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�IS�II INDIAN RIVER COUNTY / BEACH SECTOR 3 PROJECT PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE March 14, 2011 Project Construction Summary --- Beach and dune restoration project consisting of 580,300 cubic yards of sand --- Phase 1 (south) ... Feb. 9, 2010 thru May 7, 2010 = 267,182 cubic yards ... Dec. 1, 2010 thru Dec. 17, 2010 = 32,118 cubic yards --- Phase 2 (north) ... Feb. 28, 2011 thru April 30, 2011 = 281,000 cubic yards --- 6% miles of coast between Treasures Shores Park and Town of Indian River Shores --- Sand provided by upland (inland) sand mines and delivered via truck --- Ranger Construction Industries of Fort Pierce selected by County to perform work --- $10,319,233 project construction cost shared by County and Sebastian Inlet District Phase 1— construction completed Dec. 17, 2010 Phase 2 The Phase 2 construction area is a 2.3 mile section of beach beginning at the Seaview Development and extending south to northern Orchid. Based on a January, 2011 beach profile survey, the total volume of sand needed to construct Phase 2 is 281,000 cubic yards. Phase 2 construction began on February 28, 2011. Beach access for Phase 2 will be divided between Treasure Shores Park and Golden Sands Park. Construction Update Staff is maintaining a Sector 3 project website which includes weekly construction updates as well as project photos. The web link can be found on the County website at www.ircgov.com, under "SECTOR 3 BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT". The contractor is currently using Golden Sands Beach Park for access and is delivering sand to the north Windsor area. As of March 11th, approximately 38,400 cubic yards or 13.7% of the 281,000 cubic yards estimated to complete Phase 2 have been delivered. To minimize material losses from high surf and strong northeast winds experienced during the first two weeks of construction (Feb 28th — March 11th), the contractor constructed a majority of the upper dune portion of the construction template. To date, approximately 2,000 linear feet of dune have been constructed of which 600 linear feet of the construction template fronting the northern portion of Windsor beaches have been completed. Construction Schedule As of March 11th, there are 35 construction days, not including weekends, remaining to complete Phase 2 prior to May 1, 2011. With 22% of available time now elapsed, the Contractor must maintain an average daily delivery of approximately 6,950 cubic yards or 386 truck loads to meet the beach fill requirements of Phase 2. The most recent 2 -week average was 201 trucks per day. Due to inclement weather, Ranger did not haul material on Friday, March 11th. Ranger worked Saturday, March 12th to make up for the lost workday. The March 12th sand volume is not included in the calculations detailed above. I