07/1586 - Response to Information Request [As Published] · 132007.1586

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be pleased to review the report and the sufficiency of
the investigation work.

Every care is taken with the report as it relates to
interpretation of subsurface conditions, discussion of
geotechnical and recommendations

aspects or

suggestions for design and construction. Since the
test sites in any exploration represent a very small
proportion of the total site and since the exploration
only identifies actual ground conditions at the test sites,
even under the best circumstances actual conditions
may vary from those inferred to exist. No responsibility
is taken for:-

* Unexpected variations in ground and/or groundwater
conditions.

*Changes in policy or interpretation of policy by
statutory authorities.

* The actions of other persons.

«Any work where the company is not given the
opportunity to supervise the construction using the
Companies designs/recommendations.

If differences occur, the Company will be pleased to
assist with investigation or advice to resolve any
problems occurring.

SITE ANOMALIES

In the event that conditions encountered on site during
construction appear to vary from those expected from
the information contained in the report, the Company
Most

problems are more readily resolved when conditions

requests that it immediately be notified.
are exposed than at some later stage, well after the
event.

REPRODUCTION OF INFORMATION FOR
CONTRACTUAL PURPOSES

Attention is drawn to the document "Guidelines for the
Provision of Geotechnical Information in Tender
Documents", published by the Institution of Engineers,
Where

investigation is provided for tendering purposes, it is

Australia. information obtained from this
recommended that all information, including the written

report and discussion, be made available. In
circumstances, where the discussion or comments
section is not relevant to the contractual situation, it
may be appropriate to prepare a specially edited

document. The Company would be pleased to assist

 

in this regard and/or to make additional report copies
available for contract purposes at a nominal charge.
REVIEW OF DESIGN

Where major civil or structural developments are
proposed or where only a limited investigation has
been completed or where the geotechnical conditions/
constraints are quite complex, it is prudent to have a
joint design review which involves a senior
geotechnical engineer. We would be happy to assist in
this regard as an extension of our investigation
commission.

SITE INSPECTION

The Company will always be pleased to provide
engineering inspection services for geotechnical
aspects of work to which this report is related.

i) Site visits during construction to confirm reported
ground conditions

ii)
personnel in identifying various soil/rock types such as

Site visits to assist the contractor or other site

appropriate footing or pier founding depths, the stability
of a filled or excavated slope; or

iii) Fulltime engineering presence on site.

In the vast majority of cases it is advantageous to the
principal for the geotechnical engineer who wrote the
investigation report to be involved in the construction
stage of the project.

 

NOTEREP.SAM

SOIL SURVEYS ENGINEERING