be separated out manually and it took what seemed forever! It was worth it in the end though as it saved a lot of money over having new soil imported. This also demonstrated the importance of having a reserve/contingency day.
A more detailed meeting with the contractor, prior to commencement of works, would have been beneficial whilst on site to nail down expected timings of work.
When calculating hours of work from a contractor, remember to include their travelling time to and from site.
When organising volunteer labour, make sure, in advance, that numbers are spread out over all the days and not have twelve people one day, then three the next!
Due to the fact that we couldn’t use a laser level for the square because of the slope (we weren’t actually creating a perfectly level square), accuracy of excavation to the formation level was more guesswork. Also, the levels of the various materials being reintroduced were also not accurate. Consequently, we found that we were probably about 10 cubic
metres short of GOSTD 125 loam to get the levels above the surrounding outfield. This is not to say that we got the quantities wrong (it was based on 9 cubic metres per pitch). In hindsight, we could have put more of the native soil back to compensate. This is probably where we fell short due to the time it took to get the native soil back in, and the pressure of the imminent arrival of the deliveries.
Finally, thank God for the dry weather! The one thing I can be extremely thankful for is the dry weather we experienced over the whole eight days! Make sure you look hard at the weather forecast in the run up to this type of work - use as many forecast sites online as possible! If there is inclement weather on the horizon, tell suppliers what you are trying to achieve and what difficulties you will encounter if the weather turns against you - warn them about possible last minute changes of plan regarding deliveries.
Total cost of the whole project = £14,756.02
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White Street Cricket Square Construction
15th September 2009 Dear Resident,
On behalf of North Curry Cricket Club, I wish to inform you about the construction of the new cricket square on the sports ground.
This will involve increased traffic movements along Morris Way over the period detailed below and will include about 12 large (rigid axle) lorries delivering substantial quantities of materials.
General traffic movement will be during the working day and at the weekend.
Deliveries by lorry will be during the working day but NO deliveries will take place over the weekend.
Please could I ask you to try to avoid leaving vehicles in the road on the Thursday, Friday, Monday & Tuesday during working hours so that the lorries can gain easy access.
I apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. The dates concerned are: Thursday 17th September Friday 18th September Saturday 19th September Sunday 20th September Monday 21st September Tuesday 22nd September
Building of the square is a one off event and I hope you will agree is for a worthwhile cause.
I thank you for your cooperation and understanding. If you have any concerns or queries then please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below.
Kind regards, Mark Jolliffe - on behalf of North Curry Cricket Club.
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