UESDOCS 1253034 v2 COR_CSD_CCNC_Opinon_Letter_on_Native_Soil_as_Topsoil.pdf
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This pre-solicitation notice provides details for an upcoming construction project solicitation for Cape Canaveral National Cemetery Phase 2 Expansion. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to issue a request for proposals for a design-build-build construction project with an estimated value between $20-50 million to develop approximately 30 acres and provide 32,200 additional gravesites, including casketed and cremated remains sites, at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Brevard County, Florida. The solicitation will be set aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and have a North American Industry Classification System code of 237990 for other heavy and civil engineering construction. The project duration is estimated at 1,100 calendar days from notice to proceed. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management and Vendor Information Pages. No additional evaluation preference will be given for proposals including a Project Labor Agreement.
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August 14, 2015
Randall Garretson G & C Fab-Con, LLC 5 Foster Lane Bldg A Flemington, NJ 08822
Re: Opinion Letter on Acceptability of Native Soil as Topsoil under Sod
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery Scottsmoor, Florida Universal Project No. 0310.1500074.0000 Docs No. 1253034v2
We understand that you have native topsoil on site that you plan to use as surface material to place purchased sod over. The native topsoil materials have been extensively tested and consist of relatively clean sands with a small amount of organic material. The range of tests we have for the typical native soils indicate that the percent fines run between 1.3 to 5.2 percent (average +/- 3%), the pH runs between 6.4 to 8.5 (average +/- 7), and the organic content runs between 1.2 to 7.6 percent (average +/-2%).
Based off the project specifications, the available native topsoil does not have sufficient organic content of minimum 4%. Our past experience with the use of sod in this area (East Central Florida) is that the pH of the surface soil is the most important factor for growth of sod. Organic content of the underlying soils is typically not a major concern. In our opinion, the specifications do not appear to have been specifically tailored to the use of sod in this region.
Therefore, it is our opinion that you should allow your landscaping subcontractor to perform whatever tests of the available native topsoil that they deem necessary to make their own recommendations for any native topsoil treatment that is necessary for the successful growth of their delivered sod product. Then, we recommend that you submit that information to the owner to request using the professional landscaper’s regionally tailored approach in lieu of the project specifications concerning topsoil (beneath sod).
We trust this information is sufficient. The purpose of this letter was to provide an opinion on the general use of the native topsoil materials under sod for this site. We take no responsibility of the future performance of this material. Please call if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely, Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc.
Richard E. Hoaglin, P.E.
Branch Manager FL Reg. No. 48796
820 Brevard Avenue, Rockledge, Florida 32955 (321) 638-0808 Fax (321) 638-0978 www.UniversalEngineering.com
| 2015-08-14T09:36:30-0400 | |
| Richard E. Hoaglin, P.E. |
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