1710 W MARINE VIEW DR Geotech Report 2023-12-29

APPENDIX C REPORT LIMITATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR USE' This appendix provides information to help you manage your risks with respect to the use of this report. Geotechnical Services Are Performed for Specific Purposes, Persons and Projects This report has been prepared for the exclusive use of Port of Everett and PND Engineers, Inc. This report may be made available to prospective contractors for their bidding or estimating purposes, but our report, conclusions and interpretations should not be construed as a warranty of the subsurface conditions. This report is not intended for use by others, and the information contained herein is not applicable to other sites. GeoEngineers structures our services to meet the specific needs of our clients. For example, a geotechnical or geologic study conducted for a civil engineer or architect may not fulfill the needs of a construction contractor or even another civil engineer or architect that are involved in the same project. Because each geotechnical or geologic study is unique, each geotechnical engineering or geologic report is unique, prepared solely for the specific client and project site. Our report is prepared for the exclusive use of our Client. No other party may rely on the product of our services unless we agree in advance to such reliance in writing. This is to provide our firm with reasonable protection against open-ended liability claims by third parties with which there would otherwise be no contractual limits to their actions. Within the limitations of scope, schedule and budget, our services have been executed in accordance with our Agreement with the Client and generally accepted geotechnical practices in this area at the time this report was prepared. This report should not be applied for any purpose or project except the one originally contemplated. A Geotechnical Engineering or Geologic Report Is Based on a Unique Set of Project -Specific Factors This report has been prepared for the proposed Port of Everett Waterfront Place Central PGL Site project in Everett, Washington. GeoEngineers considered a number of unique, project -specific factors when establishing the scope of services for this project and report. Unless GeoEngineers specifically indicates otherwise, do not rely on this report if it was: ■ Not prepared for you, ■ Not prepared for your project, ■ Not prepared for the specific site explored, or ■ Completed before important project changes were made. For example, changes that can affect the applicability of this report include those that affect: ■ The function of the proposed structure, ■ Elevation, configuration, location, orientation or weight of the proposed structure, I. Developed based on material provided by GBA, Geoprofessional Business Association; www.9eonrofessional.org. GWENGINEERS� April 1. 2022 Page C-1 File No. 06 i 6-030 00