It will also be important for us to communicate timeline and any possible business disruption to the other tenants that will be affected by the project as well (Flite Electronics, AATI
and Great Escape).

 

Bill Dyer

Real Estate Manager

Addison Airport

972-392-4856

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From: Jenkinson, Joel [mailto:Joel.Jenkinson@wgint.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 2:57 PM
To: cbarnett@addisontx.gov; ncline@addisontx.gov
Cc: macevedo@addisontx.gov; bill.dyer@addisonairport.net; david.foster@addisonairport.net; Mcanally, Joe
Subject: Water Line and Henley Property Projects

 

Clay,

 

            A few questions pertaining to the water line project and then our friends at IAM Construction.

 

            First, do we have a projected start date on the water line project? Will there be another meeting before they actually start work?  I don’t have a generic safety plan handy,
and they are not working on the airside so I’m not sure how much good it might do them to look at AC 150/5370-2E … some of that might pertain, but a lot of it deals specifically with
construction on the airport.  The safety plan does not need to be elaborate; it may be pretty simple, detailing who is in charge, what personnel will be present, what safety precautions
will be in effect and what protective equipment (PPE) will be used, etc.  The trench safety plan looks good to me, that is very helpful to have.

            Second, some of the items in the water line project include “remove and replace” pavement sections. I am wondering whether there might be an opportunity for us in there to
save money on this project by merely removing (and not replacing) the pavement in some areas.  Specifically, since PlaneSmart has contracted with IAM Construction to repave both the
ramp and the parking lot, is there some overlap between the two projects where we might just leave off replacing some of the pavement and let IAM do it?  If Underground Coalition puts
it in and then IAM comes along and digs it right back up, that makes no sense.  Also, is there any potential savings for us in having Underground Coalition leave an excavation open where
PlaneSmart will need to tap into the new waterline?  Anything we can do to save airport dollars will help.  If it also saves our tenant (PlaneSmart) some money, so much the better.

            Without a doubt, IAM has not been easy to work with and the thought of trying to coordinate something like this with them does not inspire any enthusiasm. Nevertheless, I
think we need to take a look at it, certainly out of fairness to PlaneSmart.

 

            Finally, on the Taxiway Romeo project, we really need to get that wrapped up before the end of this month (and the fiscal year).  Again, I think IAM has been stubborn in
not fixing things correctly the first time, but with this dragging out I believe it is also making us look bad.  If we can get them to fix the critical items, I believe the project has
a warranty period and things like cracking can be addressed before the end of the warranty.  I will of course defer to your judgment on this, but I think we will all be better off if
we can just bring this project to a close.

 

Regards,

 

Joel

 

  

Joel Jenkinson

Director, Addison Airport

  main: (972) 392-4850

  fax: (972) 788-9334