1402 SE EVERETT MALL WAY FREDERICK AND NELSON 2018-01-02 MF Import

REPORT OF SOILS INVESTIGATION PROPOSED FREDERICK & NELSON DEPARTMENT STORE EVERETT MALL, EVERETT, WASHINGTON for FREDERICK & NELSON INTRODUCTION This report presents the results of our soils investigation at the site of the Frederick & Nelson Department Store which is planned for construction at the Everett Mall shopping center. The new store will be built in the southern portion of the center, southeast of the existing Sears building. The proposed location of the Frederick & Nelson store is shown relative to the Sears store and other proposed construction on the Plot Plan, Plate 1. We understand that the proposed building will be two stories in height and of steel frame construction with masonry walls. The building will measure about 305 feet by 195 feet in plan dimensions with 30-foot by 30-foot structural bays. Column loads are estimated at about 160 kips, and wall loads are expected to be about 6 kips per lineal foot (including dead and live loads). The first floor will be constructed as a slab -on -grade, with finished floor established at Elevation 508.8 (identical to finished floor elevations for the existing mall). Existing grades at the Frederick & Nelson -:tore site will have to be raised from 3 to 8 feet to achieve the planned finished floor elevation. The ourposa of our investigation is to eva:.uate the soil and ground water conditions in the proposed building area and to provide recommenda- tions for site preparation and foundation support. Specifically, our services include: 1. Exploring oubsurface conditions by drilling three shallow test borings in the building area. 2. Performing limited laboratory testing on samples obtained from the borings. GAMES a M00"r-