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Contract II: Construction of Wastewater Treatment Facility

Summary of Work Performed this week: 11/19/2009

MFCC: General Contractor Workforce/Manpower: 1 Superintendent, 4 Foremen, 5 Operators, 10 Carpenters, 3 Pipefitters, 11 Carpenter Helpers, 11 Laborers Max Foote Construction Co. worked a six day work week.

Monday, 11-16-09, MFCC finishers continued cleaning and patching the upper Aeration Basin walls. Carpenters helped the rod busters install steel for the Clarifier deck. Carpenters and labors worked cleaning the RAS room basement area. Carpenters continued to install gang forms for the southwest Aeration jumper walls. Carpenters continued installing forms for the north RAS to Clarifier deck jumper walls. Operators and pipefitters continued installing MH-4 and MH-5 with drain piping in front of the Headworks building.

Tuesday, 11-17-09, MFCC finishers continued cleaning and patching the upper Aeration Basin walls. Carpenters continued to help the rod busters install steel for the Clarifier deck. Operators began excavating the south footing of the Administration building. Finishers placed 40yds of concrete for the southwest corner of the Aeration jumper walls. Carpenters continued installing forms for the north RAS to Clarifier deck jumper walls. Operators and pipefitters continued installing MH-4 and MH-5 with drain piping in front of the Headworks building. Carpenters began installing gang forms for the south wall of the Aeration Basin up to the splitter box area.

Wednesday, 11-18-09, MFCC finishers continued cleaning and patching the upper Aeration Basin walls. Carpenters continued to help the electricians install conduits for the Clarifier deck. Operators continued excavating the south footing of the Administration building. Carpenters worked preparing column bases for the Blower building generator room. Carpenters continued installing forms for the north RAS to Clarifier jumper walls. Operators and pipefitters completed installing MH-4 and MH-5 with drain piping in front of the Headworks building. Carpenters completed installing gang forms for the south wall of the Aeration Basin up to the splitter box area. They have also begun demobilizing unused gang forms.

Thursday, 11-19-09, MFCC finishers continued cleaning and patching the upper Aeration Basin walls. Carpenters continued to help the electricians install conduits for the Clarifier deck. Operators continued excavating and compaction of the Administration building footing. Carpenters worked preparing column bases for the Blower building footing. Carpenters continued installing forms for the RAS to Clarifier deck jumper walls. Laborers excavated and compacted for the U.V. wall footings. All compaction tests were within specifications. Carpenters completed installing gang forms for the south wall of the Aeration Basin up to the splitter box area. Laborers placed rebar to prepare for the Clarifier deck pour.

Friday, 11-20-09, MFCC finishers continued cleaning and patching the upper Aeration Basin walls. Operators continued excavation and compaction of the Administration building footing. Laborers began layout and placement of forms at the Administration building footing. Carpenters worked preparing column bases for the Blower building generator room. Carpenters began installing gang forms for the southwest wall of the Aeration Basin. Laborers began installing forms for the U.V. building footings. Finishers placed 70yds of concrete for the Clarifier deck. Field tests were conducted; A/E=4.6, Temp=65 degrees, SL=4-inch

Saturday, 11-21-09, MFCC Operators placed 6-inch drain line from the Odor Control building to MH-6. Operators placed 12-inch drain line from MH-5 to MH-6.

Electrique Corporation: Subcontractor Workforce/Manpower: 1 Superintendent, 1 Foreman, 2 Helpers E.C. worked installing conduits for lighting and receptacles in the Odor Control building. They completed the in slab conduits for the Clarifier deck.

Midwest Coatings: Subcontractor Workforce/Manpower: 1 Superintendant, 1 Foreman, 1 Painter Midwest Coatings continued priming and painting the interior CMU walls of the Headwork’s building.

Jocon Incorporated Building Erectors: Subcontractor Workforce/Manpower: 1 Superintendant, 1 Foreman, 5 Ironworkers Jocon Inc. worked erecting the structural steel for the Blower building and installing the soffits for the Odor Control building.

DMG Masonry: Subcontractor Workforce/Manpower: 1 Superintendant, 2 Foremen, 10 Masons DMG completed installing the CMU block for the west wall of the Headwork’s building. They completed installing the veneer for the Odor Control building chimney stack. They completed the block and veneer installation at the Filter building.

Henley Construction: Subcontractor Workforce/Manpower: 1 Superintendant, 1 Foreman, 3 Masons Henley worked installing the east end of wall-B up to course 12.