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1100318 R0T0 0811 JRW1 4 <br />2 Investigation Scope & Site Description <br />2.1 Investigation Scope <br />At the request of counsel for Continental Materials Corporation,3 Ungaretti & Harris, Exponent <br />Failure Analysis Associates (Exponent) conducted an investigation of a landslide and <br />subsequent related slope movements that commenced on December 2, 2008 at the Pikeview <br />Quarry located in Section 9, Township 13 South, Range 67 West, 6th Principal Meridian in El <br />Paso County, Colorado. The site is located at the northwest limits of Colorado Springs west of <br />the intersection of Interstate 25 and Woodmen Road. The physical address of the property is <br />7250 Allegheny Drive in Colorado Springs, Colorado. <br />The investigated landslide-damaged slope has subsequently experienced episodic movement <br />ranging in magnitude from relatively minor to large slope movements. All post-December 2, <br />2008 slope movements are nested within the landslide boundaries established on December 2, <br />2008. Herein, the landslide that commenced on December 2, 2008 is referred to as the Pikeview <br />Landslide. <br />The scope of Exponent’s investigation included multiple site inspections, detailed surface <br />mapping of Pikeview Landslide features and geologic conditions on adjacent slope areas, <br />subsurface exploration, installation and monitoring of instrumentation, a topographic survey of <br />the site, laboratory testing of rock and soil samples, review of available documents, <br />interpretation of historical aerial and ground photographs, review of rainfall data, interviews of <br />quarry staff, geologic and engineering analysis, and preparation of this report. The initial site <br />inspection was performed by Jon Wren, Ph.D., P.E. and Philip Shaller, Ph.D. assisted by <br />Elizabeth Mathieson on March 1-3, 2011. Subsequent field inspections and analyses were <br />performed by a team of Exponent engineers, geologists, and engineering geologists under the <br />direction of Drs. Wren and Shaller. <br /> <br />3 Owner of Pikeview Quarry