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Report of Geotechnical Exploration West Armstrong Redevelopment Area, Ramsey, Minnesota March 30, 2022 AET Report No. P-0004952 AMERIAN ENGINEERING TESTING 1.0 INTRODUCTION The city of Ramsey (City) is proposing to perform street and utility improvements in the West Armstrong Redevelopment Area in Ramsey, Minnesota. To assist planning and design, you have authorized American Engineering Testing, Inc. (AET) to conduct a subsurface exploration program at the site, conduct soil laboratory testing, and perform a geotechnical engineering review for the project. This report presents the results of the above services, and provides our engineering recommendations based on this data. 2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES AET's services were performed according to our proposal to you dated July 28, 2021, which you authorized on December 20, 2021. The authorized scope consists of the following. • Drilling 3 standard penetration test borings to a depth of 14% feet each. • Performing soil laboratory testing. • Performing a geotechnical engineering review based on the data and preparing this report. These services are intended for geotechnical purposes only. The scope is not intended to explore for the presence or extent of environmental contamination in the soil or groundwater. 3.0 PROJECT INFORMATION We understand the City is planning to reconstruct 147th Avenue NW, 146th Avenue NW, and Farret Street NW and extend Farret Street NW to the north. These improvements are located west of Armstrong Boulevard NW and south of Bunker Lake Boulevard. We understand that the project will involve reconstructing or constructing a bituminous roadway with public utilities (sewer and watermain). The above stated information represents our understanding of the proposed construction. This information is an integral part of our engineering review. It is important that you contact us if there are changes from that described so that we can evaluate whether modifications to our recommendations are appropriate. Page 1 of 7