HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-10-14 Agenda Packet - Board (18) October 8, 2003
Scott Saibini
2150 Eva Adams Drive
Reno, NV 89509
Scott,
About six weeks ago Neil Kauffman came to my door at cabin 36 at Donner Lake
and asked to go over the water connection fees. We walked up the hill in front of
the McCherry cabin and he showed me where the meter was to be installed. He
asked if I could approve a $200.00 charge for the connection. I a eed. Then last
week my father, Les Turner, told me he had received a bill for $3 .00 and had
called Neil to see if this was correct. He was told that it was and my Dad sent off
a check that day.
Now it appears that we were overcharged. Can you help us on this?
Regards,
Larry Turner
13861 Garden Bar Road
Grass Valley, CA 95949
916-765-3312
Donner address: 14161 Tanager
October 13, 2003
Mr Scott Sabini
2150 Eva Adams Drive
Reno, Nevada$950
Dear Scott,
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the conversations that I had with Mr Neil Kaufman of the Truckee Donner ,P.U.D.
regarding the price structure he gave me for the water connection to my property at 14166 Tanager Lane Donner Lake, California.
On Wednesday June 4, 2003 1 met with Mr. Kaufman to review,the installation of our water lines.. I had asked him if he could give
me a'ballpark"amount for my cost of the installation. He stated that it would be approximately $40.00 per foot with Truckee
Donner P.U.D, paying$20,00 a foot of that cost and t would split the remaining part with my neighbor which would make my cost
approximately $10.00 a foot for my potion.
On June 16 2003, 1 again talked to Mr, Neil Kaufman and at that time he stated that he did not say the above quote and my cost
would be$43.00 a foot.
After bickering with Truckee Donner P.U.D., I mart with you stating that the fees were not fair because SouthWest Gas was digging
a common trench at no cost. Therefore, i felt that there should be some kind of reduction In the cost.
You then met with the Truckee Donner P.U.D.and came back to me stating that we would be charged$13.00 a foot less,
It seems to me that when this project started we should have been given a concrete cost in black and white so there would not be
so many misunderstandings, I have heard so many hearsays that I don't know what to believe.
My total cost for this water installation is $2,180.00 which i feel is unreasonable.
Thank you for your support in this matter.
Sincerely,
Gary Bolen
1109 Wanda Lee Court
Roseville, California
95661
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Truckee Donner Public Utility District Board of Directors
Joseph R.Aguera
J. Ronald Hemig
Business Office (530) 587-3896 FAX (530) 587-5056 James A.Maass
Patricia S.Sutton
Nelson Van Gundy
General Manager
June 19, 2003 Peter L.Holzmeister
Dear Donner Lake Tract Homeowner:
As described in a previous letter, the Truckee Donner Public Utility District will be installing
water pipelines throughout the Donner Lake Tract during the Summer of 2003.
After completion of the public bidding process the District's Board of Director's awarded the
construction contract to Herbert Suter Construction (HSC) on June 18. It is expected that HSC
will begin construction on Monday,June 23.
HSC has indicated that they will be working four 10-hours. Scheduled working hours are from
7:00 AM to 5:30 PM on Monday through Thursday. The current schedule does not have the
contractor working on Fridays or weekends. In the event that difficulties are encountered during
construction, it may be necessary for HSC to work on Fridays. HSC will not be allowed to work
on Friday July 4.
During 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM vehicle access through the construction area will be severely
limited, if not impossible. Trench excavations will be covered with steel plates at the end of the
workday to allow vehicle access during mornings, evenings and weekends. Please take these
times into consideration when planning your daily activities.
The tentative construction schedule is listed below:
Week of June 23: Tanager Lane, Begin Robin Lane at west end
Week of June 30: Robin Lane
Week of July 7: Robin Lane, Blue Jay Lane
Week of July 14: Blue Jay Lane, Oriole Lane
Week of July 21: Blue Jay Lane, Oriole Lane
Week of July 28: Robin Lane
Weeks of August 4, August 11: Pressure Testing and Disinfection,Begin Installation of Services
August 18 to Project End: Installation of Services, Paving, Cleanup
In the event that this project schedule changes significantly, I will provide new information as
soon as its is available. If you have any questions regarding the construction project, please
contact me at 530-582-3950.
Neil Kaufman, P.E.
Water System Engineer
Post Office Box 309 11570 Donner Pass Road Truckee, California 96160