11-002 Weekly Activity Report Summary
WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
VAMC Northampton, MA Contract # VA241-C-0125
Week of: June 1-4, 2010
Site Superintendent: Pay Mahan
QA/QC Manager: Mark Campbell, PE
AES Project Manager: Philip Smith, P.G.
Operations: Completed excavating basins 1 and 2 to subgrade. Fill removed from basin areas moved to upper landfill area. Test pits performed at basin 1 to confirm bottom. Removal
from site of all stumps in progress. Fill installed in the bottom of both basins. Clay berm being constructed at basin 1, approximately 75% complete. Bates placing clay in 6” lifts
and compacting. Yankee Testing on site 6/4 to perform compaction tests on clay. Both tests passed over 95%. Performed silt fence maintenance. Bates confirmed top of berm elevation
for QA/QC representative.
Materials Purchased/Delivered/Installed: multiple loads of clay, common fill, sand and loam. Skimmers for basins
Subcontractor Work: 3 loads of stumps removed from site.
Equipment on site: See report for last week. Equipment to be on site for most of the project.
Safety Violations: None
MA DEP/City of Northampton Personnel Site Visits: Charlie Cline DEP on 6/2/10. Expressed concern re: asbestos and making sure large pieces of concrete, etc. are not placed near top
of landfill.
Comments:
Submitted By: Mark Campbell, PE
Photos: None Plans: None On-Schedule: Yes
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VAMC Northampton, MA Contract # VA241-C-0125
Week of: July 12 – July 16, 2010
Site Superintendent: Pat Mahan
QA/QC Manager: Mark Campbell, PE
AES Project Manager: Philip Smith, P.G.
Operations: Bates completed installation of sand layer under geo-membrane on Wednesday. Also
installed gas vent piping. Membrane liner started and completed on Thursday. Geo-textile material
installation commenced on Friday
Materials Purchased/Delivered/Installed: Multiple loads of sand
Subcontractor Work: New England Liner installing liner and geo-textile
Equipment on site: See report for last week.
SWPPP Inspections: No rain event this week. Hay bales and silt fence inspected and found to be in
working condition. Bates rolled and cleaned up access road
Safety Violations: None
MA DEP/City of Northampton Personnel Site Visits: Charlie Clines, DEP. Charlie noted build up of
stone along silt fence on access road. I advised him that the situation has been stable for several
weeks, and we will continue to keep and eye on it as well as clean up the access road. Overall, Charlie
was pleased with the progress and quality of the work.
Comments: Light sprinkle on Wednesday allowed Bates to achieve compaction of the sand without
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use of water truck. All 8 tests passed 1 try. Liner installation QC; observed all air testing and
vacuum testing. Destructive testing in site truck passed. Samples sent out to independent lab.
Submitted By: Mark Campbell, PE
Photos: None Plans: None On-Schedule: Yes
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VAMC Northampton, MA Contract # VA241-C-0125
Week of: June 28 – July 2, 2010
Site Superintendent: Pat Mahan
QA/QC Manager: Mark Campbell, PE
AES Project Manager: Philip Smith, P.G.
Operations: Having completed the work of establishing the limits of the new landfill, Bates is now
focusing operation on rough grading the site to final landfill contours. Bates established a haul road
going up the middle of the landfill to allow for ease of delivery of the multiple loads of common fill
needed for the last layer of daily cover. Rough grading being accomplished mostly with the use of the
D6 dozer, followed up by the vibratory roller. Prior to installation of final layer of daily cover, I
walked the site with Pat to identify items that may be of concern, i.e. large chunks of concrete, etc. that
need to get buried deeper to prevent popping up over time.
Materials Purchased/Delivered/Installed: Multiple loads of sand to be used as common fill. Geonet
material (24 rolls) along with test certs.
Subcontractor Work: None
Equipment on site: See report for last week. Small dozer also added (note that both dozers on site are
LGP).
Safety Violations: None
MA DEP/City of Northampton Personnel Site Visits: Larry Hanson, DEP. Larry is looking for an
answer re: the swale and berm being permanent or temporary. No concern either way for him.
Comments: Bates has scheduled the compaction tests for the common fill for 7/8/10
Submitted By: Mark Campbell, PE
Photos: None Plans: None On-Schedule: Yes
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VAMC Northampton, MA Contract # VA241-C-0125
Week of: July 5 – July 9, 2010
Site Superintendent: Pat Mahan
QA/QC Manager: Mark Campbell, PE
AES Project Manager: Philip Smith, P.G.
Operations: Bates completed installation of common fill layer on Friday. Also dug for anchor
trench.
Materials Purchased/Delivered/Installed: Multiple loads of sand to be used as common fill.
Subcontractor Work: None
Equipment on site: See report for last week.
SWPPP Inspections: SWPPP based inspections have been occurring since I arrived on the project on
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6/7/10. As per the SWPPP plan in the contract documents, Bates 1 activity, after installation of all
hay bales and silt fence, was to construct the retention basins. Bates began that work on 6/1/10 and
completed it on 6/10/10. There were several rain events during the construction of the basins, but the
clay barrier prevented any runoff from the basin construction. Additionally, the site had been cleared
and grubbed, but there remained a firm top soil level such that runoff from the landfill site itself was
essentially zero. No discharge of pollutants was observed to leave the site.
Upon completion of the basins, an unusually dry period occurred, in fact it is still occurring. There
have been no significant rain events since the completion of the basins to this current date. Hay bale
and silt fence inspections continue on a weekly basis. The access road, which is covered in crushed
stone, has stone build up along the sides of the silt fence, but the situation has been stable for 3-4
weeks.
Safety Violations: None
MA DEP/City of Northampton Personnel Site Visits: None
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Comments: Compaction tests on 7/8 did not pass; material far too dry. Bates brought in a water
truck on Friday, moistened and re-rolled the site, and the required 8 compaction tests all passed. I also
had Bates did eight test pits in the common fill to confirm proper depth. All were within a ¼”, most
were somewhat more than the required 12”.
Submitted By: Mark Campbell, PE
Photos: None Plans: None On-Schedule: Yes
90 Madison Street, Suite 605, Worcester, MA 01608, Tele: (508) 363-4882, Fax: (508) 363-4883
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