Reference Document - Geotech Report 132001.210327.1

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                                                                    Reporting
        These notes have been provided to clarify and               The report has been prepared and reviewed by
        enhance the reader’s understanding of the                   suitably qualified and experienced persons. The
        terminology used throughout the report, and also to         persons draw on previous experience, local
        identify where limitations exist. All investigations are    knowledge, published literature, and otherwise
        undertaken based on budgetary constraints which             standard engineering approaches and principals. The
        impart a level of uncertainty as a result of limiting the   context of which the report has been prepared for must
        amount of investigation undertaken.                         be considered and if the context changes, due
                                                                    consideration should be given to the possibility that the
                                                                    report is no longer considered relevant and review by
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        This report remains the property of Arcos Unit Group        Arcos Unit Group Pty Ltd undertakes quality
        Pty Ltd at all times unless ownership is transferred in     assurance checks in accordance with its’ quality
        writing. It cannot be included in any documentation         system requirements; however, restrictions on the
        without the express written permission of Arcos Unit        project outside of Arcos Unit Group Pty Ltd’s control
        Group Pty Ltd                                               can result in unanticipated variations, changes in
                                                                    policy or interpretation of said policies by the relevant
                                                                    authority, or the actions of contractors subject to
        Subsurface Report Sheets (Bores etc)                        commercial pressure.
        The provided subsurface sheets are inherently an
        interpretation undertaken by a suitably qualified and
        experienced person; however, the reliability of the
                                                                    Site Variations
        provided information will rely on the method of             If site variations become evident at the time of
        investigation. It is prudent to state that these sheets     construction or after the release of a report, Arcos Unit
        only represent a very small percentage of the               Group Pty Ltd requests immediately notification. This
        subsurface conditions across a particular project.          notification is proposed in order to assist in
                                                                    remediation prior to any permanent structures or
        It reasons that given the relatively small representation
                                                                    design procedures are undertaken.
        of the subsurface conditions for a project, spacial
        variability between testing locations must be taken into
        consideration including the orientation of strata           Collaboration
        intersections.
                                                                    Arcos Unit Group Pty Ltd strongly recommends open
        The presence or lack of groundwater is usually stated       and collaborative communication about the use and
        on the subsurface sheets; however, it must be noted         inherent interpretation of Arcos Unit Group Pty Ltd’s
        that the measurements undertaken onsite are typically       report. Please contact the author of the report to
        very inaccurate and if the presence or lack of              arrange for an obligation free discussion regarding the
        groundwater will have any degree of affect on the           potential benefits of having geotechnical consultants.
        project, additional groundwater monitoring techniques
        should be employed such as groundwater monitoring
        wells.




         Sunshine Coast | Brisbane | Gold Coast
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Version: 1, Version Date: 16/09/2024