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for Des Moines residents and Marina tenants/visitors.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Just a reminder….


Tomorrow from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. is the Open House for the North Marina Combined Projects… rain or shine! (There will be tents set up in the Marina Office parking lot for you to get out of the weather.) See details about the Open House in the February 17 post below.

Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

After Hours Work - February 24 through February 26

IMCO General Construction has received approval to perform pile driving and carpentry activities at the Des Moines Marina after normal working hours beginning today, February 24, and extending through Friday, February 26. The specific activities listed below all require the lower tide levels that occur during the evening hours this week.

Pile Driving adjacent to the Marina’s Guest Moorage Area: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.:
In providing approval for IMCO to perform pile driving activities after normal working hours, City of Des Moines Development Services stipulated the following conditions must be met:
1. The construction site (pile driving area) must be completely shut down for the day, to include turning off the construction lighting, by 8:30 PM each night.
2. The contractor is required to comply with all noise requirements established by the City’s Municipal Code and WAC 173-60.
3. Construction lighting shall be directed away from the residential areas and limited to lighting need to safely illuminate the work zone as established by industry standards.
4. Daily noise monitoring reports demonstrating compliance with the City’s Municipal Code and WAC 173-60 must be provided to the City the next day following each night of work.

Concrete Pile Cap formwork (carpentry) on the waterside of the new bulkhead: 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.:
Based on a review of the tide charts and the nature of the proposed work, the City of Des Moines Building Official approved a modification to the City’s “Hours of Construction” provided the following conditions are imposed:
1. Construction lighting (see 3. Above)
2. When work will occur after 7 p.m., all efforts will be made to stage materials near the work zone prior to 7 p.m. in order to reduce the use of construction equipment required to utilize back-up alarms.
3. Compliance with State of Washington noise ordinances (WAC 173-60-40/WAC 173-60-50).
4. When work occurs after 10:00 p.m., the Contractor shall take periodic noise readings to ensure compliance with the requirements of WAC 173-60-040.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during the construction of the North Marina Combined Projects.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

POSTPONED: Marina Office Parking Lot Closed Wednesday and Thursday

2/24/2010 UPDATE:  Work will be postponed until later date TBD.

IMCO will be shutting down the south side of the Marina Office "horseshoe" parking lot tomorrow afternoon, February 24, through Thursday afternoon, February 25, in order to install the 84” storm drain manhole and 36” reinforced concrete pipe. 

The construction access gate on Dock Ave. S. will be closed at the north end of the dry sheds.

Pedestrian access to the Marina Office, M-Dock, N-Dock and Guest Moorage will be though the east side pedestrian walkway opening by the boat storage yard.

Friday, February 19, 2010

No Construction Work Saturday, but Extended Hours Next Week

IMCO General Construction will not be working tomorrow, Saturday, February 20, as originally planned.

However, IMCO has received conditional approval to perform pile driving activities from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. next week beginning Wednesday, February 24, through Saturday, February 27. City of Des Moines Development Services have granted approval with the following conditions:

1. The construction site must be completely shut down for the day, to include turning off the construction lighting, by 8:30 PM each night.

2. The contractor is required to comply with all noise requirements established by the City’s Municipal Code and WAC 173-60.

3. Construction lighting shall be directed away from the residential areas and limited to lighting needed to safely illuminate the work zone as established by industry standards.

4. Daily noise monitoring reports demonstrating compliance with the City’s Municipal Code and WAC 173-60 must be provided to the City the next day following each night of work.

As always, thank you for your patience and understanding during the on-going construction

Water Shut-Off from J-Dock to N-Dock on Monday

Due to construction of the 36" storm drain in the immediate vicinity of the water main just south of the Marina Office, water to J-, K-, L-, M- and N-Docks will be shut-off on Monday, February 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Please contact the Marina Office at 206-824-5700 if you have any questions or concerns.

Access Changes to M/N Docks and Guest Moorage

Beginning Monday afternoon, February 22, access to the M-Dock, N-Dock and Guest Moorage area will be via the N-Dock ramp.  There will be a temporary walkway from the Marina Office breezeway south along the bulkhead to the N-Dock ramp.  The Guest Moorage ramp will be temporarily removed in order to install sheet pile through the area.

Please contact the Marina office if you need assistance in accessing M, N, or Guest Moorage docks during this time.  Thank you for your patience with the on-going construction and resulting access changes.

Scheduled Power Outages - Dry Sheds

Underground utility construction work at the Marina will require a scheduled power outage to the exterior electrical outlets at the two dry shed buildings.  Power will be off to the west dry shed building beginning today and the east dry shed building beginning early next week.  The duration of the scheduled outage will be approximately one month.