Letter to M&N Dock Tenants -- 12/23/09

FURTHER UPDATE?  Yes, there has been another change to the scheduled work.  The Contractor will be unable to perform the work tomorrow, Thursday, January 7, as planned.  Please continue to check this post for updates; I will let you know as soon as the work has been re-scheduled.  Thank you for your continued patience.

UPDATE January 6, 2010:  The Contractor has just informed us that removal of the ramp to N Dock and electrical shutdown to M and N Docks will take place tomorrow, Thursday, January 7, through midday Friday, January 8.  Please note that tenants will still have access to the M and N Docks during this time via the ramp to the guest moorage area as detailed in the original post below.  Thanks!

UPDATE January 4, 2010:  The temporary removal of the ramp to N Dock and the electrical shutdown to M and N Docks will not take place today as originally planned.  We will update this post as soon as the Contractor reschedules this work.  Thanks for your continued patience and cooperation during construction.
   

The following is a letter from Joe Dusenbury, Harbormaster, to tenants on M and N Docks regarding access restrictions and planned power outage on Monday, January 4, 2010:

Dear M and N Dock tenants:

As previously reported to you in my November letter, access to the M and N Docks has been restricted due to heavy construction activity related to the North Marina Combined Projects. IMCO General Construction, Inc. continues to make progress in installing the new bulkhead, with sheet pile installation currently in the area just south of M Dock and extending northward toward N Dock.

As you have probably already noticed, the gangway to the M Dock has been removed. Access to both M and N Docks is through the N Dock gate, with a temporary walkway from N-01 to the north side of M Dock. M Dock tenants’ gate cards have been re-programmed to open the N Dock gate. Parking is available on the east side of the dry sheds along Dock Avenue. From this parking area, there is a pedestrian walkway along the north side of the Marina office to get to the N Dock ramp.

In order to install the sheet pile for the new bulkhead in the area of the N Dock ramp, on MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2010, the N Dock ramp is scheduled to be temporarily removed/lifted and power to M and N Docks will be shut-off. Access to the M and N dock that day will be through the ramp from the Marina Office area down to the guest moorage area and then southward to the N Dock. The contractor anticipates that the necessary work can be completed in a single day, however, please be aware that if unforeseen circumstances arise, the access restriction and scheduled power outage may extend to the following day. Any changes to the scheduled access restriction/power outage will be posted to the project website at http://desmoinesmarina.blogspot.com/.

If you have any concerns or require assistance in accessing the docks on January 4, 2010, please call the Marina office at 206-824-5700 or contact any Marina employee.

Thank you for your cooperation.