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~ ~ , '. . ,. J . . : "'.... Subsequent Notices to Proceed in Division II were given in a piece meal basis with from a minimum of. 97.5 lineal feet to a maximum of 12,950 lineal feet per notice.A total of eight C8r 'separate Notices to Proceed were given for Division II work during the period' from May 8, 1989 thru November 30, 1989. Because of the intermittant doling out of Notices to Proceed seldom was there sufficient work ahead of us to justify the implementation of a second pipe laying crew. only during the short periods of from October 9, 1989 thru October 19, 1989 and October 30, 1989 thru November 22, 1989 was ther.e. adequate work provided by the then latest Notice to Proceed. '. Several of the Notice!> .to Proceed further restricted our available work area. Stipulations were incorporated in the right of way contract with various landowners that restricted our access to certain lands even though we had received a Notice to Proceed for a short distance. These stipulations usually prevented us from working in irrigated areas until after the conclusion of the irrigation seasons. The piece meal issuance of Notices to Proceed in Division II has had a devestating effect on our operations by not allowing us to prosecnte our work in an orderly m!,nner. It has been necessary to call back survey crews and clearing crews time and time again. Shor'tly after an operation been mobilized and started it: then had to be shut down to wait on the next Notice to Proceed in order to give us access to another small area. The issuance of Notices to Proceed were not such that the work could be contigious. We were forced to construct possibly a mile or two of pipeline and then transport our equipment ahead or back a few miles to work in the next area . opened up by the latest Notice to Proceed. This was not an efficient manner in I which to construction this project and contributed to additional working time and I additional costs. ~ i t ~ r I At the time of the eight and last Notice to Proceed on November 30, 1989, and with that footage included, there remained 5043 lineal feet of' pipe to be installed except for approximately 800 feet for which we are presently awaiting . instruction as to whether this section will be encased where it crosses under a ; Bureau of Reclamation canal. ~ f The =emaining work is to test the entire Division II portion of the pipeline which can not be done efficiently under freezing and frost conditions. There also remains the reclamation of the ground surface and seeding which can not be accomplished on frozen surface and must wait until Spring. It is apparent that our pipe laying activities have not delayed this project. , It has been the delays in receiving the numerous Notices to P~oceed that have caused f pipe laying to progress into mid December 1989. ; . t i i We request a time extension thru April 30, reclamation, and seeding to be accomplished satisfactory results can be expected. 1989 which will allow the testing, during a seasonal period when Sincerel....... '/ '\ / -<t'~' .~ Rick D. Reck, ~.1ana<:fer , . ,- i j r 'k / ~ I r--/-- "-.-, c~. Nick Ioannides, C.W.C.B. f.:.l~