Opening of Proposal - Coal Line Trail, Phase IIB (CE Services) Proj No. 122-035 - Lawson-Fisher Associates P.C.

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South Bend | CE Services for Coal Line Trail Phase IIB (Des # 2200199) in the LaPorte District | Page 12LAWSON-FISHER ASSOCIATES LAWSON-FISHER ASSOCIATES P.C.P.C. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE This project was for the construction of approximately 1/2 mile of a new shared path along CR 17 and CR 10/8. LFA provided construction services and worked closely with the Elkhart County Engineering Department who provided onsite inspection. The path was built over an existing tributary to the St. Joseph River. In the area of the tributary, approximately 675 ft of peat needed to be excavated along the path. After the peat was removed the contractor placed and compacted into the soft soil (marl) No. 2 stone. This operation continued until the stone could no longer be pushed into the soil. Prior to, during and after the placement of the stone a Geotechnical Engineer from INDOT’s list of approved firms visited the site to provide guidance and recommendations. LFA coordinated with the Geotechnical Engineer and implemented the recommendations. At the end of the operations the Geotechnical Engineer approved the subgrade and the remaining pavement section was constructed which consisted of geotextile over the stone, approximately 1/2 ft of "B" Borrow and 1 ft of No. 53 stone for the base of the asphalt path. The contract quantity of the No. 2 stone was not needed to obtain the approved subgrade to begin construction, this resulted in a savings to the contract of approximately $21,000. In this area LFA also ensured the contractor placed and maintained appropriate erosion control measures to prevent sediment from entering the waterway. The project was completed on time and was approximately 11 percent under the original contract amount. CR 8 Shared Use Path (R-34337) Elkhart, Indiana Client: Elkhart County, Indiana Cost: $315,750 Key Staff: Jared Huss, Jon "Ric" Riemke Project Manager: Tom Rushlow, PE LFA provided construction inspection services for the Boston Street/Larson Street and SR 2 Intersection reconstruction project in LaPorte. This intersection improvement project included HMA pavement replacement, significant utility relocations (NIPSCO, Verizon, Comcast), multiple Maintenance of Traffic Phases, new storm sewer construction, water main relocation, modular block wall construction, installation and maintenance of erosion control measures. and traffic signal installation. Project improvements required the demolition of two houses and one business. LFA ensured the contractor secured the proper IDEM permits and disposed of abandoned underground storage tanks in accordance with State and Federal regulations. LFA also ensured the contractor coordinated with the Norfolk Southern Railroad during the jack and bore of a 60-inch steel casing pipe under their tracks for the proposed 36-inch storm sewer. LFA coordinated with the City, local residents and businesses to ensure that access was provided to their properties during construction. LFA was able to coordinate with the City and one business, which was impacted the most by the construction, to revise the maintenance of traffic plan to accommodate their delivery trucks which cut approximately one month off the completion date for the project. LFA provided complete construction inspection services in accordance with INDOT criteria and played a key role in all on-going construction engineering decisions. Construction documentation was completed using INDOT’s SiteManager software. . Boston/Larson Street Reconstruction and SR 2 Intersection LaPorte, Indiana | (R-29578) Client: City of LaPorte, Indiana Cost: $1.1 million Key Staff: Paul Hummel, Jon "Ric" Riemke, Darrell Baker Project Manager: Dale Clingerman, PE Key Relevant Project Aspects Significant Utility Coordination Efforts Multi-Lane Road Reconstruction with Multi-Use Path Pedestrian and Vehicular MOT