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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThostenso Site Plan_combined          August 24, 2022 Josh Peterson Valdes Lawn Care & Snow Removal Submitted by email: jpeterson@valdeslawn.com RE: Segmental Retaining Wall Typical Section Project Location: 2815 Casco Point Road, Wayzata, Minnesota Project No. 22-6589 Dear Mr. Peterson: This letter includes important details regarding the attached design typical engineered sections for the timber retaining walls at the above location. This design is based on wall layout information provided by you in an email on August 23, 2022, including: a Certificate of Survey prepared by Gronberg and Associates dated May 18, 2022; measurements of the wall heights and face to face distances; and photos of the existing conditions. The attached typical section should be referenced for construction details. Special note should be made of the wall embedment depth and the tieback/header and deadmen lengths. Refer to local building codes, industry specifications, and American Wood Preservers Association for installation information and details. The design of the wall system assumes the following:  Wall location: Replacement of the existing tiered timber walls in the same configuration  Wall height(s): 7-feet to 2-feet as noted on the attached sketch, with minimum face-to-face distance between the walls (maximum exposed heights)  Minimum embedment depth = 6” min., or as noted  Soil conditions: Silty/Clayey Sand, friction angle = 30.0 degrees, unit weight of 125.0 lb/ft3  Required minimum soil bearing capacity = 1500 psf  Surcharge load at top of walls: Decks as noted  10:1 maximum slope at top and bottom of walls  Wall Type: 6” Treated Timber  Connections: 3/8” galvanized or treated spikes  Drainage pipe: Required These walls have not been designed for ground water surcharge loads. Direct all surface and groundwater drainage away from the walls. Methods to do so include but are not limited to the following: drainage swale, site grading, retention ponds, etc. Details of water control are left to the wall contractor or the site civil engineer. Please contact Criterium-Schimnowski to provide additional site assessment services if desired. The wall design was performed using the design guidelines presented in timber retaining wall industry guidelines and recommendations. Additional information requested by Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers but not available includes: geotechnical site survey and soil data. If soil conditions, proposed wall layouts, or other design parameters vary from that assumed, a revised analysis may be needed. Please call me if you have any questions or need more information. 2815 Casco Point Road, Wayzata, Minnesota August 24, 2022 Page | 2    This design has been prepared in strict confidence with you as our client. Reliance upon our design by other parties is strictly prohibited. If you choose to share our design, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Engineer from any third-party action. No reproduction or re-use is permitted without express written consent. Further, we will not release this design to anyone without your permission. Thank you. Sincerely, Paul Schimnowski, P.E. MN #40126 I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Paul Schimnowski, P.E.  Date: August 24, 2022 License #: 40126 (MN) 2815 Casco Point Road, Wayzata, Minnesota August 24, 2022 Page | 3    Retaining Wall Completion Reports and  Construction Inspections    To:  Retaining wall contractors and/or all clients utilizing our services for retaining wall engineering.    From:  Paul Schimnowski, PE   Retaining Wall Engineer  Criterium‐Schimnowski Engineers (CSE)  Paul@CriteriumMN.com    Date: April 1, 2022     To help contractors and other interested parties navigate the changes that many cities and jurisdictions  are making regarding construction inspection requirements and final approval letters, we are making  the following recommendations:    1. Request that the City Building Official complete the Required Inspections of Retaining Walls  form, attached.     2. Notify your client of the potential for added cost depending on city/building official  requirements. Contact our office or refer to our service agreement for current fees.    3. Contact Criterium‐Schimnowski Engineers to schedule any required inspections. Adequate lead  time is required. Similar to typical City inspections, at least one week is recommended. We  cannot guarantee immediate service.    4. Take daily construction progress photos for your records and for submittal to Criterium‐ Schimnowski Engineers upon request.    5. Complete the Statement of Conformance for your records and for submittal to Criterium‐ Schimnowski Engineers upon request. Form attached.     If a Wall Completion Report (Post‐built Conformance Letter), is requested of CSE, we will require that  you provide construction photos and Statement of Conformance. In addition, CSE will need to perform  a site visit once final grading is completed. Without these three items, we are unable to comment on  the construction/conformance of the wall.     We are here to help as much as possible. These inspection requirements are not coming from us.  Contact us if you have any questions.      2815 Casco Point Road, Wayzata, Minnesota August 24, 2022 Page | 4    Statement of Conformance  (for Retaining Wall Contractor)      Project Name/Address:  _____________________________________         _____________________________________         _____________________________________    Form to be submitted with all construction progress photos by the retaining wall contractor at time of  wall completion. This form is required in order to request a wall completion letter from CSE:    _____ Wall type: _____________________________________________________________________    _____ Reinforcement type: _____________________________________________________________    _____ Description of site soils (i.e. sand, clay, loam): _________________________________________    _____ Leveling pad size and type of material: _______________________________________________    _____ Embedment depth (courses of block buried): _________________________________________    _____ Draintile type and diameter: _______________________________________________________    _____ Drainage aggregate type and layer thickness: _________________________________________    _____ Geogrid lengths and elevations: ____________________________________________________    ______________________________________________________________________________    ______________________________________________________________________________      Compaction methods used: _______________________________________________________    I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the work is in conformance with the approved plans  and specifications, manufacturer recommendations and requirements, and/or the applicable  workmanship provisions of the code.    ______________________________________________ Date ____________________________  Signature of Person in Responsible Charge    _____________________________________________________________________________________  Printed Name/Title/Company    Submit completed form to: Melissa@CriteriumMN.com  2815 Casco Point Road, Wayzata, Minnesota August 24, 2022 Page | 5             Required Inspections of Retaining Walls  (for City Building Official)    Project Name/Address:  _____________________________________         _____________________________________    Permit Number: _____________________________________      Please choose one of the following:    _____ 1.  No inspections are required.     _____ 2. The city will perform all needed inspections.    _____ 3. The retaining wall engineer‐of‐record must complete the following:      _____ Final site visit with wall completion letter. Contractor’s Statement of  Conformance is accepted in lieu of periodic site visits during construction.     _____ Periodic site visits with a wall completion letter that includes documentation of  the engineer’s construction observations.   Number of inspections required by building official: ________________    ______________________________________________  Signature of Building Official or Authorizing Personnel    _____________________________________________________________________________________  Printed Name/Phone Number    ________________________________  Date  2815 Casco Point Road, Wayzata, Minnesota August 24, 2022 Page | 6    DESIGN PROVISIONS: 1.  REFER TO WOOD RETAINING WALL INDUSTRY GUIDELINES.   2.  SEE PRODUCT MANUFACTURER INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE  AND INSTALLATION NOTES.  3.  THE DESIGN OF THIS RETAINING WALL SYSTEM WAS BASED UPON THE EFFECTIVE STRENGTH  PARAMETERS SHOWN ON THE “SOIL VALUES” TABLE. UNLESS OTHEWISE NOTED, NO FORMAL SOIL  INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE OWNER OR OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE. IF SOIL CONDITIONS  VARY AT TIME OF CONSTRUCTION, WALL ENGINEER MUST BE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF A REVISED  DESIGN IS NEEDED.  4. THE WALL DESIGN WAS BASED ON THE INFORMATION NOTED IN THE LETTER ABOVE.  5.  REFER TO WALL CALCULATIONS FOR BEARING CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS.  6. NO PRODUCT/MATERIAL SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF  CRITERIUM‐SCHIMNOWSKI ENGINEERS.   7. FINAL SITE GRADES AND ROOF DRAINS SHALL DIRECT RUNOFF AWAY FROM ANY RETAINING WALL(S).  UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE WALL(S) HAS NOT BEEN DESIGNED FOR HYDROSTATIC SURCHARGE  LOADING.   8.  THE WALL DESIGN WAS PERFORMED USING DESIGN GUIDELINES PRESENTED IN THE THIRD EDITION OF  THE "DESIGN MANUAL FOR SEGMENTAL RETAINING WALLS" PUBLISHED BY NCMA.  DESIGN LIMITATIONS:  1. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHIN THESE DOCUMENTS IS FOR THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF THE  PROPOSED RETAINING WALL(S) ONLY.  THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AND/OR WORK RELATED TO  HANDRAILS, GUARDRAILS, OR OTHER LIFE/SAFETY ISSUES ARE EXCLUDED FROM THESE DOCUMENTS  AND ARE TO BE PROVIDED BY OTHERS.  2. SITE LAYOUT AND GRADING DESIGN ARE NOT INCLUDED IN WALL DESIGN SERVICES. THOSE SERVICE  ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SITE CIVIL ENGINEER.  3. INTERNAL COMPOUND STABILITY (ICS) HAS BEEN CALCULATED FOR THIS PROJECT BY CRITERIUM.  HOWEVER, ICS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR A GLOBAL STABILITY ANALYSIS WHICH SHOULD BE  PERFORMED BY A QUALIFIED GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER. ADDITIONAL SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION MAY  BE REQUIRED.  SUGGESTED QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS:  1. A QUALIFIED ENGINEER OR TECHNICIAN SHALL SUPERVISE THE WALL CONSTRUCTION TO VERIFY SITE  SOIL CONDITIONS.  IF THE PROJECT GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER DOES NOT PERFORM THIS WORK, A  QUALIFIED GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER/TECHNICIAN SHALL BE HIRED TO ASSURE THE RETAINING WALL IS  CONSTRUCTED WITH PROPER SOIL PARAMETERS.  2. A QUALIFIED GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER SHALL BE CONSULTED TO VERIFY THE SUITABILITY OF DESIGN  ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY CRITERIUM.  3. WALL EXCAVATION AND SOILS SHALL BE INSPECTED FOR GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS. THE  GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER SHALL DETERMINE ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE PROVISIONS TO BE  INCORORATED INTO THE WALL DESIGN.   4. THE WALL DESIGN ENGINEER SHALL BE HIRED TO PERFORM A PRE‐CONSTRUCTION SITE VISIT.  5. THE WALL DESIGN ENGINEER CAN BE HIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION SERVICES.   6. THE WALL CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING QUALITY CONTROL FOR THE  CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.  7. SEE PROJECT CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WILL BE  PROVIDED BY ALL PARTIES.   28 1 5 C a s c o P o i n t R o a d , W a y z a t a , M i n n e s o t a Au g u s t 2 4 , 2 0 2 2 Pa g e | 7     T E R M S A N D C O N D I T I O N S - Ef f e c t i v e N o v . 1 0 . 2 0 2 0 Th i s d e s i g n i s e x p r e s s l y m a d e s u b j e c t t o t h e f o l l o w i n g t e rm s a n d c o n d i t i o n s t o w h i c h a l l p e r s o n s t h a t r e c e i v e a n d r e l y th e r e o n a g r e e : 1. ST A N D A R D O F S E R V I C E : S e r v i c e s p e r f o r m e d b y E N G I N E E R u n d e r t h i s a g r e e m e n t s h a l l b e p e r f o r m e d i n a m a n n e r co n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e s k i l l a n d c a r e o r d i n a r i l y u s e d b y m e mb e r s o f t h e e n g i n e e r i n g p r o f e ss i o n p r a c t i c i n g u n d e r s i m i l a r co n d i t i o n s a t t h e t i m e a n d i n t h e l o ca l i t y t h e s e r v i c e s a r e p e r f o r m e d .  C L I E N T r e c o g n i z e s t h a t i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o ns o f E N G I N E E R a r e b a s e d s o l e l y o n t h e i n f o r m a t i o n av a i l a b l e t o t h e c o m p a n y .  E N G I N E E R w i l l b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h o s e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , b u t s h a l l n o t b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e in t e r p r e t a t i o n b y o t h e r s o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n d e v e l o p e d .  S e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d r e f l e c t t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l j u d g m e n t o f E N G I N E E R , t o t h e b e s t o f E N G I N E E R ' s k n o w l e d g e , in f o r m a t i o n , a n d b e l i e f a s o f t h e d a t e h e r e o f .  N o o t h e r w a r r a n t y o r g u a r a n t e e , ex p r e s s o r i m p l i e d , i s m a d e . 2. SC O P E O F S E R V I C E : S e r v i c e s p e r f o r m e d b y E N G I N E E R a r e e x p r e s s l y l i m i t e d b y t h e s c o p e o f s e r v i c e s E N G I N E E R ha s b e e n e m p l o y e d b y C L I E N T t o p e r f o r m . 3. TE R M S O F P A Y M E N T : E N G I N E E R m a y r e q u i r e a r e t a i n e r f e e t o be p a i d b e f o r e c o m m e n c i n g a n y p r o j e c t . E x t e n d e d en g a g e m e n t s m a y r e q u i r e i n t e r i m i n v o i c i n g o n a w e e k l y , m o n t h l y , o r o t h e r b a s i s . A t t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e p r o j e c t , w e wi l l i s s u e a f i n a l i n v o i c e . P a y m e n t o f e a c h i n v o i c e i s d u e u p o n p r e s e n t a t i o n . F a i l u r e t o p a y i n v o i c e s w i t h i n t h e a l l o t t e d ti m e p e r i o d w i l l c o n s t i t u t e a b r e a c h o f c o n t r a c t a n d m a y r e s u lt i n s u s p e n s i o n o f w o r k u n t i l s u c h t i m e a s a l l o v e r d u e pa y m e n t s a r e m a d e i n f u l l . S h o u l d a n y s u s p e n s i o n o c c u r be c a u s e o f o v e r d u e p a y m e n t s , t h e t i m e f o r c o n t r a c t co m p l e t i o n , i f a n y i s s t a t e d , s h a l l b e e x t e n d e d b y t h e p e r i od o f t h e s u s p e n s i o n . I n v o i c e d b a l a n c e s r e m a i n i n g u n p a i d f o r th i r t y ( 3 0 ) d a y s a f t e r t h e d a t e o f i n v o i c e m a y b e c h a r g e d a fi n a n c e c h a r g e i n t h e a m o u n t o f ½ p e r c e n t p e r m o n t h f r o m th e d a t e o f i n v o i c e . I f a n i n v o i c e r e m a i n s u n p a i d a n d i t b e c om e s n e c e s s a r y , i n t h e E N G I N E E R S ’ o p i n i o n t o i n i t i a t e co l l e c t i o n p r o c e d u r e s , t h e C L I E N T h e r e b y a g r e e s t o p a y a ll c o l l e c t i o n c o s t s i n c l u d i n g , bu t n o t l i m i t e d t o , r e a s o n a b l e fe e s f o r a t t o r n e y s r e t a i n e d b y E N G I N E E R a n d c o u r t c o s t s a t ou r s t a n d a r d b i l l i n g r a t e f o r t i m e n e c e s s i t a t e d i n c o u r t ap p e a r a n c e s o r p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c l a i m t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e c o u r t j u r i s d i c t i o n . E x c e p t i o n s t o p a y m e n t t e r m s m u s t b e sp e c i f i e d i n w r i t i n g . 4. OW N E R S H I P O F D O C U M E N T S : A l l r e p o r t s , f i e l d d a t a , f i e l d n o t e s , c a lc u l a t i o n s , e s t i m a t e s a n d o t h e r d o c u m e n t s (‘ r e p o r t s ’ ) p r e p a r e d b y E n g i n e e r , a s i n s t r u me n t s o f s e r v i c e , s h a l l r e m a i n t h e p r op e r t y o f E n g i n e e r . C L I E N T a g r e e s t h a t al l r e p o r t s f u r n i s h e d t o C L I E N T o r h i s a g e n t s , w h i c h a r e n o t p a i d f o r , w i l l b e r e t u r n e d u p o n d e m a n d a n d w i l l n o t b e u s e d by C L I E N T f o r a n y p u r p o s e w h a t e v e r . E N G I N E E R w i l l r e t a i n a l l p e r t i n e n t r e c o r d s r e l a t i n g t o t h e s e r v i c e s p e r f o r m e d f o r a p e r i o d o f f i v e y e a r s f o l l o w i n g s u b m i s s i o n o f t h e r e p o r t , du r i n g w h i c h p e r i o d t h e r e c o r d s w i l l b e m a d e a v a i l a b l e t o CL I E N T a t a l l r e a s o n a b l e t i m e s . 5. CO P I E S O F D O C U M E N T S : E N G I N E E R a g r e e s t o f u r n i s h C L I E N T w i t h a n el e c t r o n i c c o p y o f o u r r e p o r t , d r a w i n g s , o r do c u m e n t s r e l a t i n g t o t h e s e r v i c e s p e r f o r m e d . H a r d co p i e s , b o u n d o r u n b o u n d , m a y b e p r o v i d e d u p o n r e q u e s t a t ch a r g e o f c o s t p l u s 1 0 p e r c e n t , a t E N G I N EE R S ’ s s o l e d i s c r e t i o n . E N G I N E E R s h a l l r e ta i n a n e l e c t r o n i c c o p y o f t h e f i n a l do c u m e n t s i n i t s f i l e s f o r a p e r i o d o f f i v e y e a r s . 6. IN S U R A N C E : E N G I N E E R r e p r e s e n t s a n d w a r r a n t s t h a t i t i s p r o t ec t e d b y W o r k e r s C o m p e n s a t i o n i n s u r a n c e a n d h a s su c h c o v e r a g e u n d e r P u b l i c L i a b i l i t y a n d P r o p e r t y Da m a g e i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s w h i c h E N G I N E E R d e e m s a d e q u a t e . Ce r t i f i c a t e f o r a l l s u c h p o l i c i e s o f i n s u r a n c e s h a l l b e p r o v i de d t o t h e C L I E N T u p o n r e q u e s t i n w r i t i n g . E N G I N E E R s h a l l no t b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a n y l o s s , d a m a g e o r l i a b i l i t y a r i s i ng f r o m a n y a c t s b y C L I E N T , i t s a g e n t s , s t a f f a n d o t h e r co n s u l t a n t s e m p l o y e d b y i t . 7. TE R M I N A T I O N : T h i s a g r e e m e n t m a y b e t e r m i n a t e d b y e i t h e r p a r t y b y w r i t t e n n o t i c e . I n t he e v e n t o f t e r m i n a t i o n , EN G I N E E R s h a l l b e p a i d f o r s e r v i c e s p e r f o r m e d a n d e x p e n s e s i n c u r r e d u p t o t h e t e r m i n a t i o n n o t i c e d a t e . N e i t h e r CL I E N T n o t E N G I N E E R m a y d e l e g a t e , a s s i g n , s u b l e t o r t r a n s f e r hi s / h e r d u t i e s o r i n t e r e s t i n t h i s A g r e e m e n t w i t h o u t t h e wr i t t e n c o n s e n t o f t h e o t h e r p a r t y . 8. LI M I T A T I O N O F L I A B I L I T Y : T o t h e f u l l e s t e x t e n t p e r m i t t e d b y l a w , C L I E N T a n d E N G I N E E R (a ) w a i v e a g a i n s t e a c h o t h e r , a n d t h e o t h e r ' s e m p l o y e e s , o f f i c e r s , d i r e c t o r s , a g e n t s , i n s u r e r s , p a r t n e r s , a n d co n s u l t a n t s , a n y a n d a l l c l a i m s f o r o r e n t i t l e m e n t t o s p e c i a l , i n c i d e n t a l , i n d i r e c t , o r c o n s e q u e n t i a l d a m a g e s ar i s i n g o u t o f , r e s u l t i n g f r o m , o r i n a n y w a y r e l a t e d t o t h i s r e p o r t , (b ) a g r e e t h a t E N G I N E E R ’ s t o t a l l i a b i l i t y t o C L I E N T s ha l l b e l i m i t e d t o t h e t o t a l a m ou n t o f c o m p e n s a t i o n r e c e i v e d by E N G I N E E R , (c ) a g r e e t h a t C L I E N T w i l l d e f e n d , in d e m n i f y , a n d h o l d h a r m l e s s E N G I N EE R f r o m a n d a g a i n s t a n y c l a i m s , li a b i l i t i e s , a c t i o n s , d e m a n d s , l o s s e s , d a m a g e s , c o s t s a n d ex p e n s e s s u s t a i n e d b y a n y t h i r d - p a r t y n o t g r a n t e d re l i a n c e o n E N G I N E E R ’ s r e p o r t s a n d s e r v i c e s , (d ) a g r e e t h a t a n y a c t i o n a r i s i n g o u t o f o r r e l a t e d t o t h e s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d m u s t b e b r o u g h t t o E N G I N E E R ’ S at t e n t i o n n o l a t e r t h a n t w o ( 2 ) y e a r s a f t e r t h e d a t e o f t h e s e r v i c e s , a n d (e ) i f a n a c t i o n i s b r o u g h t a g a i n s t t h e E N G I N E E R a n d t he E N G I N E E R p r e v a i l s , E N G I N E E R s h a l l b e e n t i t l e d t o re c o v e r c o s t s a n d e x p e n s e s , i n c l u d i n g r e a s o n a b l e a t t o r n e y s ' f e e s a n d c o s t s . 9. 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