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L Levine•Fricke•Recon <br /> ENGINEERS,HVDROGEOLOGISTS&APPLIED SCIENTISTS <br /> May�30, 1997 L 1 4111.55-003 <br /> Mary Meays, Senior REHS <br /> San Joaquin County Public Health Services <br /> Environmental Health Division, Site Mitigation Unit <br /> 304 East Weber Avenue, Third Floor <br /> Stockton, California 95202 <br /> Subject: Farr Associates' May 28, 1997 Letter Regarding Lincoln Center Project Night <br /> Schedule <br /> Dear Ms. Meays: <br /> Levine•Fricke-Recon Inc. (LFR) has received Farr Associates' May 28, 1997 letter to you in <br /> connection with monitoring well 203B installation activities at Lincoln Center. We are seriously <br /> concerned about several statements made by Farr Associates in their letter, and wish to set the <br /> record straight. <br /> I am informed by Andy Lojo, LFR's field manager, that Lincoln Properties Ltd.'s (LPL's) field <br /> representative, David Fowler, did not offer "several times (between the hours of 4:00 am and 7:00 <br /> am on May 20, 1997) to contact LPL to request an extension of LFR's work day." Moreover, Mr. <br /> Lojo did not "repeatedly [decline] LPL's offers," given that they were never made, as asserted by <br /> Farr Associates. According to Mr. Lojo, Mr. Lojo asked Mr. Fowler during the early morning <br /> hours what the chances were of LPL granting an extension to complete grouting past the 9:00 am <br /> LPL-imposed access cutoff time. Mr. Fowler informed Mr. Lojo that such chances were <br /> "extremely slim." According to Mr. Lojo, no further discussions concerning the subject occurred <br /> between the parties. Because of LPL's access restriction, the work was terminated for the day — <br /> without any comment from Mr. Fowler — leaving the conductor casing ungrouted. It was not until <br /> after receipt of your letter that Mr. Fowler began asserting that "offers" to extend the access time <br /> had been extended to LFR. Had such an offer actually been made to LFR in the field, it is <br /> inconceivable, under the circumstances, that LFR would have declined to accept the offer. <br /> Although Farr Associates states in their letter that "LPL also maintains the flexibility to grant <br /> longer hours of access for work that cannot be completed within the allotted work periods," please <br /> note that LPL also refused a request from LFR on May 28 to extend the 9:00 am access cut-off <br /> time, to allow LFR to complete the installation of monitoring wells at the MW-203B location. <br /> Because of this, LFR was forced to modify its approach to install the wells from one work shift to <br /> two work shifts. <br /> Throughout the investigation, LFR has done its utmost to accommodate LPL's access restrictions. <br /> We particularly appreciate your assistance on this project and your willingness to work with us <br /> 1900 Powell Street, 12th Floor, Emeryville, California 94608-1827 • (510) 652-4500 • fax (510) 652-2246 <br /> Offices Worldwide <br />