Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Project Meeting Wednesday July 8, 2009

Wednesday July 8, 2009


Today Mostly Sunny Hi 81 °F
Tonight Mostly Clear Lo 61 °F
Thursday Mostly Sunny Hi 82 °F
Thursday Night Partly Cloudy Lo 63 °F
Friday Mostly Sunny Hi 83 °F
Friday Night Partly Cloudy Lo 68 °F
Saturday Chance Tstms Hi 89 °F
Saturday Night Chance Tstms Lo 72 °F
Sunday Chance Tstms Hi 85 °F


88% complete houses,
84% complete infrastructure / sitework




Payment vouchers approved and signed

Attendance;
James Thomas; Union Square Homes
Harold Thomas; Union Square Homes
Dan Thomer; WDC Construction
Kevin Maguire; for TRF
Colin Dawson RA; CDRA
John Paczewski; PHFA
Jihad Ali; Union Square Homes



Distribution all in attendance and;
Assistant Director, Linda Hill; OHCD
Michael Washington; OHCD
Edward Koehler PE; R&V for OHCD
Joe Mulvahill; Ambric Technologies
Harry Ackroyd; R&V for OHCD
Charels Catania PE; Catania Eng/City Engineer
Lisa Gaffney; CEDA
George Troilo; OHCD



Progress;Please note use of the term "installed" or "complete" does not include tested, inspected or approved by utility provider or public agency.


SITE

3rd Street
-Substantially complete

4th Street
-Substantially complete

Yarnall Street
-Corner curb with Union northside installed

Jeffery Street
-Corner curb with Union northside installed

Union Street

-During excavation for Union Street sewer an undocumented vitreous sewer close to Jeffery curb line was damaged, with direction from City Engineer and Delcora;

-Tyson installed new sanitary sewer manhole at Jeffery and Union curbside to serve existing vitreous sewer from house outside the project on west side of Jeffery. Tyson to proceed with proposed manhole in Jeffery Street center and connect from manhole at Jeffery curb, and to previously installed manhole at Jeffery and 3rd.

-City Engineer requested the work to proceed as expeditiously as possible as an open sewer condition will exist with the vitreous sewer dumping into the new Jeffery/curb manhole, pumped by Delcora until final connection to Jeffery and 3rd is complete.

-Vitreous sewer down stream of manhole to be abandoned.

-Tyson completed installation of Union Street sewer to new manhole, Delcora pressure tested and City Engineer agreed to Tyson proceeding with house lateral connections.

-Slip form curb installed Union northside.
-Union Street curb inlets at Jeffery connected to new storm sewer adjacent to Jeffery sidewalk
-Union Street curb inlets at Yarnall connect northside to southside and southside to Yarnall curb inlet. Yarnall curb inlets not yet connected to storm sewer in Yarnall.


Trees
-WDC to discuss with landscape subcontractor availability of proposed trees, City Engineer, Ambric, CEDA and Street tree commission to review, planting will be in the Fall. Proximity to underground and overhead utilities and impact of root system on paving is off concern with City Engineer.

Mail Boxes
-Not yet resolved; USPS requested development gang box or individual box at curb line. City Engineer does not object to but does have reservation on mail box at curb line next to driveways.

Fence
-Union Square Homes reports no rear yard fence at request of Fire Department, documentation to be prepared by Ambric.

Homeowner manual
-WDC to prepare homeowner manual including maintenance item guidance.

Houses

Lot 1 through 7
-Substantial complete lots 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7
-Homeowner move in lots 5, 6 & 7
-WDC in progress substantial complete punch list lots 1, 2 & 4
-No home buyer for lot 3 at this time

Lot 8 through 13
-Drywall hung and first tape lots 8 & 9
-Drywall hung lot 10
-Insulation installed lots 11, 12 & 13

Lot 14 through 19
-Furnace installation in progress lots 19 through 14 (working in 19 & 18)
-Kitchen cabinet and countertop in progress, installed 19, 18 & 17, in progress 16, 15 & 14
-Bathroom vanities on site

Lot 20 through 26
-Substantial complete and homeowner move in lots 20 through 26


Next project meeting 1:30 PM Wednesday August 26, 2009 to be confirmed. http://unionsquarechesterpa.blogspot.com/ for images and prior meeting and field reports.

Yarnall and Union northside corner curb

Jeffery and Union northside corner curb
Union southside sanitary sewer to Jeffery curb side excavation
Union northside sanitary sewer stone dust cover
Jeffery existing vitreous sewer with Delcora plug
Jeffery and Union new curb side manhole base in progress. Unrecorded Verizon cable visible but not disturbed.
Manhole 1st ring positioned on gasket
Manhole 1st ring set
Union sanitary sewer connected to new manhole

Union sewer prepared for stone bedding
Union southside kitchen cabinet on site
Union southside kitchen cabinet and countertop installed
Union northside insulation
Union northside lot 10 drywall hung
Union northside lot 9 drywall taped
Union northside lot 8 drywall taped

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