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was1 
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Posted on: Jun. 21 2016,12:32 pm |
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If they were going to be getting fined for not meeting the completion date, they would have been in there by now getting it done. Leaving it as it is creates a liability for them with someone getting hurt or someone damaging their vehicle.
I know years ago, Ulland was the only game in town. No one else bid on any project that required bituminous. Any work for Albert Lea was just the gravy to them. Do the work when it would fit in, work on their other projects at the detriment to the ones in Albert Lea, because the other places would hold them to completion dates, but not here.
Then a couple other companies started sniffing around, got some work, and Ulland had to sharpen their pencil.
Maybe City will finally hold them to their contract. But then again, they don't hold themselves to doing the right thing in the engineering design and construction of the project so why would the hold the contractor responsible for anything either.
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mrugly
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Posted on: Jun. 21 2016,12:57 pm |
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I didn't say they were being fined for this project yet. I was referring to last year's major project. Click the link that i posted in this topic earlier and you can read what i was talking about!
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Iowa it stands for Idiots Out Wandering Around!
 did i just print that? 
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was1
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Posted on: Jun. 21 2016,3:50 pm |
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I did read the article. I was referring to what ALCit side the City Engineer commented to, that they were to be done last fall.
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alcitizens
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Posted on: Jun. 27 2016,10:14 pm |
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July 1st will be 11 months since the project was to begin on August 1, 2015..
Better late than never.. 
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alcitizens
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Posted on: Jun. 28 2016,10:04 pm |
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Engineers discuss need for long-term roads package
http://www.albertleatribune.com/2016...package
And nothing mentioned about the $10 million that Jahnke wants to spend building his new Public Works Development.. Money that would go a long way towards improved roads along with underground infrastructure..
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alcitizens
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Posted on: Jun. 30 2016,9:36 pm |
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Flooding occurred once again on Virginia Place Thursday morning..
Flooding was less severe than normal..
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alcitizens
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Posted on: Jul. 01 2016,9:19 pm |
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Today.. No new concrete on 5th St or Virginia Pl..
Picture Sucks.. 
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was1
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Posted on: Jul. 05 2016,12:19 pm |
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good to hear flooding was not as bad. It does depend on the amount of rain and its intensity however.
Also, probably helped not having all the pavement, etc in place so the water could better soak in before it was running off.
hopefully they get the concrete and bituminous in place soon. And the flooding is actually reduced.
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alcitizens
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Posted on: Jul. 12 2016,12:48 pm |
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The New catch basin next to 1201 Virginia Pl sits half full with storm water.
This means the 42-inch pipe is falling backwards.. Storm water has to be pushed uphill to get to the lift station.. The line is restricted..
The line coming from Broadway Ave enters this catch basin on the right..
This is Bullcrap!!
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was1
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Posted on: Jul. 13 2016,7:52 am |
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trying to figure out what is all going into that storm structure. Guessing that the higher and smaller two pipes (roughly 12 o'clock and 9 o'clock) are drain tile. You said the larger one at 2 o'clock is from Broadway then there is the outlet at about 11 o'clock and it looks like another pipe at about 8 o'clock that I'm guessing is coming from a catch basin. I also see that the interior of this structure has not been properly completed. none of the areas around the pipes have been back plastered. With the previous rain you referred to that you got, I'm surprised that I can not see evidence in the photo of material coming into the structure between the pipe and the structure openings that have not been back plastered yet.
A couple of things could be going on:
1) outlet pipe has back fall as you noted
2) outlet pipe has debris in it that his backing up the water (material come through the areas between the pipe and the structure openings and then plug the outlet?)
3) whatever the outlet pipe connects to is not properly outletted and is backing up
4) the outlet and his structure have already settled due to the poor underlying soils.
I'm sure you will be contacting the City today to inform them of this. I hope they have a reason for this and rectify this ASAP.
Keep us posted and good luck!
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