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February 3rd, 2016
Subject: Summary of Materials Testing Services -Special
Inspection Services – West Wing Addition Foundation, Vail
Valley Medical Center – Phase 1, Vail, Colorado
Ground Engineering Job Number: 15-6565
Mr. Chris Knight
Project One Integrated Services, LLC
88 Inverness Drive East, Building G, Suite 101
Englewood, CO 80112
Attn: Mr. Knight,
This letter summarizes the special inspection and materials testing services GROUND Engineering
Consultants, Inc. (GROUND) performed during construction of the foundation elements for the West Wing
Addition for the Vail Valley Medical Center – Phase 1. The special inspection and materials testing services
were performed at times scheduled by the Contractor and/or Subcontractors between September 29th, 2015
and December 31st, 2015.
During construction, representatives of our office were present on a part time basis to periodically observe
the open-hole excavations and structural fills placed to date for foundation elements. Representatives of our
office periodically observed reinforcing steel placement, drilled and epoxied reinforcing steel and performed
periodic testing on the structural concrete placed for the foundation, foundation walls and other structural
elements. Samples of the structural concrete were periodically tested to determine physical properties and
compressive strength.
Based on the field observations to date, RFI’s received and/or project documentation received from the
design team, it is our opinion that the materials observed for the structural soils and reinforced concrete
were in general accordance with project plans, specifications, and/or applicable RFI’s at the time of
observation and/or testing.
The observations and materials testing as indicated above were performed periodically to provide data to the
Owner, Contractor and Subcontractors to assist them in evaluating the general compliance of the materials
and/or work with the contract documents at the times of our observation and testing. We did not supervise,
direct nor have any control over any of the Contractor’s or Subcontractor’s work. We were not responsible
for the Contractor’s or Subcontractor’s scheduling of our services, means, methods, procedures, techniques,
or sequences of construction, nor responsible for ensuring that any Contractor or Subcontractor performed
or completed the work in accordance with the contract documents or construction industry standards.
If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
GROUND Engineering Consultants, Inc.
Chris Hutto, C.E.T. Reviewed by Carl Henderson, P.E.