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<br />#3. The lost growth medium cannot be substantiated Bill Colgate was these and can attest <br />to this. <br />Response: The CONTRACTOR was required to salvage B horizon material to a depth of <br />1 1/2 feet and stockpile this material separately. During the initial reduction of the <br />southeast corner of the East Pit highwall, on March 1, 1994, one of the bulldozers was <br />observed by Bill Colgate pushing "B" horizon (growth medium) into the pit. On March 2, <br />1994, the Project Manager and Dr. Corley were on site and witnessed horizon B topsoil <br />being pushed in to the pit. The Project Manager immediately made the contractor aware <br />that this was in violation of the contract documents. An inspection of the stockpiled <br />material was made 'and the Project Manager found that only A horizon topsoil had been <br />salvaged during operations on March 1, 1994. None of the B horizon material had been <br />salvaged and stockpiled. <br />The Project Manager, John Nelson, measured the site where the loss occurred and <br />determined that 3226 cubic yards of growth medium was lost during the initial grading <br />efforts on the east side of the East Pit. The landowner, Dr. Corley references this loss in <br />his letter of March 15, 1994, stating 'The contractor was working on part of the East Pit in <br />the wrong sequence according to the Contract, and he was pushing topsoil into the Pit <br />without saving it as required by the ContracK." Further Dr. Corley states, "Since my previous <br />efforts to request the best saving of the topsoil have failed, I am malting this a formal <br />complaint that the Division's own regulations for the saving of topsoil are not being met " <br />Attached are photos showing the topsoil being wasted over the side of the East Pit highwall <br />and a copy of Dr. Coney's letter. <br />The OWNER has determined by requesting quotes by telephone from local sand and gravel <br />producers that it will cost a minimum of 524,195.00 to have 3226 cubic yards of growth <br />medium delivered to the project site. This cost does not include spreading the growth <br />medium once delivered. <br />23 <br />