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Orange Water and Sewer Authority 4 Jones Ferry Road OWASA P.O. Box 366 Carrboro, NC 27510 (9191968-4421 Mr. Paul Thames, P.E. November 2, 1995 County Engineer Orange County P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 Dear Paul: ct : Pin Collector Svstern J & .'Jub:cc -ev Mountain Pump Station, Force Nfain. and A review of our records for the above project indicate construction to be completed in accordance with the Contract Documents, The Certificate of Substantial Completion has been issued by Colonial Engineering setting this date on June 16, 1995. In accordance with Section 29.1 of the General Conditions of the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall warrant and guarantee the system for a period of one (1) year from the date of Substantial Completion. One month prior to the expiration of the Warranty period, an inspection of the system will be performed to ensure that the system is free from any deficiencies. Any problems encountered will have to be corrected within 3)0 days. In addition, the pumps installed at the pump station shall have a warranty period extended from one (1) year to (3) years and shall be inclusive of all of the standard terms and conditions of the original warranty. A review of close-out documents indicates that as-built drawings for the collectors system have been submitted by RUST Environmental for review and approval. These are generally acceptable. RUST Environmental will transfer as-built information to reproducible mylar sheets and resubmit to OWASA for permanent record. On October 24, 1995 as-built drawings for the pump station and force main were received from Colonial Engineers. These are generally acceptable. Final invoices are forthcoming from both RUST Environmental and Colonial Engineering for the prepara:tiuri and cufnpletion of these drawings. in order to expedite the close-out process I have asked both Colonial and RUST to submit their final invoices for this work as soon as possible in order that final payments can be made. They have indicated they will remit fina' l invoices promptly. These would be the only outstanding invoices remaining which are their final requests for payment for Engineering Services. As I have stated previously, payment of all outstanding bills related to this project must be made to all appropriate parties prior to project close-out and OWASA acceptance. In fact, it is to be understood that all outstanding invoices from parties responsible for performing work in accordance with the Legal/Engineering Services Agreements and those performing any additional construction work in connection with the project are to be paid prior to release of moneys back to the Homeowners Association. After the moneys are returned to the Homeowners Association, and the Authority has accepted the system, An Equal Opportunity Empioyer