Understood and thanks for the update.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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From: Patrick Bachmeier <Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 11:31 AM
To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
Cc: C Heuberger <cheuberger@dyerpart.com>; George Wells <George.Wells@themeigroup.com>; Hammond, Darrell <d5h@nwnatural.com>; Schurter, Andrew <Andrew.Schurter@nwnatural.com>; Ryan Quigley <rquigley@dyerpart.com>; Sam Miller <smiller@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: RE: [External]RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Gerald,
Based on the situation with the current and projected AQI levels, MEI has deemed it necessary to shut down all field work through Tuesday, 9/15/2020 (see attached for the full statement from our Safety Director). I will update you all again as soon as we know more. In the meantime, please let us know if you have questions or need any further information.
Thank you,
PATRICK BACHMEIER, LEED AP
Project Manager / Estimator
C 971-865-0200 | o 503-674-0900 | f 503-674-0959
PO Box 798, 5501 NE 223rd Ave. Fairview, OR 97024
From: Gerald Fisher [mailto:gfisher@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 10:07 AM
To: Patrick Bachmeier <Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com>
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Subject: RE: [External]RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Sounds good. Thanks Patrick.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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From: Patrick Bachmeier <Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 9:50 AM
To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
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Subject: RE: [External]RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Good Morning Gerald,
Thanks for the update, George will swing by the site this afternoon to assess the conditions. We are taking the AQI issue day by day and will be making the call this afternoon as to whether or not our crews will be working tomorrow. I’ll update you again once I have more information.
Thank you,
PATRICK BACHMEIER, LEED AP
Project Manager / Estimator
C 971-865-0200 | o 503-674-0900 | f 503-674-0959
PO Box 798, 5501 NE 223rd Ave. Fairview, OR 97024
From: Gerald Fisher [mailto:gfisher@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 9:21 AM
To: Patrick Bachmeier <Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com>
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Subject: RE: [External]RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Hi Patrick,
They dropped Molalla to a level 2 evacuation and residents are starting to come back in. If possible please check the status of the site for safety today and then if you want to start work on Tuesday or Wednesday then that is OK with us. Air quality will improve as the week progresses. Let me know your thoughts on this and when you would like to start. Thanks.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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From: Patrick Bachmeier <Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 1:40 PM
To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>; Hammond, Darrell <d5h@nwnatural.com>
Cc: C Heuberger <cheuberger@dyerpart.com>; George Wells <George.Wells@themeigroup.com>; Schurter, Andrew <Andrew.Schurter@nwnatural.com>; Ryan Quigley <rquigley@dyerpart.com>; Sam Miller <smiller@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: RE: [External]RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Thanks Gerald – I hope you and your team stay safe as well. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to help.
PATRICK BACHMEIER, LEED AP
Project Manager / Estimator
C 971-865-0200 | o 503-674-0900 | f 503-674-0959
PO Box 798, 5501 NE 223rd Ave. Fairview, OR 97024
From: Gerald Fisher [mailto:gfisher@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 9:21 AM
To: Hammond, Darrell <d5h@nwnatural.com>; Patrick Bachmeier <Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com>
Cc: C Heuberger <cheuberger@dyerpart.com>; George Wells <George.Wells@themeigroup.com>; Schurter, Andrew <Andrew.Schurter@nwnatural.com>; Ryan Quigley <rquigley@dyerpart.com>; Sam Miller <smiller@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: RE: [External]RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Hi Darrell,
The City is shut down until further notice. No work.
Hi Patrick,
Contract clock has stopped as of last Friday afternoon. Keep your crews at home and safe. Will let you know when all is clear again.
Thanks,
Gerald
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From: "Hammond, Darrell" <d5h@nwnatural.com>
Date: 9/9/20 7:17 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: Sam Miller <smiller@cityofmolalla.com>, Patrick Bachmeier <Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com>
Cc: C Heuberger <cheuberger@dyerpart.com>, George Wells <George.Wells@themeigroup.com>, Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>, "Schurter, Andrew" <Andrew.Schurter@nwnatural.com>
Subject: RE: [External]RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Sam,
Sorry I was unable to get out there yesterday. I had other pressing items to attend to. I am available today but with all the fire concerns and the fact that your area is under a level 3 evacuation I am not sure trying to get up there today would be a wise decision. Of course this is based on information I am hearing on the news so I am not sure how accurate it is. Please let me know what the situation is like up there and whether you want to try and meet up there soon.
Thank you,
Darrell Hammond
NW Natural – Field Engineering Technician
w: 503.585.6611 x8035 m: 541.981.0164
From: Sam Miller <smiller@cityofmolalla.com>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 3:50 PM
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Subject: [External]RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
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Good Afternoon Darrell,
As to our conversation over the phone, The City of Molalla is replacing the sewer main and service laterals to the property line throughout Patrol St. We ran into two scenario where NW Natural service line runs parallel over our sewer laterals. Making it impossible for our Contractor to replace our service laterals to 704 and 719 Patrol St. We are looking for your assistance on relocating NW Naturals service lines. Please let me know when would be a good time to meet on site to resolve this issue.
Thanks,
Sam Miller | Sr. Engineer Tech.
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 | Molalla, OR 97038
T : 503-759-0217 | E: smiller@cityofmolalla.com
From: C Heuberger <cheuberger@dyerpart.com>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 2:11 PM
To: Patrick Bachmeier <Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com>
Cc: Sam Miller <smiller@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Patrick,
Just an update on the gas line conflicts. I was on site this morning at about 10:30 and neither of the existing laterals had been potholed yet. They did locate the existing lateral at 704 Patrol St. though, and the gas line appears to be directly over the cleanout. We also looked at 719 Patrol St. together, and the gas line appears to conflict with the cleanout trench for 20 ft. or so. I understand George was on site the other day with NWN and they were not very accommodating which is unfortunate; Sam will get in contact and see what he can do. In the meantime, we were looking at the possibility of pushing the gas lines aside (especially at 719 Patrol St.) and providing enough clearance that way for the sewer laterals. This is also the method that NWN suggested. If this solution does not work for either of the conflicts, we will have schedule an onsite meeting with NWN, such as the meeting we had for the MCC lines. For now, the number one objective for these conflicts is to pothole the existing laterals like we suggested earlier so we can really know what’s going on, then we can move forward from there.
Thank you,
Cody Heuberger
The Dyer Partnership
Engineers & Planners, Inc.
481 S Main St.
Lebanon, OR 97355
(541) 405-4520 – Office
(503) 551-3710 – Cell
From: Patrick Bachmeier [mailto:Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2020 10:10 AM
To: C Heuberger
Cc: George Wells; smiller@cityofmolalla.com
Subject: RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
We’ll have them uncovered and ready for you to look by tomorrow.
PATRICK BACHMEIER, LEED AP
Project Manager / Estimator
C 971-865-0200 | o 503-674-0900 | f 503-674-0959
PO Box 798, 5501 NE 223rd Ave. Fairview, OR 97024
From: C Heuberger [mailto:cheuberger@dyerpart.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2020 9:30 AM
To: Patrick Bachmeier <Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com>
Cc: George Wells <George.Wells@themeigroup.com>; smiller@cityofmolalla.com
Subject: RE: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Patrick,
We would like MEI to pothole at both gas line locations to see exactly what we are dealing with. From there, we can decide how much the cleanout has to be moved, or have an onsite meeting with NWN as you suggested.
Thank you,
Cody Heuberger
The Dyer Partnership
Engineers & Planners, Inc.
481 S Main St.
Lebanon, OR 97355
(541) 405-4520 – Office
(503) 551-3710 – Cell
From: Patrick Bachmeier [mailto:Patrick.Bachmeier@themeigroup.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 4:21 PM
To: Sam Miller
Cc: C Heuberger; George Wells
Subject: Patrol Street - Gas Line Update
Good Afternoon Sam,
George spoke with NWN earlier today and they were not very accommodating when it came to moving those 2 gas lines for us. They basically said they didn’t agree that they needed to be moved and weren’t interested in hearing anything else about it. Is there anything you can do to help persuade them to revise their position? Maybe we can schedule an onsite meeting with the NWN, MEI, Dyer, and the City?
Thank you,
PATRICK BACHMEIER, LEED AP
Project Manager / Estimator
C 971-865-0200 | o 503-674-0900 | f 503-674-0959
PO Box 798, 5501 NE 223rd Ave. Fairview, OR 97024