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January 30, 2015
Project No. KE120557A
Chris Garg, VIVID
19831 15th Avenue NW
Shoreline, Washington 98177
Subject: Summary of Geotechnical Special Inspections
Garg Veterinary Clinic
310 5th Avenue South
Edmonds, Washington
Permit No. BLD2013-1421
Dear Dr. Garg:
As requested by your general contractor, Wilcox Construction, this letter provides a summary of
Associated Earth Sciences, Inc.'s (AESI's) construction monitoring for geotechnical aspects related
to the new animal hospital and associated improvements. We have documented our observations
in daily field reports that have been distributed to the design and construction team. Copies can
be provided upon request. AESI completed a "Subsurface Exploration, Geologic Hazard, and
Geotechnical Engineering Report" for the project on February 20, 2013.
Construction Monitoring
Construction monitoring for the animal hospital started September 11, 2014 with site visits
completed on a part-time basis. Our last site visit for the referenced work was completed on
January 9, 2015. Representatives from AESI made seven site visits for the work being done for the
animal hospital and associated improvements. Our construction monitoring observations and
testing included: foundation subgrades for the animal hospital building and elevator pit;
temporary excavation observations; dewatering observations; and utility trench backfill and
pavement testing. Although soldier pile shoring was shown on the project plans, the temporary
excavation for the building was achieved with a combination of sloped cuts and low ecology block
walls.
Kirkland Office 1911 Fifth Avenue I Kirkland, WA 98033 P 1425.827.7701 F 1425.827.5424
Everett Office 12911 % Hewitt Avenue, Suite 2 1 Everett, WA 98201 P 1425.259.0522 F 1425.252.3408
Tacoma Office 11552 Commerce Street, Suite 102 1 Tacoma, WA 98402 P 1253.722.2992 F 1253.722.2993
www.aesgeo.com
In our opinion, the geotechnical-related work observed by us and documented in our field reports
was in accordance with the plans and project specifications. Geotechnical construction monitoring
services for this site are now complete.
Closure
We appreciate the opportunity to be of continued service. Please do not hesitate to call if we can
answer any questions regarding this letter or other geotechnical engineering aspects of the
project.
Sincerely,
ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INC.
Kirkland, Washington
Bruce L. Blyton, P.E.
Senior Principal Engineer
cc: Kirt Jones at Wilcox Construction
kjones@wilcoxconstruction.com
Jennifer Phang at Architectural Werks
0ennifer@awerks.com
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