From: 	"Stephen Bushey" <SBushey@fstinc.com>
To:	"Kittredge, Joel" <Joel.C.Kittredge@maine.gov>, <Toni.Kemmerle@maine.gov>, <PSP@mpmlaw.com>, "Phineas Sprague, Jr." <phin@portlandyacht.com>, <cmorin@HNTB.com>, <Rick.Paraschak@maine.gov>
CC:	"Rick Knowland" <RWK@portlandmaine.gov>, "Barbara Barhydt" <BAB@portlandmaine.gov>, "Alex Jaegerman" <AQJ@portlandmaine.gov>
Date: 	Friday, June 13, 2014
Subject: 	New Yard/IMT Coordination

Good morning all,

Just a quick status follow up to info everyone that a good discussion between Joel, Craig and Steve occurred yesterday afternoon and many of the issues related to New Yard/IMT coordination seem to be on the road to resolution.  We discussed the access and utility pieces we've highlighted over several letters to the City in the past few weeks and I believe we have some solid solutions.  Our task is now to get these solutions on plans.  The bullets below highlight where we are at:

 *         A temporary access easement benefitting New Yard will extend through the NGL/Unitil yard area directly off the Beach Street Intersection.  This will improve New Yard access flow.

*         The IMT plans will continue to show temporary power serving New Yard via new power service into IMT off Commercial Street. Ultimately New Yard's power is anticipated to come from the west within additional land to be acquired from Pan AM however in the meantime the service will tie into the IMT electrical plan.  I noted to Joel that there is an existing utility easement related to the overhead power now serving New Yard.  New Easements may likely be required for CMP's benefit for any primary power runs, which is their normal protocol.

*         The existing water service to New Yard's Tension fabric Building will continue in place until New Yard is able to install new Domestic and Fire Supply lines from Commercial Street to the site.

*         The IMT plans will be updated to include the installation of four 24" RCP Class V conduits in the vicinity of Station 82+00 of the main line track.  These casing pipes will serve for water, sewer, gas and future power services to the New Yard Remainder land.

*         The IMT plans will continue to show the two proposed track crossings at Station 58+66 and Station 63+81 along with the 24" RCP pipes currently identified on the plans.

*         FST is meeting with Unitil representatives on Tuesday June 17 to review the ability for a service connection for natural case off Commercial Street.  We understand that Unitil plans to relocate a 10" main line within the Commercial Street corridor.  The timing of that work needs to be confirmed.

*         Joel will discuss with Nate Moulton the operations of the main line track and runaround track since both of the proposed crossing locations will involve crossing of each track.  SRB expressed possible concern about the storage of train cars on the runaround track that
might impact access.

*         FST will be preparing an Amended Site Plan(s) that will depict the same utility and access provisions for consistency with the IMT drawings.

*         New Yard will complete documents with Pan Am indicating evidence of RTI to have utility easements across the land currently controlled by Pan Am (but also to be acquired by New Yard in the future hopefully)

*         New Yard and IMT legal reps will work together to craft the updates to agreement language regarding these access and utility provisions.

*         FST to send off schematics of the utility pieces to HNTB so they can update their plans accordingly.  The goal being to allow HNTB to update plans in advance of the Tentative June 24 PB Public Hearing.

*         The City will review this status and consider how the amended Site Plan for New Yard can be processed.

 I believe there may remain a few items on timing to work out given the schedule of the IMT work and New Yards Desire to commence construction of their second building this summer and fall as they need occupancy of the building by December 31, 2014.  The utility connections previously discussed will need to be in place this fall in order to allow occupancy to occur.

 Again, thanks to Joel and Craig for a good discussion and we appreciate the cooperative stance of all involved.  We will continue to assist in the process as much as possible.

Stephen Bushey PE| Senior Principal Engineer

FAY, SPOFFORD & THORNDIKE 

formerly DeLuca Hoffman Associates

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