end of the project and completing this work at the Cortez Water Treatment Plant. Personnel were hired to properly man the crews and additional equipment obtained to provide an efficient and cost effective operation. On March 2, 1989, the last of the 12" ductile iron pipe Division I work in the Highway 555 right-of-way. We allowed to continue into Division II pipe laying due to the project awner, Colorado Water Conservation Board, has the alignment right-of-way from the property owners. was placed on have not been the fact that not obtained As B result of the failure of the Colorado Water Conservation Board to obtain right-of-way, issue construction plans, and provide a Notice to Proceed on Division II work by December 31, 1988, as agreed in the contract, we were, on March 2, 1989, forced to layoff approximately 65Y. of our project personnel and place some of our equipment on standby. In bidding this work it had been our plan to complete all of both Division I and Division II work that would be effected by the 1989 irrigation season prior to that start of this irrigation season. It was critical that canal crossings and ditches across irrigated fields be completed before water was turned into these areas. At the present date, this will not happen as these areas are now under irrigation. It will not be until approximately October of this year that these areas will again be available in a condition where our work can be performed. Hopefully, by that time, any alignment right-of-way problems will have been handled. Weeminuche Construction Authority has absorbed additional and unanticipated costs because of the delay that has not allowed us to proceed into Division II work. These costs will be presented in three sections: Section I, Unabsorbed Overhead; Section II. Under-utilized Project Personnel; and Section III, Equipment Standby. The costs are for the period beginning March 3, 1989 thru April 22, 1989. These costs are not complete and final at this time as additional costs will continue to incur until after such time that we may proceed with pipe laying work in Division II. Not only must the alignment right-Of-way problems be solved, but ground conditions in the irrigated areas and canal crossings must be conducive for this type of work.