1996-11-08_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1980002

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. L�1 OHIO CREEK NO. 2 PROJECT BOND FORFEITURE PERMIT #C80-002 I. PROJECT OVERVIEW The Ohio Creek No. 2 Bond Forfeiture Project is located in the Ohio Creek drainage north of the town of Gunnison. The project consisted of 1 mine site that is situated within Section 16, T15S, R86W. The mine site is on the Squirrel Creek (1965), U.S.G.S 7 1/2 - minute quadrangle. The project was bid in accordance with State bidding procedures. The project was awarded to JA Clarke Corp., of Gunnison, Colorado. Final project costs totaled $19,104.50. The project had the following changes to the original purchase order: 1) August 5, 1996 Additional quantities of trash were encountered during the excavation of the portals to verify competent bulkhead seal construction. Additional excavator time was needed to assess these portal conditions. 2) October 21, 1996 Additional trash encountered outside the work area needed disposing of as well as additional machine work to finalize a turnaround. Fencing was constructed to prevent site grazing to allow for vegetation establishment. CONSTRUCTION SUMMARY Bid Number PKA-7-374 Pre-bid Meeting Date: June 4, 1996 Bid Opening Date: June 18, 1996 Low Bid Amount: $14,400.00 Number of Bids: 10 Notice of Award Date: Notice to Proceed Date: July 22, 1996 Construction Start Date: July 22, 1996 Construction Completion Date: October 22, 1996 Final Settlement Date: November 18, 1996 Contractor: JA Clarke Corp Address: 119 S. Main St. Gunnison, CO 81230 Phone: 970/641-2526 Final Cost: $19,104.50 The contractor proceeded with grading without an inspection point regarding the placement of benign materials to be buried with regrading including block and lime. During portal excavation to inspect closure conditions, large amounts of trash were encountered. Revegetation was initially scheduled to be completed on October 7 and 8, 1996. Seed may have been worked into the soils too deep by utilizing the D5 LGP to "crimp" the mulch via grouzers.