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<br />~~Ct 23 01 01:29p Stuart Rogers <br />~. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />813-782-4978 <br /> <br />p. 1 <br /> <br />trc <br /> <br />P~CFE5S20NAl <br />'OiESlIGN RRM <br /> <br /> <br />#01 .. 3 <br />paQes <br /> <br />TOWS"ON-ROGE:RS" <br />ENGINE:E:RING, INC. <br /> <br />Phone # <br /> <br />Phone # <br /> <br />Faxtl <br /> <br />Fax II <br /> <br />ENGINEERING, PUNNING, ENVIRONME.VT.~L PERJflTTING <br /> <br />October 23, 2001 <br /> <br />Mr. Doug Oemson <br />6400 12th Street <br />Zephyrhills, FL 33540 <br /> <br />RE: Ben's Car Wash <br />Structural Construction Issues <br />TRE Project No. 98277 / <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Oemson: <br /> <br />In a recent correspondence we outlined some concerns we had regarding construction of the <br />subject project. This letter is issued as a follow-up to that letter, with some of those concerns <br />reiterated and some new ones added. Items noticed during a recent site visit during which Bill <br />Burgess of the City of Zephyrhills expressed some concems prompted this letter. This letter <br />expresses some of the concerns expressed by Mr. Burgess in the field, along with some other <br />items that carne to our attention. <br /> <br />1. Reinforcing bars were added to the north retaining wall of the pond (common wall with <br />building) by drilling and epoxy grouting. Why were the bars retrofitted in this manner, <br />instead of having been installed contiguous with the footer reinforcing? Were these bars <br />retrofitted correctly (i.e., do the drilling penetrations go deep enough, etc.)? <br /> <br />2. Reinforcing bars were cut off in the concrete channel within the car wash tunnel. New <br />bars were added by drilling and epoxy grouting. Again, there are questions as to <br />whether this installation was done properly. The channel is an important structural <br />component and the continuity of contiguous bars could be critical to its structural <br />integrity. We recommend evaluation by a structural engineer. <br /> <br />3. Have you ordered any concrete cylinder tests? This is the only way you will know <br />whether the concrete used meets the specified strength. This recommendation was <br />made in our previous correspondence. <br /> <br />4. Have you ordered any compaction tests? This is the only way you will know if the <br />ground supporting important structural components of your structure was compacted <br />to the specified dry density. <br /> <br />5514 7th Street . Zeohyrhills, FL 33540 <br />R1~_7RR.Mnn . I=",v R1~_7R?"'Q7R <br />