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SunwoodDriveΑStreetImprovements <br />Ramsey,Minnesota <br />NTIProjectNo.16.61770.100 <br />CLOSURE <br />Asthewidelyspaced,smalldiameterboringsprovideonlyalimitedamountofdataregardingthe <br />existingfill,theexistingfillmaycontainsoftzones,debrisorsignificantlygreateramountsofunsuitable <br />materialsthancouldbereasonablyinferredfromtheboringinformation.Unsuitablematerialsmaynot <br />bediscoveredduringconstructionandmayremainburiedwithinthefillbelowtheslabsandpavements, <br />resultingingreaterthananticipatedsettlementsoftheslabsandpavements.Theseriskscannotbe <br />eliminatedwithoutcompletelyremovingthefill,butcanbereducedbythoroughexplorationand <br />testingduringsitepreparationandconstruction. <br />Ourconclusionsandrecommendationsarepredicatedonobservationandtestingoftheearthwork <br />directedbyGeotechnicalEngineerofRecord.Ouropinionsarebasedondataassumedrepresentative <br />ofthesite.However,theareacoverageofboringsinrelationtotheentireprojectisverysmall.Forthis <br />andotherreasons,wedonotwarrantconditionsbelowthedepthofourborings,orthatthestrata <br />loggedfromourboringsarenecessarilytypicalofthesite.Deviationsfromourrecommendationsby <br />plans,writtenspecifications,orfieldapplicationsshallrelieveusofresponsibilityunlessourwritten <br />concurrencewithsuchdeviationshasbeenestablished. <br />Thescopeofservicesforthisprojectdoesnotincludeeitherspecificallyorbyimplicationany <br />environmentalorbiologicalassessmentofthesiteoridentificationorpreventionofpollutants, <br />hazardousmaterialsorconditions.Iftheownerisconcernedaboutthepotentialforsuch <br />contaminationorpollution,otherstudiesshouldbeundertaken. <br />ThisreporthasbeenpreparedfortheexclusiveuseofTheCityofRamseyanditsagentsforspecific <br />applicationtotheproposedSunwoodDriveΑStreetImprovementsprojectintheCityofRamsey, <br />Minnesota.NorthernTechnologies,LLChasendeavoredtocomplywithgenerallyacceptedgeotechnical <br />engineeringpracticecommontothelocalarea.NorthernTechnologies,LLCmakesnootherwarranty, <br />expressorimplied. <br />NorthernTechnologies,LLC <br />Iherebycertifythatthisplan, <br />specification,orreportwaspreparedby <br />meorundermydirectsupervisionand <br />DebraA.Schroeder,P.E. <br />thatIamaDulyLicensedProfessional <br />SeniorEngineer <br />EngineerundertheLawsoftheStateof <br />Minnesota. <br />DebraA.Schroeder <br />StevenD.Gerber,P.E. <br />Date:11/23/2016Reg.No.52743 <br />SeniorEngineer <br />Attachments <br />AppendixAGeneralNotes <br />AppendixBGroundwaterIssues,CompactionandPlacementofFill <br />AppendixCAttachments:BoringLocationDiagram(1),SoilBoringLogs(11) <br />AppendixDPhotographs(11cores) <br />Page7of7 <br /> <br />