NEW CAPRI WATER SYSTEM

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2011-01-01T10:34:00.003-05:00

IT HAS BEEN A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE, HAVING HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO FOLLOW AND RECORD THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW WATER SYSTEM FROM THE ISLES OF CAPRI WATER STATION TO THE BRIDGE AT THE FIRE STATION.
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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PERSONAL OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT:
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PROJECT MANAGER; DIANA DUERI

SENIOR FIELD INSPECTOR; FRED SEXTON

FIELD INSPECTOR; DAVE LATERNEAU

FIELD INSPECTOR; JERRY ZIMMERMAN

WATER DISTRIBUTION MANAGER; JOE THOMAS

SENIOR FIELD SUPERVISOR; MATT TAPLEY

SAFETY SPECIALIST; MICHAEL GATES

PROPERTY ACQUISITION SPECIALIST; SUE ZIMMERMAN

AND ALL OF THE WORKERS THAT OPERATED VALVES, DELIVERED MATERIAL, INSTALLED THE NEW WATER METERS AND BACK FLOW PREVENTERS AND WORKED IN THE LABORATORY.
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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PERSONAL OF DN HIGGINS:
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REGIONAL MANAGER; BRANDY BARTOLONE

PROJECT MANAGER; DERECK MOORLEY

SENIOR FIELD SUPERINTENDENT; JIMMY NELSON

AND ALL OF THE WORKERS THAT LABORED TO INSTALL THE NEW SYSTEM;

RODGER,

FELIPE,

EDDIE,

ESTABAN,

RONNIE,

GASPAR,

SOLOMAN,

DANIEL,

FRANCISCO,

GEORGE,

AND THE TRUCK DRIVERS THAT

CARRIED THE EQUIPMENT TO AND FROM THE JOB,

I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK THE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER OF

Q. GRADY MINOR:

DAVID SCHMITT, PE

"GRATES HABERE"

ROAD STRIPS

2010-12-21T16:21:00.000-05:00

"ROAD SAFE TRAFFIC SYSTEMS" IS LAYING THE ROAD OUT FOR NEW STRIPPING..

10 FEET FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD A MARK IS MADE..

THESE MARKS WILL GUIDE THE STRIPPING TRUCK..

THE FIELD AROUND THE ENTRANCE SIGN IS COMING BACK TO NORMAL

FINAL DAYS

2010-12-20T16:52:00.000-05:00

THE CREW OF DN HIGGINS WORKED ON THE LIST OF CORRECTIONS THAT WAS DEVELOPED AFTER THE WALK THROUGH ON LAST THURSDAY..

JERRY ZIMMERMAN "FIELD INSPECTOR" CHECKS OFF AS THE LIST IS COMPLETED..

THE LAST ITEMS OF PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION IS ABOUT TO COMPLETE THE BOOK.

IT HAS BEEN AN ADVENTURE AND A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS WERE MADE BY EVERYONE ON THE ISLAND.

NEW GRASS WATERING - ROAD STRIPPING

2010-12-17T15:31:00.001-05:00

THE CREW OF DN HIGGINS CONTINUES TO WATER THE NEW GRASS DAILY,,

"MICHAEL KELLY" OF ROAD SAFE TRAFFIC SYSTEMS, SHOWS THE TEMPORARY TAPE THAT WILL BE LAID FOR SAFETY THIS WEEKEND. IT WILL BE A 12" PIECE LAID ABOUT EVERY 50 FEET APART. THE STOP STRIPS WILL BE LAID AT THE STOP SIGNS ALSO. THERE IS SOME CONFUSION OF THE LANE WIDTH, SO THEY ARE LAYING THE TAPE UNTIL NEXT WEEK WHEN THE WIDTH IS DETERMINED AND THE TEMPORARY PAINT WILL BE SPRAYED ON THE ROAD..

FINISHING THE ASPHALT - PROGRESS MEETING

2010-12-16T15:47:00.077-05:00

BETTER ROADS HAS FINISHED ALL OF THE SIDE STREETS AND NOW ARE DOING THE MAIN BLVD. THE FLAG PEOPLE ARE IN PLACE AND THE SIGNS ARE SET..

THE ASPHALT IS CUT WHERE PHASE ONE ENDS AND PHASE TWO BEGINS. THE CUT ALLOWS THE PAVING MACHINE TO BLEND THE TWO SURFACES THAT ARE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS..

THE ASPHALT IS CHIPPED OUT TO CREATE A GROVE..

THE GROVE IS ABOUT 10" WIDE..

THE ROAD IS THEN SWEEP CLEAN..

THE PRIMING TRUCK LAYS THE HOT PRIMER..

THE TRUCKS WITH THE NEW ASPHALT ARE LINED UP..

THE PAVING MACHINES HOPPER IS LOADED WITH ASPHALT..

AND THE LAST OF THE NEW PAVING BEGINS..

THE STEEL ROLLER FOLLOWS AND COMPRESSES THE ASPHALT AND AT THE SAME TIME COOLS IT FOR THE NEXT ROLLER..

THEN THE PNEUMATIC ROLLER IS BROUGHT IN TO FINISH THE JOB..

THE WEEKLY, AND POSSIBLE LAST, PROGRESS MEETING WAS HELD OUTSIDE THIS WEEK. DISCUSSED WAS THE FINAL BLUE PRINTS, ASPHALTING AND STRIPPING AND THE FACT THAT THE CREW OF DN HIGGINS IS FINISHING AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND LEAVING THE ISLAND IN BETTER SHAPE THAN IT WAS BEFORE CONSTRUCTION. THE NEW PAVING IN FRONT OF PELICAN BEND IS A REAL ASSET TO BOTH THE ISLAND AND THE RESTAURANT, NO MORE MUD HOLE WHEN IT RAINS.

THE PROJECT MANAGER, "DIANA DUERI",.HAS WENT TO BOGOTA, COLUMBIA TO VISIT HER FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. WE WISH HER A SAFE TRIP AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

FOLLOWING THE MEETING A COMPLETE WALK THROUGH OF THE ENTIRE NEW WATER SYSTEM WAS MADE BY ALL SUPERVISORS, FIELD INSPECTORS AND THE ENGINEER..

ALL OF THE VALVES WERE INSPECTED FOR OPERATION AND WHETHER THEY WERE OPEN OR CLOSED. THE AUTOMATIC AIR RELEASE VALVES WERE INSPECTED, ALL NEW WATER METERS WERE INSPECTED, ALL BRASS TAGS WERE INSPECTED, ALL PAVING WAS INSPECTED, ALL DRIVEWAY PATCHING OR REPLACING WAS INSPECTED. IF THERE WERE ANY ITEMS THAT WERE NOT ACCEPTABLE, A LIST WAS MADE AND DN HIGGINS WILL GIVE THEM THE ATTENTION NEEDED..

NEW GRASS - ASPHALT

2010-12-15T19:31:00.000-05:00

THE CREW OF DN HIGGINS USED A ROLLER TO ROLL ALL OF THE NEW GRASS..

WHILE WAITING FOR THE TEMPERATURE TO RISE ABOVE 45*,

THE ASPHALT CREW DRESSED UP AREAS ON PANAY AVE.

THEY USED A COMBINATION OF HEAT AND ROLLING TO COMPLETE THE TASK..

THE HIGH EDGES WERE CUT DOWN BY HEATING AND SCRAPING THE ASPHALT..

THEN THE ROLLER WAS USED..

A LARGE AREA IN THE CENTER WAS CUT OUT AND RE ASPHALTED..

WHEN THE AIR WAS WARMER, THE CREW STARTED ON ANTIGUA ST.

THEN MOVED TO CRISTOBAL ST. AND LAID THE PRIMER..

THEN PAVED THE STREET..

THEN MOVED TO KON TIKI DR..

AT ONE POINT A LARGE DOG CHARGED ACROSS THE STREET..

LEFT A DUMP AND WENT HOME..

THE CREW THEN MOVED TO SAMAR LANE AND BEGAN PAVING..

FOLLOWED BY THE ROLLER..

NEW GRASS - MARKERS - ASPHALT

2010-12-14T17:43:00.001-05:00

THE CREW OF DN HIGGINS WATERS THE NEW GRASS. THEY WILL OVERSEE THE ASPHALT INSTALLATION UNTIL COMPLETION..

MEDALLIONS HAVE BEEN SET IN PLACE ON ALL OF THE VALVES. THESE TELL THE INSTALLATION DATE, THE SIZE AND HOW MANY TURNS TO CLOSE OR OPEN THE VALVE AND WHICH DIRECTION TO TURN THE VALVE..

THE ASPHALT CREW WORKS ON GRENADA AFTER THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE THE MINIMUM OF 45* TO LAY ASPHALT..

AFTER LAYING THE ROLLER CAME..

THEN THE PNEUMATIC ROLLER. THIS ROLLER HAS RUBBER TIRES AND WILL COMPACT AND SMOOTH THE VALLEYS AND DIPS, WHERE THE STEEL ROLLER WILL GO OVER THEM..

THE CREW MOVES TO ANTIGUA ST. THE DRIVEWAYS ARE CUT DOWN TO BE LEVEL WITH THE NEW ASPHALT

THE PRIMER IS SPRAYED ON THE ROAD. THIS ALLOWS THE NEW ASPHALT TO BOND WITH THE OLD ASPHALT..

THE OIL IS ABOUT 150*..

THE PAVING MACHINE MAKES A RUN..

THEN THE ROLLER COMES IN WITH WATER ON THE STEEL WHEELS AND COMPRESSES THE ASPHALT.

NEW GRASS - ASPHALT

2010-12-13T07:37:00.000-05:00

DN HIGGINS CONTINUES TO WATER THE NEW GRASS, FROM THE WATER PUMP STATION...

TO THE FIRE STATION..

ON SAN JUAN AVE, BETTER ROADS STARTS PAVING THE SIDE STREETS.

FIRST THE PRIMER IS SPRAYED ON THE OLD ASPHALT..

THEN THE TRUCK LOADS THE PAVING MACHINE..

THE PAVING MACHINE BACKS INTO PLACE..

AND STARTS LAYING THE NEW ASPHALT..

THE ASPHALT IS RAKED AND THE EXCESS IS SPREAD..

THE SPREADING CONTINUES AS THE PAVER IS RELOADED AND THE CULDESAC IS COMPLETED..

THE LAYING AND SPREADING HAS TO BE QUICK TO KEEP THE ASPHALT AT 300*

THEN THE WATER IS TURNED ON TO THE STEEL ROLLERS..

AND THE ROLLING BEGINS..

FOLLOWED AND FINISHED OFF BY THE RUBBER ROLLER..

WHEN THE CULDESAC IS COMPLETED THE PAVER IS RELOADED AND THE SIDES OF THE PAVER ARE EXPANDED OUT TO COVER THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE STREET..

AND THE MACHINE, PUSHING THE TRUCK, MAKES ONE SWEEP TO PAVE THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF SAN JUAN, SAMAR AND PANAY AVE'S

NEW GRASS

2010-12-12T06:51:00.000-05:00

THIS WEEKEND THE CREW OF DN HIGGINS CONTINUED TO WATER THE NEW GRASS.

ASPHALT - GRASS

2010-12-10T20:37:00.001-05:00

BETTER ROADS STARTED AT THE DRIVES FOR TARPON BAY YACHT CLUB.

THE PAVING MACHINE IS LOADED WITH HOT ASPHALT..

THE PLATE IS SET TO THE THICKNESS DESIRED FOR THE FINISH COAT OF ASPHALT..

THE PAVING MACHINE MOVES FORWARD AND THE PLATE IS ADJUSTED AS IT MOVES..

WHEN THE PAVER IS AT THE ROAD THE PLATES ARE RAISED..

THE EXCESS ASPHALT HAS TO BE QUICKLY SHOVELED AWAY BEFORE IT COOLS TO MUCH..

THE EXCESS ASPHALT IS MOVED TO AREAS THAT THE MACHINE COULD NOT REACH..

SCOOP AFTER SCOOP IS THROWN TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS..

THEN THE WATER IS TURNED ON TO THE STEEL ROLLERS..

AND THE ROLLER STARTS TO SMOOTH AND COMPACT THE NEW ASPHALT..

THE WATER STEAMS AS IT HITS THE HOT ASPHALT..

THEN THE SWEEPER CLEANS THE AREA AROUND THE DRIVEWAY..

AND THE TIRE ROLLER GIVES THE DRIVE THE FINAL TOUCH..

THE STORAGE LOT AT THE ENTRANCE IS SCRAPPED AND READY FOR THE NEW GRASS..

THE NEW GRASS IS SPREAD AROUND ON PALLETS..

PERSONAL WORKING ON EACH PALLET LAY THE GRASS ACROSS THE FIELD..

THE NEW GRASS IS GOING INTO IT'S DORMANT SEASON AND IS MORE BROWN THAT THE EXISTING GRASS..

NEAR THE WATER STATION, THE FIRE HYDRANT, WATER TESTING STATION AND WATER METER FOR THE ENTRANCE SIGN ARE TOGETHER..

THEN THE WATER TRUCK COMES ALONG AND SOAKS THE NEW GRASS..

AND AS THE WATER TRUCK PASSES, THE LAST REMAING INDICATOR OF WORK IN PROGRESS, STANDS..

WAITING TO BE TRANSPORTED BACK TO RON'S JONS

THE FINAL TOUCH AT THE WATER STATION IS NEW ASPHALT FOR THE DRIVE WAY..

AND SOON THE CREW OF DN HIGGINS WILL LEAVE THE ISLAND IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN WHEN THEY ARRIVED, BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND..

NO LITTLE DETAIL IS OVER LOOKED.

FINNISHING THE CLEAN UP - CUTTING ASPHALT

2010-12-09T07:41:00.000-05:00

THE STORAGE AREA THAT DN HIGGINS HAS USED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF PHASE ONE IS BEING RESTORED TO A CONDITION THAT IS BETTER THAN IT WAS BEFORE..

THE WATER METER FOR THE ENTRANCE SIGN HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEAR THE WATER STATION AND THE ROAD INTO THE WATER RE-PUMP STATION WILL BE REPAVED..

TODAY WAS TOO WET TO PAVE, THE CREW OF "BETTER ROADS" CUT THE PAVEMENT TO PREPARE FOR THE NEW ASPHALT..

THE OLD ASPHALT IS CUT DOWN BELOW THE EXISTING DRIVE WAYS TO ALLOW THE NEW ASPHALT TO MATCH UP EVENLY TO THE DRIVEWAY..

THIS CUTTING IS BEING DONE ALSO, TO ALLOW THE OLD ASPHALT TO MATCH EVENLY TO THE NEW ASPHALT..

ASPHALT BEGINS

2010-12-08T16:34:00.000-05:00

THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, "KELVIN ANDERSON", AND SUPERINTENDENT

"JOEY BARFIELD" ,OF BETTER ROADS INC, CONSULT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DN HIGGINS AND THE COUNTY INSPECTOR.PRIOR TO STARTING THE NEW ASPHALT..

THE CREW OF DN HIGGINS CUTS THE OLD ASPHALT TO PREPARE FOR THE PATCH TO BE LAID IN PLACE..

GRAVEL IS HAULED IN TO LINE THE NEW DRIVES..

THE OLD ASPHALT IS CLEANED OUT..

AND LOADED TO BE TAKEN AWAY..

THE AREAS IN FRONT OF THE RESTAURANTS TO BE ASPHALTED ARE MARKED..

THE NEW ASPHALT IS LAID FROM THE ROAD TO THE SET BACK LINE..

THE ROAD CREW PREPARES FOR LAYING HOT ASPHALT..

THE NOZZLES ON THE PRIMING TRUCK ARE HEATED TO RELEASE THE PRIMER..

THE DIRT AREA IS BRUSHED CLEAN..

THEN THE PRIMER TRUCK SPREADS THE HOT PRIMER..

THE ASPHALT IS LOADED INTO THE PAVING MACHINE..

AND THE MACHINE BEGINS LAYING THE NEW ASPHALT..

THE ASPHALT MUST BE KEPT AT A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN 190* AND 305* TO ALLOW IT TO BE PROPERLY ROLLED IN..

THE ROLLER TURNS ON THE WATER TO KEEP THE STEEL WHEELS FROM STICKING TO THE HOT ASPHALT..

THEN BEGINS TO ROLL THE PATCH IN..

A ROLLER WITH RUBBER TIRES FINISHES OFF THE COMPACTION OF THE ASPHALT..

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW DRIVE LAID ALSO..

AND ROLLED IN..

THE FINISHED PRODUCT...NO MORE MUD IN FRONT OF THE RESTAURANTS, IT IS ALL PAVED NOW.

DRAINAGE PIPE - WATERTRUCK - STORAGE LOT

2010-12-07T17:23:00.000-05:00

THE CREW CONTINUED THE DRAINAGE PIPE ON CRISTOBAL ST..

THEY LAID THE PIPE AND LEVELED IT AS THEY WENT..

THE RIBBED PIPE IS 15" IN DIAMETER..

AND LAID IN 20 FOOT LONG PIECES..

THE NEW PIPE IS RUN TO AN EXISTING DRAINAGE WELL THAT IS PIPED THROUGH

THE SEAWALL..

GRAVEL IS PLACED ALL AROUND THE DRAINAGE PIPE..

AND LEVELED TO ABOUT 10" FROM THE SURFACE..

THE EXISTING WELL HAS AN 8" AND A 18" PIPE IN IT..

A NEW HOLE IS CUT INTO THE WELL TO ACCEPT THE 15" PIPE..

THE GRAVEL IS COMPACTED..

AND A SLURRY MIX IS PLACED ON TOP OF THE GRAVEL, THIS MIX WILL ACT AS COMPACTED DIRT AND BE READY FOR THE NEW ASPHALT..

DAILY WATERING OF THE NEW GRASS CONTINUES..

THE BLACK BIRDS ARE HAVING A FULL MEAL ON THE SEEDS..

WITH OCCASIONAL INTERRUPTIONS.

THE FENCE IS DOWN AND THE LOT IS GETTING CLOSE TO BEING EMPTY.

CRISTOBAL ST DRAINAGE - CLEAN UP

2010-12-06T15:47:00.000-05:00

THE CLEAN UP OF THE YARD CONTINUES..

THE FIRE HYDRANT ON CRISTOBAL ST. WAS MOVED ABOUT 6 FEET TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE FRONT YARD..

TRANSPORTATION HAS ADDED TO THE CONTRACT A DRAINAGE SYSTEM AT SAN JUAN AVE, THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED, AND AT CRISTOBAL ST.

THE CREW IS PREPARING THE STREET FOR THE NEW PIPE..

THERE WILL BE A WELL POINT ON EACH SIDE OF CRISTOBAL ST, THEN AN 18" TUBE CONNECTING THE WELLS TO THE EXISTING DRAINAGE AT THE END OF THE STREET.

THE DRAINAGE WELL IS BURIED IN BUSHES AND TREES..

THE FOLIAGE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE DRAIN PIPE..

THE CREW USED A MACHETE TO CUT THROUGH THE BRUSH..

THE FIRST WELL IS BURIED IN PLACE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE TRENCH IS CUT ACROSS THE ROAD..

THE DRAIN PIPE WILL BE A FLEXIBLE PVC CONDUIT..

THE SECOND WELL IS PUT IN PLACE ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THE DRAINAGE PIPE IS RUN WEST TO THE EXISTING WELL..

GRAVEL IS PLACED AROUND THE PIPE BEFORE THE DIRT IS PLACED ON TOP AND COMPACTED..

THE FINISHED PRODUCT IS A 2 FOOT BY 3 FOOT, STEEL GRATE.

FINAL CLEAN - UP

2010-12-03T16:07:00.000-05:00

THE CREW CONTINUES TO CLEAR OUT THE STORAGE YARD..

EVERY THING BUT THE WATER TRUCK WILL BE TAKEN AWAY. THE WATER TRUCK WILL BE KEPT TO WATER THE NEW GRASS..

THE LAST OF THE OLD WATER PIPE IS CARRIED AWAY..

NEW GRASS CONTINUES TO BE TRUCKED IN..

FELIPE'S CREW IS PULLING THE OLD FIRE HYDRANTS..

SINCE ALL OF THE OLD PIPE THAT WAS LEFT IN THE GROUND IS GROUTED, THE FIRE HYDRANTS CAN BE REMOVED..

THE HYDRANTS BREAK OFF EASY..

THE HYDRANT IS LOADED UP AND CARRIED OFF TO THE TRASH..

THE AREA AROUND THE HYDRANT IS CLEANED AND RAKED FOR THE NEW GRASS.

GROUTING - PROGRESS MEETING

2010-12-02T13:06:00.000-05:00

THE GROUTING OF THE REMAINING OLD WATER PIPES FROM THE BRIDGE TO THE WATER STATION WAS COMPLETED TODAY. A CONCRETE PUMP IS KEPT FULL OF GROUT, USING A CONCRETE TRUCK..

TRAFFIC IS REDUCED TO ONE LANE..

THE CONCRETE PUMP IS ATTACHED TO THE UNDERGROUND PIPE..

THE GROUT IS PUMPED INTO THE PIPE UNDER HI PRESSURE..

THE EXISTING WATER IS PUSHED OUT AS THE GROUT IS PUMPED IN..

WHEN THE GROUT COMES OUT, THE PUMPING IS STOPPED..

THE PUMP IS MOVED ON TO THE NEXT PLACE..

AND AGAIN, THE WATER IS PUSHED OUT, AS THE GROUT ENTERS..

AND THE GROUT IS STOPPED WHEN THE PIPE IS FULL..

THE THURSDAY PROGRESS MEETING WAS HELD AT THE FIRE HOUSE. DISCUSSED WAS THE PAVING, WHICH SHOULD START ABOUT DECEMBER 13TH, AND WILL START AT THE FIRE HOUSE AND MOVE NORTH, TO ACCOMMODATE THE WEDDING PLANNED FOR THE 18TH AT PELICAN BEND. THE WATERING OF THE NEW GRASS WILL BE UNTIL IT TAKES ROOT AND HOMEOWNERS WILL HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR RIGHT OF WAY GRASS.

MATERIAL REMOVAL - NEW GRASS

2010-12-01T15:46:00.002-05:00

THE CREW IS CLEANING UP AND DIGGING THE GROUND TO ALLOW THE NEW GRASS TO LAY IN PLACE..

THE GRASS IS LAID IN PLACE..

THEN THE WATER TRUCK COMES ALONG..

THE LAST PART OF THE TRENCHING IS COMPACTED..

THE SOIL IS TESTED FOR COMPACTION BEFORE LAYING GRASS..

THE CREW CONTINUES TO REMOVE ALL MATERIAL FROM THIER YARD AT THE ENTRANCE.

FIELD INSPECTOR "JERRY ZIMMERMAN", USED HIS SKILLS AT LA PENINSULA, WHEN A FIRE MAIN ERUPTED UNDER GROUND AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARKING GARAGE TO BUILDING 200.

THE ISOLATION VALVE FOR THE FIRE MAIN HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR 22 YEARS..

A LOT OF DIRT HAD TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE VALVE TOP..

THE WATER FLOODED THE GARAGE AND ENTRANCE TO THE ELEVATORS..

IT TOOK TWO MEN TO GET THE VALVE CLOSED..

FINALLY, THE WATER WAS SHUT OFF AND A LOT OF THE DRIVEWAY HAD BEEN RAISED..

PULLING OLD PIPE - NEW GRASS

2010-11-30T15:22:00.000-05:00

THE CREW IS LAYING THE NEW GRASS, STARTING AT THE BRIDGE AND WORKING NORTH.

THEY ARE ALSO CLEANING OUT THE STORAGE YARD..

AND HAULING OFF THE MATERIAL..

THE REMOVAL OF THE OLD 10" PVC CONTINUES. FROM PANAY TO THE PARK AREA, THE 10" WILL BE FILLED WITH GROUT TO PREVENT THE REMOVAL OF THE ROAD AND TWO DRIVEWAYS..

THE REMOVAL CONTINUES UP CAPRI BLVD..

AS THE PIPE IS PULLED FROM THE GROUND, ANOTHER CREW MEMBER FILLS THE DITCH..

IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THE OLD PIPE RUNS DIRECTLY BENEATH THE MEMORIAL FOR "JOAN KREITZER"..

THE SUPERINTENDENT AND COUNTY INSPECTOR DECIDED TO STOP THE REMOVAL OF THE PIPE AND RE-CONTINUE THE DIGGING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TREE..

THIS PREVENTED THE REMOVAL OF THE TREE AND DISTURBING THE GROUND AND ROOTS..

THANK YOU DN HIGGINS CO.

THANK YOU COLLIER COUNTY

THE CREW CONTINUED TOWARD THE ENTRANCE SIGN..

THE PIPE RAN PARALLEL TO CAPRI BLVD..

THE DIGGING PASSED THE ENTRANCE SIGN WITH OUT ANY DISTURBANCE..

ALL OF THE OLD PIPE IS REMOVED TO THE STORAGE AREA AND PREPARED FOR HAULING TO THE DUMP..

FELIPE AND ESTEBAN, WITH DN HIGGINS CO, FOLLOW THE COVERING OF THE OLD PIPE BY DOING A FINAL GRADING AND RAKING OF THE AREA TO PREPARE IT FOR THE NEW GRASS..

THE GRASS IS CUT IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND ALL DEBRIS IS PICKED UP..

AND HAULED AWAY..

THE NEW GRASS ARRIVES AT THE BRIDGE..

AND IS UNLOADED..

THE GRASS LAYING CREW LAYS THE NEW GRASS STARTING AT THE BRIDGE AND GOING NORTH..

THIS IS WHERE PHASE TWO IS STARTING..

THE GRASS IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE LOCAL AREAS AND LAID IN PLACE..

NOTE:

THE SUPERINTENDENT IS ASKING EVERY ONE NOT TO PARK ON THE GRASS ACROSS FROM THE CIVIC ASSOC. IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE NEW GRASS TO TAKE ROOT. HE IS ASKING ALL TO BE PATIENT AND TO NOT CROSS THE BARRIER..

REMOVAL OF 8" OLD WATER PIPE

2010-11-29T19:13:00.000-05:00

THE CREW BEGAN DIGGING ALONG CAPRI BLVD NEAR LUZON AVE, THE 8" OLD WATER PIPE IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE PALM TREES..

THE OLD WATER PIPES ARE DUG UP AND REMOVED FROM THE GROUND..

THE PIPES ARE STACKED ALONG THE ROAD FOR LATER REMOVAL..

ALONG THE WAY, THE OLD FIRE HYDRANTS ARE REMOVED..

THE REMOVAL CONTINUED TO NEAR PANAY ANE..

FOLLOWING THE DIGGING CREW IS THE CLEANUP CREW, COVERING AND COMPACTING AS THEY GO..

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

2010-11-27T09:17:00.000-05:00

THE CREW FINISHED THEIR WEEK BY CLEANING AND PATCHING THE DRIVES..

AND SIDE WALKS..

AND AS THEY LEFT FOR THE HOLIDAY, I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY LEFT US A MESSAGE, ALONG THE BLVD, NEAR THE ENTRANCE..

"HUGS TO ALL ON THIS THANKSGIVING WEEKEND"

OLD WATER PIPE REMOVAL

2010-11-23T04:50:00.001-05:00

THE CREW IS TAKING A 4 DAY WEEKEND FOR THE HOLIDAY. THEY WILL FINNISH THIS WEEK PULLING THE 8" OLD WATER PIPE OUT OF THE GROUND FROM ANTIGUA ST TO THE WATER STATION.

FIRST, THEY ARE REMOVING THE 6" WATER PIPE CONNECTION AT THE WATER STATION..

THE 6" MAIN ISOLATION VALVE IS EXPOSED AND THE OUTPUT PIPE IS REMOVED. THERE WILL BE CONCRETE POURED AT THIS AREA TO KEEP THE VALVE FROM BLOWING OUT AND ALLOW FOR THE GROUT TO BE PUMPED INTO THE 6" OLD WATER PIPE..

THE DIGGING CREW STARTS AT WHERE THE 8" PVC OLD WATER PIPE CROSSES THE ROAD..

THEY CUT INTO THE FIRST PIECE..

AND PULL IT FROM THE GROUND..

FELIPE'S CREW IS WORKING ON THE SIDEWALK AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER..

ENTRANCE SIGN - 8" PVC REMOVAL - AMR - CLEAN UP

2010-11-22T12:57:00.001-05:00

THE NEW WATER METER FOR THE ENTRANCE SIGN IS LOCATED NEAR THE DRIVE INTO THE WATER STATION..

THE 1 1/2" NEW BLUE WATER PIPE WAS BURIED FROM HERE TO THE OLD METER LOCATION AND CONNECTED TO THE PVC GOING TO THE SPRINKLERS..

THE DIGGING CREW STARTED AT CRISTOBAL ST, UNCOVERING THE OLD 8" PVC WATER PIPE..

THEY STRAP ONTO THE PIPE AND PULL IT OUT OF THE GROUND..

EACH PIPE IS 20' IN LENGTH..

THE PIPES ARE CARRIED TO THE STORAGE LOT AND PLACED IN DUMPSTERS..

AT ANTIGUA ST, THE OLD WATER PIPE IS UNDER THE NEW WATER PIPE AND IS CUT TO ALLOW IT TO BE PULLED OUT FROM UNDER THE NEW WATER PIPE..

"JERRY ZIMMERMAN", COUNTY FIELD INSPECTOR, PREVIEWS HIS PICTURES TO PREPARE FOR HIS WORK PROGRESS REPORTS..

THE WATER THAT COMES OUT OF THE 8" OLD WATER PIPE, HAS TO BE REMOVED TO ALLOW FOR THE WORKERS TO GET IN THE DITCH..

AMR

AUTOMATIC METER READING;

THE COUNTY PROGRAM THAT IS INVOLVED IN READING OUR WATER METERS.

THIS PROGRAM READS OUR METERS REMOTELY BY HAVING AN "ERT" DEVICE INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE WATER METER. WHEN THE VEHICLE HOUSING THE COMPUTER READER, DRIVES BY, IT ALERTS THE "ERT' AND A SIGNAL IS SENT THAT TELLS THE COMPUTER THE GALLONS USED, THE FLOW RATE OVER THE MONTH AND SHOWS AN ALERT IF A LEAK OR EXCESS USAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELS AT 15 MPH OR LESS AND CAN READ THE "ERT"FROM A DISTANCE OF 500 FEET.

THE VEHICLE HAS RECEIVER ANTENNAS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE CAB..

SEVERAL COMPUTERS ARE SET UP TO RECEIVE THE DATA..

FELIPE'S CREW IS CONTINUING TO CLEAN UP AND PREPARE THE DRIVES FOR NEW ASPHALT..

"BASE COAT" IS LAID AND ROLLED IN TO ALLOW FOR THE NEW ASPHALT..

NEW GRASS REMINDER

2010-11-21T19:11:00.001-05:00

THE PROJECT MANAGER HAS REQUESTED THAT A REMINDER BE SENT OUT TO INFORM THE RESIDENTS THAT THE WATERING FOR THE REPLACED GRASS ON THEIR PROPERTY IS NOW THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY. WITH THE LACK OF RAIN IT IS IMPORTANT TO WATER THE NEWLY LAID GRASS TO INSURE GOOD ROOT GROWTH..

PREVIOUS EVENTS

2010-11-20T11:14:00.000-05:00

THIS PAST WEEK WHILE THE DIGGING CREW WAS WORKING ON THE REMOVAL OF THE ASBESTOS, FELIPE'S CREW WAS LANDSCAPING AND PREPARING THE ENTRANCES TO THE COMMERCIAL AREAS TO BE REPAVED..

THEY SPREAD "BASE COAT" AND COMPACTED IT IN PREPARATION..

THE SITES WERE GRADED TO ALLOW FOR RUNOFF TO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS..

THE EXCESS DIRT WAS HAULED AWAY..

BY FRIDAY THEY HAD WORKED FROM THE BRIDGE UP TO THE "CAPRI CAFE".

BACK ON OCTOBER 1ST THE 12" NEW WATER PIPE WAS FLUSHED. A "PIG" WAS INSERTED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PIPE TO BE PUSHED THROUGH AND CLEAN THE PIPE AS IT TRAVELED THE ENTIRE LENGTH FROM ANTIGUA ST TO THE BRIDGE. THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE DIRTY WATER COMING OUT FOLLOWED BY THE "PIG"...A BULLET SHAPED OBJECT..

WITH THE CLEAN WATER FOLLOWING..

FINAL DAY OF PULLING ASBESTOS WATER PIPE

2010-11-19T16:09:00.000-05:00

THE CREW INSTALLS A 2" PIPE INTO THE ASBESTOS TO PREPARE IT FOR BEING GROUTED..

A CONCRETE BAG IS PLACED TO KEEP THE PIPE FROM BLOWING OUT OF THE ASBESTOS PIPE..

THE CREW MOVES TO GRANADA AVE TO REMOVE A SHORT PIECE OF ASBESTOS THAT CROSSES THE NEW 12" MAIN WATER PIPE..

AIR MONITORS ARE SET UP ON ONE OF THE WORKERS THAT WILL BE IN THE HOLE..

AND ON A PERIMETER POST..

COLLIER COUNTY FIELD INSPECTOR, "GREG TROKEY", INSPECTS THE CHAIN CUTTER THAT IS USED TO CUT THE ASBESTOS PIPE AND PREVENT AIRBORNE MATERIAL..

THE ASBESTOS PIPE IS UNCOVERED AT THE PLACE WHERE A 2" PIPE IS TAPPED TO FEED GRANADA AVE..

THE 2" GALVANIZED PIPE IS CUT AWAY FROM THE ASBESTOS PIPE..

THE 6" ASBESTOS WATER PIPE IS PULLED FROM THE DITCH. THE 2" TAP CAN BE SEEN ON THE SIDE OF THE COUPLING..

THE ASBESTOS PIPE IS IMMEDIATELY SLIPPED INTO A SLEEVE FOR DISPOSAL..

THE 2" GALVANIZED WATER PIPE THAT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW 6" PVC PIPE, WAS VERY CORRODED ON THE INSIDE. THIS SIZE PIPE WAS WHAT FED ALL OF THE SIDE STREETS..

THE CREW MOVED TO A LOCATION FOR THE FINAL WORK ON ASBESTOS PIPE. A TAP WAS INSTALLED TO ALLOW THE GROUT TO BE PUMPED INTO THE OLD WATER PIPE..

THE PIPE IS EXPOSED AND A SADDLE IS INSTALLED..

THEN THE 2" IS RUN ABOVE THE GROUND FOR PUMPING THE GROUT.

ASBESTOS REMOVAL - CONTINUED

2010-11-18T16:51:00.002-05:00

THE CREW MOVED TO THE NEXT AREA THAT THE ASBESTOS WATER PIPE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED..

THE LOCAL AIR MONITOR IS TAPED IN PLACE..

AND THE PERSONAL MONITOR IS PLACED ON ONE OF THE WORKERS THAT WILL BE IN THE DITCH..

THE ASBESTOS CONSULTANT, "ERIC GOELLER", MONITORS THE WORK..

A 12 FOOT PIECE OF 6" ASBESTOS PIPE IS PULLED FROM THE GROUND..

IN ABOUT 1956, WHEN DOC LOACH COULD NOT FIND A WELL ON THE ISLAND, HE BUILT THE WATER PUMP STATION AND WATER TANK AND LAID THIS 6" ASBESTOS WATER PIPE TO SERVE THE FOUR ISLANDS. TWICE A DAY HE HAD WATER TRUCKED IN FROM NAPLES TO KEEP THE WATER TANK FULL AND THE WATER PUMPS MAINTAINED THE PRESSURE.

THIS ORIGINAL WATER PIPE IS NOW BEING REMOVED AND A NEW 12" PVC WATER PIPE HAS REPLACED IT.

THIS ASBESTOS WATER PIPE IS COVERED IN PLASTIC..

AND PREPARED FOR PROPER, PERMANENT AND SAFE BURIAL..

THE REMAINING ASBESTOS PIPE THAT WILL NOT BE PULLED FROM THE GROUND, WILL BE PUMPED FULL OF GROUT AND MARKED ON A BLUE PRINT..

THE CREW MOVES TO THE NEXT SITE THAT NEEDS ASBESTOS REMOVAL..

WARNING SIGNS, BARRIER, AND AIR MONITORS ARE SET INTO PLACE..

AND THE DIGGING BEGINS..

IT IS THURSDAY, AND THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS MEETING IS HELD AT THE WORK SITE..

AS MORE OF THE ASBESTOS IS REMOVED..

AND WRAPPED UP FOR BURIAL.

THE MARKING ON THE BAG IDENTIFIES WHERE THIS PIECE WAS REMOVED FROM.

6" ASBESTOS OLD WATER PIPE REMOVAL PROCEDURE

2010-11-17T18:54:00.001-05:00

THE PROCEDURE BEGAN WITH THE MARKING OF THE BAGS THAT WILL CONTAIN THE ASBESTOS MATERIAL..

DOUBLE LINING WAS REQUIRED, SO THE TRASH CONTAINER WAS LINED ALSO..

AN AIR MONITOR WAS SET UP NEAR THE SITE..

THE WARNING SIGNS WERE PLACED AT EACH OF THE APPROACHES..

THE WORK SITE WAS STAKED AND MARKED WITH RED TAPE..

THE ROAD WAS MARKED TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO MOVE NORMALLY WHILE KEEPING THE OBSERVERS SAFE..

A MEETING WAS HELD TO REVIEW THE PROCEDURES.

"JACK SNIDER" (LEFT) AND "ERIC GOELLER" (RIGHT)

WERE HIRED AS "ASBESTOS CONSULTANTS" TO DIRECT THE

OPERATION AND INSURE THAT ALL REGULATIONS WERE FOLLOWED..

THEN THE SAFETY MASK WERE OPENED ..

EACH PERSON THAT ENTERED THE WORK SITE, HAS TO WEAR THE MASK..

THE PEOPLE WEARING THE MASK ARE CERTIFIED TO DO SO..

THE WORKERS TAKE THEIR PLACES AND BEGIN TO DIG UP THE ASBESTOS WATER PIPE..

OBSERVERS KEPT A CONSTANT WATCH OVER THE PROCEDURES..

THE FIRST PIECE OF ASBESTOS IS REMOVED..

IT IS IMMEDIATELY INSERTED INTO THE MARKED BAG AND SEALED..

THE "ASBESTOS CONSULTANTS" CONSTANTLY MONITOR THE AIR QUALITY ON A DEVICE MOUNTED ON ONE OF THE WORKERS IN THE DITCH..

AND ON THE MONITOR MOUNTED NEAR THE SITE..

REMOVAL OF THE ASBESTOS CONTINUES..

AND AS EACH PIECE IS PULLED UP, IT IS SLIPPED INTO THE MARKED BAG AND SEALED..

WHEN THE ASBESTOS WATER PIPE IS CLEARED FROM THE NEW WATER PIPE, IT IS SEALED AND A STAND PIPE IS INSTALLED TO ALLOW THE REMAINING PIPE TO BE FILLED WITH GROUT..

THE BAGS OF ASBESTOS WATER PIPE ARE MOVED TO THE LINED TRASH CONTAINER AND LAID IN FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE DUMP SITE..

ONE LAST ITEM IS THE MARKING OF THE BAGS WITH A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL STICKER..

THE CREW PICKS UP THE STAKES AND MOVES TO THE NEXT SITE..

A STATE "DEP" OFFICIAL NAMED "SHERRILL CULLIVER" MAKES A SURPRISE INSPECTION OF THE SITE..

HE OBSERVES THE PROCEDURES AND CHECKS THE SITE..

THE WORK CONTINUES, OF PULLING ASBESTOS AND BAGGING THE MATERIAL..

THE WORK CONTINUES AT PANAY AVE WITH THE WORKERS INSIDE THE TAPPED OFF AREA..

AND THE BAGGING OF THE 6" ASBESTOS OLD WATER PIPE..

REMOVAL OF OLD 8" WATER PIPE - LANDSCAPING

2010-11-16T15:37:00.016-05:00

THE REMOVAL OF THE 8" PVC OLD WATER PIPE CONTINUES ON CAPRI BLVD TO CRISTOBAL ST.

NOT ALL OF THE PIPE WILL BE REMOVED..

WHERE THE PIPE CAN'T BE REMOVED, A 2 1/2" PIPE IS ATTACHED TO THE OPEN END AND GROUT WILL BE PUMPED INTO THE CAVITY TO PREVENT FUTURE USE..

THE LANDSCAPING CREW IS WORKING ACROSS IN FRONT OF THE CAPRI FISH HOUSE AND PELICAN BEND RESTAURANTS..

THE ENTRANCES WILL BE REPAVED.

TOMORROW, THE REMOVAL OF THE ASBESTOS 6" WATER PIPE WILL COMMENCE. THERE IS ONLY ABOUT 230 FEET OF THE ABOUT 5000 FEET OF PIPE THAT EXIST FROM THE WATER TANK TO THE BRIDGE, THAT WILL BE REMOVED.

THIS IS FOR THE SAFETY OF PERSONAL THAT WILL BE MAINTAINING THE NEW WATER PIPE IN THE FUTURE. THE REMAINDER OF THE PIPE WILL BE GROUTED IN PLACE. THE LOCATION OF THE GROUTED ASBESTOS PIPE WILL BE MARKED ON A BLUE PRINT.

THE METHOD OF REMOVAL WILL CREATE NO AIRBORNE HAZARDS. THE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF THE ASBESTOS PIPE WILL BE AS PER FEDERAL, STATE AND COLLIER COUNTY REGULATIONS.

THE ONLY POSSIBLE DIFFERENCE WE MIGHT OBSERVE IS ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AND PERSONAL THAT WILL BE OBSERVING THE PRECESS.

REMOVAL OF OLD 8" PIPE - 6" ASBESTOS WATER PIPE REMOVAL

2010-11-15T16:36:00.003-05:00

THE CREW CONTINUES TO UNCOVER THE OLD 8"WATER PIPE..

THE PIPE IS UNCOVERED AND PULLED UP TO WRAP A CHAIN AROUND THE MIDDLE..

THE OLD PIPE IS THEN PULLED FROM THE GROUND..

FOLLOWING THE DIGGING CREW IS THE CLEANUP CREW COVERING THE TRENCH..

THE DIRT IS REPLACED AND COMPACTED..

THE OLD WATER PIPE IS REMOVED FOR DISPOSAL..

THE OLD FIRE HYDRANTS ARE PULLED FROM THE GROUND..

RECENTLY, AN AUTOMOBILE RAN OVER THIS HYDRANT. THE ONLY THING LEFT TO REMOVE WAS THE UNDERGROUND PIPING..

THE DIGGING CONTINUED AROUND TO FORBES REALITY..

THE LANDSCAPE CREW IS STARTING AT THE BRIDGE, PREPARING THE GROUND FOR FINAL GRASS..

THE END POINT OF PHASE ONE IS THE FIRE HYDRANT, LOCATED SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE. AT THIS POINT THE NEW 12"WATER PIPE IS CONNECTED, THROUGH ISOLATION VALVES, TO THE OLD 6" AND 8" WATER PIPES THAT CONTINUE TO FEED THE SOUTH END OF CAPRI..

THE OLD 8" PVC WATER PIPE, THAT IS BEING REMOVED FROM THE GROUND, IS STACKED FOR REMOVAL TO THE DUMP.

OLD 6" ASBESTOS WATER PIPE REMOVAL

Asbestos removal and disposal plan for Isles of Capri

DueriDiana to me, AnnHall,

Jim, Ann,

Per our phone conversation, attached is the AC pipe removal and disposal plan for Isles of Capri Phase I. The work will commence on Wednesday, November 17, 2010.

Some important highlights:
ISLE OF CAPRI

WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PHASE I

WORK PLAN FOR REMOVAL OF 6” ASBESTOS CEMENTITIOUS PIPE

The following work plan is for the removal of approx. 230LF of 6” asbestos cement pipe

(AC). The Contractor will utilize all appropriate controls and work practices necessary to

protect workers, people in the vicinity of the work area, and the environment.

The primary concerns and considerations of these work practices is the protection of

human health and the environment, as well as to minimize the Owner's and Contractor’s

liability exposure before, during and after the abatement process.

GENERAL

Collier County, shall employ: DN Higgins, referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose

of removal of 230LF of 6” AC pipe.

REGULATIONS, CODES AND STANDARDS

The Contractor shall comply with all regulations, codes and standards. These shall

include:

1. Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 1910.1001, 1910.134 and

1926.1101. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), US

Department of Labor.

2. Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 61, Subparts A and M,

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. US

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

3. State of Florida's Administrative Code 62-204.800. US EPA National

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) Asbestos

Regulations (40 CFR 61, Subpart M).

4. State of Florida, Chapter 62-257, Florida Administrative Code.

- State of Florida, S. 370.60, F.S. - Authority to establish a fee for

asbestos removal.

- State of Florida, S. 62-204.800, F.A.C. - Federal Regulation

adopted by reference, Florida Department of Environmental

Protection.

5. Florida Statutes, Chapter 469 and 61E1-1, Licensing Requirements

(Exemptions 469.002)

6. State of Florida, Collier County codes and ordinances as applicable.

CONTRACTOR STAFFING

1. All work will be supervised by a qualified individual meeting the requirements of

a Competent Person and possessing the following minimum qualifications and

training:

▪ Satisfactory completion of an Asbestos Abatement Project Supervisor

course

▪ Medical examination for respirator use

▪ Fit test for respirator type

▪ Training in the maintenance, repair and removal of AC pipe

2. Any direct contact with AC pipe will be performed by qualified workers

possessing the following minimum qualifications and training:

▪ Satisfactory completion of an OSHA Class II Worker course

▪ Medical examination for respirator use

▪ Fit test for respirator type

▪ Training in the maintenance, repair and removal of AC pipe

3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for each worker will include hard hat, steel

toed shoes, disposable protective clothing, respiratory protection and high

visibility reflective vests. Respirators shall be fitted with a P-100 filtering

cassette. (The use of disposable protective clothing, and respiratory protection

will be determined by the establishment of a Negative Exposure Assessment and

continual personnel air monitoring).

WORK PROCEDURES1

Controlling Government Regulation:

OSHA’s Construction Industry Standard for Occupational Exposure to Asbestos Subpart

Z, 29 CFR 1926.1101 Asbestos.

Work-Task Assumptions/Requirements at Project Work-Site*:

Prior to commencing the demolition and removal of the A-C pipe, the contractor has:

(1) Determined by thorough inspection the existence and the extent of any

ACM.

(2) Given written notice to appropriate governmental agency at the beginning

of abatement activity.

(3) Conducted an Initial Exposure Assessment (IEA) test plan or baseline

report, which complies with the criteria in Paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of the

above referenced controlling government regulations (section), and which

demonstrates that the employees’ exposure to airborne asbestos fibers

during removal of the Asbestos-Cement (A-C) pipe is expected to be

consistently below the Permissible Exposure Levels (PELs) i.e… exposure

must be less than 0.1 fiber/cubic centimeter (cc) of air for an eight (8) hour

time-weighted average limit (TWA), and less than 1.0 fiber/cc of air as

averaged over a sampling period of thirty (30) minutes, all as determined

by the method prescribed in Appendix A to the referenced section, or by

an equivalent method, and therefore, the employer intends to do the A-C

pipe removal through the use of Negative Exposure Assessments (NEAs).

Procedures for Removal of Asbestos-Cements (A-C) Pipe, Also Commonly Referred to

as Transite Pipe

This work activity is identified as a Class II asbestos removal activity by OSHA’s

Subpart Z, 29 CFR 1926.1101, with the A-C pipe removal is being done utilizing a valid

Negative Exposure Assessment (NEA).

Preparation*

▸ Establish a regulated work area (RWA) using barricade tape.

▸ Provide a hand/face wash station at the entry point to the RWA.

▸ Post asbestos-warning signs at the RWA entry point.

▸ Establish a waste load-out area attached to the RWA.

▸ Once an RWA is established and work begins, no access should be

permitted without the required personal protective equipment.

▸ Prior to commencing work a ten day NESHAP notification (DEP Form

62-257 .900(1) Effective 10-12-08) must be submitted the Florida

Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).

Air Monitoring and Sampling of Exposure to Airborne Asbestos Fibers:

▸ As the work begins the competent person (or third party consultant) must

conduct and record objective data to confirm the Initial Exposure

Assessment (IEA), and that the specific job-site work activity confirms the

findings of the IEA, and that the PELS are not being exceeded for this

work activity.

Excavation*:

▸ Machine excavate to expose A-C pipe.

▸ Hand excavate areas under pipe where cuts/breaks are planned.

▸ Excavation operations should be carefully executed so that pipe damage

does not occur prior to removal.

Abandonment of AC Pipes*

▸ AC pipes can be abandoned in-place. The procedure for abandonment of

pipes in place includes filling the section of pipe with a grout/cement

slurry. The location of the pipes will be recorded on the master drawing

of the right-of -way.

▸ At no time will bursting, crushing, grinding or pulverizing of the AC pipe

be conducted.

AC Pipe Removal*:

▸ All pipe cutting or breaking operations require adequate wetting with

potable water to prevent A-C materials from being crumbled by hand

pressure and to keep the asbestos fibers from becoming air-borne

(friable).

▸ Plan pipe cuts/breaks as necessary to accommodate the size/weight of pipe

being removed.

▸ Use a hammer, chain pipe snapper or wheel-type pipe cutter (or equivalent

tool) to make the initial cut and drain the pipe of residual liquids. If gas

powered cutters are to be used they should be connected to a HEPA

filtered vacuum and used in a manner that will not create elevated airborne

fibers. If a gas powered cutter is utilized that is not connected to a HEPA

filtration system, the work area should be contained to prevent the release

of airborne fibers. In addition, a sufficient supply of water shall be

applied to the cut point to further prohibit the release of asbestos fibers.

A layer of 6 mil polyethylene should be placed beneath the cut point to

contain the debris that will be generated. The debris shall be collected and

treated as asbestos-containing waste. NOTE: The use of a hammer will be

kept to a minimum at all times. Preferred method will be the use of a chain

pipe snapper or the wheel-type pipe cutter.

▸ Remove pipe sections at joint collars by breaking them with a

sledgehammer, or cutting them with a wheel-type pipe cutter (soil-pipe

cutter).

▸ Where pipe re-connection is required, trim pipe ends in a manner that will

not cause asbestos fibers to become airborne. Any debris that is generated

shall be collected and treated as asbestos-containing waste.

▸ When applicable, remove pipe sections from trench in an “intact”

condition. Wet and containerize waste materials as you go. Using lifting

straps and methods that do not damage the pipe remove the material from

the trench.

▸ WASTE PIPES: As each portion of pipe is removed it should be wrapped

in six mil polyethylene and labeled as asbestos containing waste. Any

small pieces of asbestos-containing waste should be placed in two ply

bags and labeled as asbestos containing waste. The pipe should be placed

in a leak tight waste container. The container can be a roll off type. The

container would need to be lined with six mil polyethylene that will be

used to wrap the waste shipment. An alternative option would be to wrap

each section of pipe with two layers of 6 mil polyethylene. For both

options water should be applied to each section of pipe before it is

contained.

▸ The waste material and all containers shall be temporarily stored in the

construction yard that will be positioned at a central location on Capri

Boulevard. AC materials will be identified and stock-piled in the

designated load-out area with the following label warnings: (The label will

also identify the generator of the AC Pipe waste).

DANGER

Contains Asbestos Fibers

Avoid Creating Dust

Cancer and Lung Disease Hazard

Transportation of Asbestos Waste*

▸ All asbestos-containing waste will be transported to a class I landfill in

leak tight containers. Each shipment will be properly marked with the

following notation:

DANGER

Contains Asbestos Fibers

Avoid Creating Dust

Cancer and Lung Disease Hazard

▸ All asbestos-containing waste will be disposed of in a timely manner at a

class I landfill. All waste must be disposed of within a 30 day period from

the time of removal. A waste shipment record will be provided for each

shipment.

▸ AMRC (American Management Resource Consultants) will coordinate

with the Collier County Landfill for waste shipment. Waste disposal fees

from the Collier County Landfill will be paid via intergovernmental

transfer from Collier County Public Utilities Engineering.

*Contractor’s Responsibility

References:

1. Underground Contractors Association of Illinois

Best Practices for Removing Asbestos Cement Pipe April 14, 2003

· This work will comply with all regulations from OSHA, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Florida Administrative Code (FAC).

· Collier County staff had a meeting, last Friday, with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to present the attached plan.

· Only qualified and certified workers will perform the job.

· Collier County Inspectors and Project Manager are certified for Handling Class II Asbestos-Containing Materials.

· FDEP has been notified in writing per requirement.

· The Contractor will establish a regulated work area and post asbestos-warning signs.

· Contractor will be monitoring and sampling the air.

· The removed pipe will be wrapped and labeled as asbestos containing waste.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call me or send me an e-mail.

Cordially,

Diana C. Dueri, PMPProject Manager

Public Utilities Planning & Project Management

Office: 239-252-4218

Cell: 239-601-1290

Fax: 239-252-3989

dianadueri@colliergov.net

ASPHALT INSTALLATION

2010-11-11T15:42:00.000-05:00

THE CREW CUT OUT A DRIVEWAY ON ANTIGUA ST TO PREPARE IT FOR NEW ASPHALT..

ALSO, SAN JUAN AVE HAD A CUT THAT WAS PREPARED FOR NEW ASPHALT..

THE ASPHALT COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE PLANT BECAUSE THE ASPHALT HAS TO BE AT A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE IN ORDER TO BE ROLLED PROPERLY.

THE ASPHALT IS LAID TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 3 INCHES..

AFTER BEING SPREAD, IT IS RAKED TO BE LEVEL AND SMOOTH..

THE TOOLS ARE DIPPED AND KEPT WET TO KEEP THEM FROM STICKING TO THE ASPHALT..

WHEN ALL IS READY, THE ROLLER , WITH WET ROLLERS, COMPACTS THE ASPHALT.

REMOVING OLD WATER PIPE -

2010-11-10T06:23:00.002-05:00

THE PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION IS IN THE BEGINNING STAGES. THIS IS THE LINK TO THE PHASE TWO WEBLOG

http://nwsthefinalphase.blogspot.com/

THE CREW CONTINUED TO DIG UP AND PULL THE OLD WATER PIPE FROM THE GROUND..

THE PIPE IS EXPOSED AT ONE END , A CHAIN IS WRAPPED AROUND THE PIPE AND THE PIPE IS PULLED FROM THE GROUND..

THE DITCH IS FILLED AS THE PROCESS CONTINUES..

AND THE DIRT IS COMPACTED TO PREPARE THE SURFACE FOR FUTURE REPAVING..

A CHAIN IS CONNECTED TO THE PIPE TO RAISE IT..

IN ORDER TO WRAP ANOTHER CHAIN AROUND IT AND PULL IT FROM THE GROUND..

JERRY ZIMMERMAN "COUNTY INSPECTOR, EXTRAORDINAIRE" , OBSERVES AND RECORDS THE PROCESS.

ISLES of CAPRI TOWN HALL MEETING

2010-11-09T21:16:00.001-05:00

THIS EVENING THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT AND THE PERSONAL FROM HASKINS, INC EXPOSED THEMSELVES TO THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE SECOND PHASE AND TAKE QUESTIONS.

PAUL MATTAUSCH,"DIRECTOR OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT" AND DIANA DUERI "PROJECT MANAGER" LEAD THE DISCUSSION EXPLAINING THE PLANS FOR PHASE TWO.

JOE THOMAS "WATER DISTRIBUTION MANAGER" EXPLAINED THE OPERATION OF THE BACK FLOW PREVENTER.

IF ANY ONE HAS A PROBLEM OR JUST A QUESTION ABOUT THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW WATER SYSTEM THEY MAY CALL DIANA DUERI AT 252-4218.

REMOVING OLD 8" PVC WATER PIPE

2010-11-09T17:49:00.000-05:00

THE CREW IS NOW REMOVING MOST OF THE OLD 8" WATER PIPE. THE PARTS THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED WILL BE FILLED WITH GROUT.

THEY STARTED AT THE BRIDGE REMOVING THE BLACK TEMPORARY WATER PIPE..

THERE WERE SEVERAL ELBOWS AND VALVES OF VARIOUS SIZES..

THE VALVES HAD ONLY BEEN IN THE GROUND FOR 6 WEEKS, SO THEY COULD BE SALVAGED AND REUSED..

COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT PERSONAL SCRAPED THEM CLEAN AND REMOVED THEM BACK TO THE STORAGE ROOM..

NEXT WAS THE OLD FIRE HYDRANT AT THE FIRE STATION..

THEN THE PAVEMENT ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN FRONT OF THE CAPRI FISH HOUSE WAS REMOVED..

THE OLD 8" PIPE WAS EXPOSED AND A CHAIN WAS WRAPPED AROUND IT..

THE OLD WATER PIPE WAS PULLED FROM THE GROUND..

AND STACKED ALONG SIDE THE ROAD FOR LATER REMOVAL..

FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND WAS THE OTHER TRACK HOE THAT WAS FILLING THE DITCH AND SMOOTHING THE GRADE..

MEANWHILE, THE SURVEYOR IS MARKING PIPES FOR THE FINAL BLUE PRINT.

PUMP HOUSE - SPRING WATER

2010-11-08T17:16:00.002-05:00

THE 12" NEW WATER SYSTEM IS ONLY FED AND PRESSURIZED BY THE PUMP STATION AND STORAGE TANKS ON MANATEE ROAD.

THE DIGGING CREW IS CONNECTING THE OUTPUT OF OUR WATER PUMPS TO THE NEW WATER SYSTEM..

THIS WILL ALLOW THE CAPRI RE-PUMP STATION TO AGAIN MAINTAIN PROPER WATER FLOW AND WATER PRESSURE TO RESIDENTS AND FIRE HYDRANTS..

THE CREW BEGINS BY OPENING PITS AT EACH COUPLING ON THE EXISTING WATER PIPE TO INSTALL BRACES ACROSS THE COUPLING..

THE BRACE IS A STRAP ACROSS THE COUPLING TO PREVENT IT FROM PULLING APART..

THE PUMP HOUSE OUTPUT IS TIED INTO THE NEW 12" WATER SYSTEM THROUGH A 12" ISOLATION VALVE..

THE BLUE WATER PIPE NEAR THE HYDRANT IS THE WATER TAP TO FEED THE ENTRANCE SIGN AREA. A NEW WATER METER IS INSTALLED IN THE PUMP STATION RIGHT OF WAY..

A WATER DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR POINTED OUT A NATURAL WATER SPRING THAT HAS FLOWED FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER. 24 HOURS A DAY THIS SPRING FLOWS AND SPILLS INTO THE WATER WAY. ITS PRESSURE IS NOT GREAT ENOUGH TO USE IN THE COLLIER WATER SYSTEM.

THERE ARE THOUGHTS THAT THE CAPRI RE-PUMP STATION IS REDUNDANT AND IT'S EQUIPMENT IS OUT DATED. THE THOUGHTS ARE THAT THE STATION ON MANATEE ROAD WOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO SUPPLY THE RESIDENTS AND THE FIRE HYDRANTS AND TO MAINTAIN FLOW AND PRESSURE.

THERE IS A LOT OF AREA HERE FOR A PARK ??

FINAL INSTALLATIONS

2010-11-05T04:58:00.001-04:00

NOW THAT ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL WATER METERS ARE INSTALLED IN THE FIRST PHASE OF WORK, THE CREW IS DOING THE FINISHING TOUCHES. THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR THE TARPON BAY MARINA IS BEING RECONNECTED..

THE DIRT IS PULLED BACK TO EXPOSE THE OLD 8" WATER PIPE AND THE NEW 6" ISOLATION VALVE FOR THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM..

THE OPEN HOLE IS TAPED OFF FOR SAFETY PURPOSES..

AND EVERY ONE TAKES THEIR POSITIONS..

THE OLD TAP IS CUT OUT OF THE 8" OLD WATER PIPE. THE 8" WATER PIPE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE, SINCE ALL OF THE WATER METERS ARE INSTALLED..

THE TAP IS REMOVED FROM THE DITCH AND TAKEN AWAY..

THE NEW WATER PIPE 6" ISOLATION VALVE IS CONNECTED TO THE FIRE SUPPRESSION PIPE GOING TO TARPON BAY MARINA..

AT COMPLETION, THE PIPE IS FLUSHED AND READY FOR SERVICE..

TODAY WAS THE CONSTRUCTION MEETING. THE PROJECT MANAGER "DIANA DUERI", WAS NOT PRESENT DUE TO AN ILLNESS. SENIOR FIELD INSPECTOR "FRED SEXTON WAS THE MODERATOR. DISCUSSED WERE THE PLANS FOR COMPLETION:

THE ENTRY SIGN WATER METER NEEDED TO BE MOVED.

A FIRE HYDRANT ON CRISTOBAL ST NEEDED TO BE MOVED.

THE EXISTING WATER PUMPS AT THE WATER STATION WILL BE TAPPED INTO THE NEW WATER SYSTEM AND PUT ON LINE.

THE REMOVAL OF THE OLD WATER PIPES (6" AND 8"). THE REMOVAL WILL BEGIN AT THE FIRE HOUSE AND WORK NORTH.

THE REPAVING OF ALL ROADS IN PHASE ONE.

MILESTONE

2010-11-03T18:30:00.001-04:00

THE FLUSHING CANNON THAT WAS STICKING UP IN THE AIR AT THE BRIDGE WAS DUG UP AND A FIRE HYDRANT WAS INSTALLED.

THIS FIRE HYDRANT IS THE SPOT WHERE PHASE TWO WILL BEGIN..

A SADDLE TAP IS INSTALLED ON THE 12" NEW WATER PIPE FOR THE RESIDENCE AT CAPRI MARINA

THE NEW WATER PIPE IS FLUSHED BEFORE BEING CONNECTED TO THE NEW WATER METER..

NEXT IS DRIFTWOOD LANDINGS..

THE ROYAL PALMS HAD THICK ROOTS..

THE 2" NEW WATER PIPE IS SLIPPED THROUGH THE 4" SLEEVE THAT IS UNDER THE ROAD..

THE DITCH IS COMPLETED BY HAND DIGGING..

THE SIDE WALK IS CUT..

THE 2" WATER PIPE IS FLUSHED..

AND THE NEW 2" METER IS INSTALLED..

EVERY THING IS PICKED UP AND MOVED TO THE LAST NEW WATER METER..

TARPON BAY MARINA IS THE LAST RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL WATER METER TO BE CONNECTED TO THE NEW WATER SYSTEM IN PHASE ONE..

A SADDLE TAP IS INSTALLED..

THE SADDLE IS DRILLED OUT WITH A SPECIAL DRILL THAT CUTS HOLES ON PRESSURIZED PIPE..

THE NEW 2" WATER PIPE IS CONNECTED TO THE SADDLE..

THE WATER PIPE IS FLUSHED..

AND CONNECTED TO THE WATER PIPE THAT FEEDS THE TARPON BAY MARINA..

THE CREW WAS WORKING SO HARD TODAY THAT "JIMMY", THE SUPERINTENDENT, USED A NEW WAY TO SAY "TIME TO GO HOME".

NEW WATER CONNECTIONS

2010-11-02T13:45:00.000-04:00

THE END IS NEAR, THE LAST FEW CONNECTIONS ARE BEING MADE TO THE NEW WATER SYSTEM. THE OLD PIPING WILL THEN BE REMOVED, GRASS LAID, AND FINAL PAVING.

THE LAST HOMES ON CRISTOBAL ST ARE BEING HOOKED UP..

THE NEW WATER METERS ARE BEING ASSEMBLED..

AND THE DITCHES ARE BEING HAND DUG..

NEXT IS THE CAPRI CAFE..

THE DITCH IS HAND DUG FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE NEW METER..

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE 12" NEW WATER PIPE IS EXPOSED TO INSTALL THE SADDLE TAP ..

THE NEW 1 1/2" WATER PIPE IS SLIPPED THROUGH THE 4" SLEEVE UNDER THE ROAD..

THE 1 1/2" WATER PIPE IS INSTALLED IN THE NEW SADDLE TAP..

THEN THE PIPE IS FLUSHED..

AND CONNECTED TO THE NEW WATER METER..

NEW WATER CONNECTIONS - CHRISTBOL ST.

2010-11-01T16:37:00.000-04:00

THE CREW IS CONNECTING THE WATER METERS TO THE NEW WATER SYSTEM ON CRISTOBAL ST. THE WATER DEPARTMENT ASSEMBLES THE NEW METER AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER..

THE CREW IS INSTALLING NEW METER BOXES AND LOCATING THEM IN THE SETBACK AREA AND ALL OF THEM WILL BE THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE ROAD..

THE NEW PIPES ARE HAND DUG TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO OTHER UTILITIES

THE NEW INSTALLATION IS A NEW WATER METER AND BACKFLOW PREVENTER WITH A NEW METER BOX.

PHASE TWO PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING

2010-10-29T06:51:00.087-04:00

THE COLLIER COUNTY PROJECT MANAGER ,"DIANA DUERI" ALONG WITH THE SENIOR INSPECTOR, FIELD INSPECTOR , CONTRACT SPECIALIST, WATER DEPARTMENT PERSONAL, LAND ACQUISITION PERSONAL, SAFETY SPECIALIST, WATER QUALITY PERSONAL, CENTURY LINK, SURVEYERS, ENGINEER FROM GRADY MINOR AND THE CONTRACTOR FOR PHASE TWO,"HASKINS, INC", ALL GATHERED TODAY TO DISCUSS THE NEW PHASE TWO PROJECT.

THE OFFICIAL STARTING TIME IS NOVEMBER 1, 2010 AND THE COMPLETION WILL BE 300 CONSECUTIVE WORK DAYS FROM THAT TIME.

A CONSTRUCTION STORAGE SITE WITHIN THE PHASE TWO AREA IS BEING SEARCHED FOR. A POSSIBLE SITE IS THE LAND BRIDGE BETWEEN ISLAND 1 AND ISLAND 2.

THE WORK HOURS WILL BE FROM 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM MONDAY THRU THURSDAY WITH FRIDAY USED TO CLEAN UP THE WEEKS WORK AND PREPARE FOR THE NEXT WEEKS WORK.

"JOEL CHAMBERS", THE OPERATIONS MANAGER WITH "HASKINS,INC", STATED THAT THEIR FIRST PHASE OF WORK WILL BE TO RUN THE NEW 10" WATER PIPE FROM THE BRIDGE TO PELICAN ST. THIS WATER PIPE IS TO BE INSTALLED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CAPRI BLVD AND SHOULD BE IN BY THE END OF NOVEMBER. THE NEW WATER CONNECTIONS WILL POSSIBLY BEGIN FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND AND WORK BACK TO THE NORTH IN ORDER TO KEEP A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF WATER IN THE NEW WATER PIPE FOR QUALITY CONTROL.

AS IN PHASE ONE, ALL SPECIAL DRIVEWAYS WILL HAVE THE NEW WATER PIPE BORED UNDER THEM, POSSIBLY EVEN THE "OCTOPUS" ON TRINIDAD.

IF ANY RESIDENTS HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE COMING CONSTRUCTION, YOU MAY LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS BLOG OR CALL THE PROJECT MANAGER

"DIANA DUERI" AT 252-4218

EITHER WAY, YOUR CONCERNS WILL BE ADDRESSED.

NEW WATER CONNECTIONS - BACK FLOW PREVENTER TEST

2010-10-28T17:00:00.000-04:00

DIANA DUERI, "PROJECT MANAGER", INSPECTED THE WORK AREAS TODAY WITH JERRY ZIMMERMAN "FIELD INSPECTOR".

THE CREW STARTED CONNECTING THE NEW WATER METERS AT TRULUCKS FISH HOUSE..

THEN MOVED TO THE ISLAND MARKET..

FIELD INSPECTOR "JERRY AND WATER METER INSTALLER "BRUCE" EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE MIDWEST BACK FLOW PREVENTER TEST KIT IS USED BEFORE THE WATER IS TURNED ON..

FIRST, THE AIR IS BLED OFF..

THEN THE TEST KIT IS CONNECTED ACROSS THE FIRST CHECK VALVE AND THE SPRING PRESSURE IS MEASURED TO INSURE THAT IT WILL SEAT PROPERLY..

THEN THE OTHER CHECK VALVE AND THE BLEED OFF VALVE'S SPRING PRESSURE IS TESTED. IF THE TEST FAILS , THE VALVES ARE DISMANTLED AND CLEANED. WHEN THE TEST IS GOOD, THE WATER IS TURNED ON TO THE CUSTOMER..

THE SLEEVE INSTALLED AT GEM REMOTES IS UNCOVERED TO ALLOW FOR THE NEW 1 1/2" BLUE WATER PIPE TO BE SLIPPED THROUGH..

THE DITCH IS OPENED..

AND THE SIDE WALK IS CUT..

THE CREW THEN MOVES TO THE HOMES ACROSS THE STREET FROM CRISTOBAL ST AND ANTIGUA AVE. THEY OPEN THE DITCH TO CONNECT TO THE NEW WATER PIPE AND SLIP THE NEW PIPE THROUGH THE SLEEVE..

NEW WATER CONNECTIONS CONTINUE

2010-10-28T07:46:00.000-04:00

"BRUCE" WITH THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT, ASSEMBLES THE BACK FLOW PREVENTER FOR THE CREW TO INSTALL..

NEW METERS ARE INSTALLED AT CHRISTOPHER REALITY, THE BLUE HERON..

AND THE HOMES ACROSS FROM CRISTOBAL ST..

THE NEW WATER PIPE IS RAN THROUGH AN EXISTING SLEEVE THAT IS UNDER CAPRI BLVD..

THE DITCH IS HAND DUG FROM THE ROAD TO THE WATER METERS..

A "Y" IS INSTALLED TO FEED 2 METERS..

AND THE PIPE IS FLUSHED BEFORE CONNECTING THE NEW METERS..

AFTER THE METER, THE BACK FLOW PREVENTER IS INSTALLED..

THE BORING COMPANY IS CROSSING CAPRI BLVD AT GEM REMOTES..

NEW WATER CONNECTIONS - SLEEVE BORING

2010-10-26T12:41:00.001-04:00

THE WATER DEPARTMENT HAS A MAP SHOWING, GPS LOCATED, WATER METERS AND THEIR ACCOUNT NUMBERS. WITH THIS THEY CAN ASSURE THAT ALL METERS ARE IN THE CORRECT LOCATION AND SERVING THE CORRECT UNIT.

INSPECTOR "JERRY ZIMMERMAN" IS FOLLOWING THE MAP TO KEEP THE NEW WATER METER INSTALLATION ACCURATE..

THE CREW STARTS AT TARPON VILLAGE..

THEN RUN THE NEW BLUE WATER PIPE TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER..

THEN TO FORBES REAL ESTATE..

THEN, BARNEY'S ANTIQUES...

AND CAPRI LODGE..

A SINGLE WATER PIPE IS RAN UNDER THE ROAD THEN SPLIT TO TWO SERVICES..

THE BORING CREW IS RUNNING SLEEVES ACROSS TO DRIFTWOOD LANDING AND CAPRI CAFE..

THE 4" PVC SLEEVES ARE GLUED TOGETHER..

A PULLING EYE IS INSERTED INTO THE END..

AND TURNBUCKLED TO THE BORING ROD//

THEN PULLED UNDER THE ROAD.

NEW WATER CONNECTIONS CAPRI MARINA TO TRULUCKS FISH HOUSE

2010-10-25T16:38:00.001-04:00

THE CREW BEGAN AT THE CAPRI MARINA AND HAD A LOT OF STANDING WATER FROM LAST NIGHTS RAIN..

A DAMN WAS BUILT AND THE WATER DIPPED OUT..

THE NEW BLUE WATER PIPE IS SLIPPED THROUGH AN EXISTING 4" SLEEVE..

THE SIDE WALK IS CUT AND THE DITCH IS HAND DUG TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO OTHER NEARBY UTILITIES..

AT TRULUCKS FISH HOUSE, THE CREW HAS TO DIG AROUND AND IN BETWEEN THE TREES..

SOME TIMES THE CABLE AND TELEPHONE IS JUST UNDER THE SURFACE AND GETS CUT. THE CREW IS AWARE OF THIS BUT CUTS STILL HAPPEN..

NEW WATER CONNECTIONS - NEW GRASS

2010-10-24T06:01:00.000-04:00

THE NEW WATER CONNECTIONS ARE WORKING ON THE WATER METERS AT TARPON BAY MARINA.

TEMPORARY FLOODING ACURED WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO METERS WERE SUPPLYING THE SAME SYSTEM.

THIS PROBLEM WAS DEALT WITH AND THE INSTALLATION CONTINUED..

ANOTHER CREW WAS INSTALLING THE FINAL GRASS ON SAMAR AND PANAY AVE'S..

THEY WERE LAYING THE GRASS AROUND THE NEW WATER METERS..

AND KEEPING ALL OF THE NEWLY LAID GRASS WATERED.

NEW WATER METER CONNECTIONS

2010-10-21T12:47:00.000-04:00

STARTING AT THE FIRE HOUSE AND THE CAPRI FISH HOUSE, THE CREW IS CONNECTING THE WATER METERS TO THE NEW 12" WATER PIPE..

THE LOCATING COMPANY IS MARKING THE OTHER UTILITIES FOR SAFE DIGGING..

BEFORE THE NEW WATER PIPE IS CONNECTED THE WATER PIPE IS FLUSHED..

NEXT IS THE PELICAN BEND RESTAURANT..

ALL OF THE NEW WATER METERS ARE RELOCATED INTO THE SET BACK AREA. THE OLD WATER METERS WERE NOT CONSISTENT WHEN THEY WERE LOCATED..

WITH THE REMOTELY READ WATER METER IS A BACK FLOW PREVENTER. THIS IS NOW REQUIRED ON ALL WATER SERVICES..

THE WEEKLY PROGRESS MEETING WAS HELD AT THE FIRE HOUSE. DISCUSSED WAS THE REMOVAL OF THE 8" PVC OLD WATER PIPE, HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW FIRE HYDRANTS AND ANY CUSTOMER CONCERNS. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE NOVEMBER 4TH.

NEW WATER PIPE IN SERVICE

2010-10-20T16:26:00.000-04:00

THE LAB HAS PASSED THE NEW WATER SYSTEM AND THE STATE HAS SIGNED OFF ON THE RESULTS.

FIRST, THE 2" SADDLE IS REMOVED AT THE AREA NEAR ANTIGUA ST, AND THE 12" SPOOL IS INSTALLED..

THE PIPE AND VALVE ARE CLEANED WITH CLOROX..

THE SPOOL IS LOWERED INTO PLACE..

AND BOLTED IN..

THE NEW FIELD INSPECTOR "JERRY ZIMMERMAN" CHECKS THE WORK FOR HIS REPORT..

SECOND, THE NEW 12" WATER PIPE IS CONNECTED TO THE TWO WATER PIPES THAT FEED THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND..

THIS CONNECTION IS CLEANED WITH CLOROX..

THEN LOWERED AND BOLTED IN PLACE..

AN "ARV" (AIR RELEASE VALVE) IS INSTALLED ON THE NEW BRIDGE PIPE..

WHILE THE WORK IS BEING COMPLETED, OTHERS PLAY..

WITH ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS MADE, THE 12" NEW WATER PIPE FROM ANTIGUA ST TO THE BRIDGE IS FLUSHED TO GET ALL OF THE AIR OUT..

THIS IS DONE BEFORE TURNING ON THE VALVE TO THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND..

FINALLY THE FIRE HYDRANTS AT THE FLUSHING POINTS ON CRISTOBAL ST AND KON TIKI ST, ARE INSTALLED..

RESTORING SAN JUAN AVE.

2010-10-19T15:11:00.000-04:00

THE CREW IS CLEANING THE SWALE AROUND THE NEW PERCOLATING WELL IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEW GRASS.

THE AREAS ON SAN JUAN AVE ARE CUT AND THE NEW GRASS IS LAID..

WITH THE GRASS LAID AROUND THE AREAS, THAT WERE CUT TO INSTALL THE NEW METERS, THE FINAL TOUCHES ARE MADE..

EVERYONE HAS THEIR JOB AS THEY WORK THE WAY DOWN SAN JUAN AVE.

CULVERT INSTALLATION

2010-10-18T18:57:00.000-04:00

THE DIGGING CREW IS INSTALLING A NEW CULVERT UNDER SAN JUAN AVE TO HELP THE PERCOLATING OF THE RAIN WATER. ONE LANE WAS ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW FOR THE OPENING OF THE ROAD..

A 3 FOOT BY 4 FOOT COLUMN WAS INSTALLED ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD..

THE DIGGING WAS STARTED ACROSS THE ROAD AND THE DIRT WAS CARRIED OFF TO BE REPLACED WITH CLEAN FILL..

AN 18" CULVERT WAS CONNECTED TO THE SIDE OF THE COLUMN TO CONNECT THE TWO COLUMNS TOGETHER..

THE CULVERTS WERE KEPT LEVEL TO ALLOW AS MUCH WATER AS POSSIBLE TO FLOW BETWEEN THE COLUMNS..

LOTS OF OLD MANGROVE TREES WERE DUG OUT OF THE GROUND..

THE FINISHED PRODUCT IS A GRILLE ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ALLOW WATER TO FLOW INTO THE COLUMNS AND PERCOLATE INTO THE GROUND.

WATER TESTING

2010-10-14T15:46:00.000-04:00

DISCUSSED AT THE WEEKLY PROGRESS MEETING:

THE WATER TEST ARE FINISHED AND THE TEST RESULTS ARE BEING SENT TO THE STATE FOR SIGNING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE WATER METERS ON THE COMMERCIAL ISLAND TO BE CONNECTED TO THE NEW WATER SYSTEM.

THE CREWS ARE MIXING CONCRETE TO POUR AROUND THE FIRE HYDRANTS

A PAD 24" SQUARE IS DUG OUT..

AND REBAR IS PLACED IN THE CONCRETE.

TESTING THE NEW WATER SYSTEM

2010-10-13T19:07:00.001-04:00

THE NEW WATER SYSTEM LAB TEST ARE STILL BEING CONDUCTED ON THE WATER PIPE FROM ANTIGUA ST TO THE BRIDGE.

MEANWHILE , THE CREW IS PREPARING THE STREETS ON ISLAND # FOUR FOR THE PERMANENT SOD AROUND THE WATER METERS.

CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS MEETING #19

2010-10-07T17:21:00.000-04:00

THE WEEKLY CONSTRUCTION MEETING WAS HELD TODAY AT 10:00AM AT THE FIRE HOUSE.

DISCUSSED WAS MORE ABOUT THE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF THE AC WATER PIPE. THIS IS THE OLD 6" WATER PIPE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN THE LATE 1950'S. THIS REMOVAL WILL BE COMPLETED AFTER ALL OF THE WATER METERS ARE CONNECTED TO THE NEW WATER SYSTEM.

THE NEW WATER PIPE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING LAB TESTED. WHEN THIS IS COMPLETE, THE RESULTS WILL BE SENT TO THE STATE TO BE SIGNED OFF. THEN THE NEW METER CONNECTIONS WILL BEGIN.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN DISTURBED BY CONSTRUCTION NOISE AT NIGHT THIS WEEK, IT WAS TO GET EQUIPTMENT AND MATERIAL OUT OF THE YARD TO WORK ON TWO EMERGENCIES, THAT HAPPENED OFF OF THE ISLAND AT NIGHT. THIS IS REGRETTABLE, BUT VERY UNPREDICTABLE.

TESTING THE NEW WATER SYSTEM

2010-10-06T12:03:00.001-04:00

THE NEW WATER SYSTEM FROM NEAR ANTIGUA ST TO THE BRIDGE IS BEING TESTED FOR QUALITY. THIS WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO CONNECT THE WATER METERS IN THIS SECTION AND COMPLETE PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT.

"RODGER" OF DN HIGGINS AND "JENNIFER" OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER LABORATORY, MET TO TAKE THE SAMPLES..

THE TEST POINTS HAD BEEN BAGGED TO KEEP CONTAMINATES OUT..

THE TEST POINTS ARE RUN TO CLEAR THE PIPE..

FIRST, A CHLORINE TEST IS MADE ..

THEN THE SPIGOT IS HEATED TO CLEAN THE AREA..

AND A SAMPLE IS TAKEN FROM THIS POINT, NEAR ANTIGUA ST..

ALSO FROM,

CRISTOBAL ST.

A POINT NEAR THE BLUE HERON..

ACROSS FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER..

THE END OF KON TIKI DR..

ACROSS FROM TARPON MARINA..

AND AT THE BRIDGE..

THE TEST POINTS ARE THEN RE-BAGGED TO KEEP THEM CLEAN FOR TOMORROWS SAMPLES..

DE-CHLORINATION

2010-10-04T10:46:00.001-04:00

THE CREW IS DE-CHLORINATING THE NEW WATER SYSTEM TODAY, IN THE SECTION FROM NEAR ANTIGUA ST TO THE BRIDGE. THE NEW WATER PIPES HAVE BEEN SOAKING IN THE HIGH CHLORINE, TO CLEANSE THE INSIDE, SINCE FRIDAY.

THEY ADD A MIXTURE OF VITIMAN "C" TO THE WATER WHICH LOWERS THE CHLORINE FROM OVER 200PPM TO NEARLY 0.

THE DE-CHLORINATOR IS CONNECTED TO A SIPHENING MANAFOLD..

THE WATER IS MONITORED BOTH AT THE HYDRANT..

AND AT THE NOZZLE TO CONFIRM THE REDUCTION IN CHLORINE.

APPRECIATION LUNCH - SUPER CHLORINATING

2010-10-01T20:12:00.001-04:00

TODAY WE SHOWED OUR APPRECIATION TO THE COUNTY AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FOR OUR NEW WATER SYSTEM.

DONNA FIALA, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, JOINED THE FESTIVITIES.

DUE TO COUNTY REQUIREMENTS, COUNTY EMPLOYEES CAN RECEIVE NO GIFTS OF ANY SORTS. THEY HAD PERMISSION TO ATTEND THE LUNCH, BUT THE MONEY HAD TO COME FROM THEMSELVES. THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LUNCHES WERE PAID FOR BY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES OF ISLES OF CAPRI.

THE LIST OF DONORS IS AS FOLLOWS:

THE BLUE HERON RESTAURANT,

JOHN RODGERS

CHRISTOPHER REALITY,

JERI NEUHAUS

ISLAND MARKET

ANGELA RENOSO

ISLES OF CAPRI MARINA

CHARLIE CODMAN

THE TARPON CLUB MARINA

MIKE MORRISON

ANN HALL

DAVE AND BETTY MUENKHAUS

RICH DOWNS

SUSAN CRAIN

RICH AND KAY ANDERSON

DON AND KIM MITCHELL

JOHN McNICHOLAS

MARIA SHUM

JIM AND ELLIE HUGHES

ISLES of CAPRI CIVIC ASSOC.

FOLLOWING LUNCH, THE CONSTRUCTION CREW SUPER CHLORINATED THE NEW WATER SYSTEM FROM NEAR ANTIGUA ST TO THE BRIDGE.

THIS PROCESS HIGHLY CLEANS THE NEW WATER PIPES..

THIS IS A CHLORINE GAS, THAT WILL BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE CLEANING OF THE WATER SYSTEM..

ALL OF THE WATER PIPES ARE FLUSHED UNTIL THE SUPER CHLORINE IS DETECTED. THE PIPES WILL NOW SIT FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS AND SOAK.

MEETING - PRESSURE TEST

2010-09-30T17:23:00.001-04:00

THE CONSTRUCTION MEETING WAS AT THE CAPRI CHRISTIAN CHURCH. DISCUSSED WAS THE REQUIREMENTS TO DISPOSE OF THE AC PIPE THAT WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE GROUND. THIS IS PART OF THE LAST WORK TO BE DONE IN THE PROJECT. TEMPORARY ASPHALT FOR THE BLUE HERON RESTAURANT IS TO BE DONE, THE PERMINANT ASPHALT IS THE LAST ITEM IN THE PROJECT FOR ALL AREAS IN PHASE ONE, INCLUDING THE ROADS.

ALSO DISCUSSED WAS THE APPRECIATION LUNCH, TO BE HELD FRIDAY AT NOON AT THE PELICAN BEND RESTAURANT FOR ALL OF THE WORKERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, PROJECT MANAGERS, ENGINEERS, SUPERVISORS, ANN HALL AND POSSIBLY DONNA FIALA ( IF TIME PERMITS).

THIS INCLUDES:

COLLIER COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT PERSONAL

COLLIER COUNTY INSPECTION DEPARTMENT PERSONAL

DOUGLAS N. HIGGINS CONSTRUCTION

Q.GRADY MINOR ENGINEERING

CENTURY LINK

CABANA CONSTRUCTION

HOLLISTER UNDERGROUND

ANN HALL (COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS)

DONNA FIALA

ALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER AND ALL DECISIONS HAVE HAD THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF ISLES OF CAPRI.

ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF ISLES OF CAPRI,
WE THANK YOU ALL

FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING

IN ABOUT 3 TO 4 WEEKS ALL WATER METERS IN PHASE ONE SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE NEW WATER SYSTEM. THE CLEAN UP OF THE PHASE ONE AREA WILL BEGIN AFTER THAT.

TODAY, CLEAN UP IS BEING DONE TO PREPARE FOR THE NEW GRASS..

THE PRESSURE TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE SYSTEM HAD TO HOLD 150# OF PRESSURE FOR TWO HOURS..