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INTERWEST <br /> CONSTRUCTION <br /> INC. <br /> August 21St, 2018 Serial Letter 028 <br /> Ken Kettel, Resident Engineer <br /> KBA/City of Everett <br /> 3101 Cedar Street <br /> Everett, WA 98201 <br /> RE: Notice of Force Majeure Delay: Labor Strike by International Union of Operating <br /> Engineers Local 302 <br /> Grand Ave Pedestrian Bridge/PW 3588 <br /> Dear Ken: <br /> After close of business last night, Monday August 20th, 2018, the International Union of <br /> Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 302 voted on and rejected a labor agreement triggering a <br /> strike effective at 6:00 A.M. this morning. With very few exceptions, the equipment operators <br /> and some supporting trades will be striking at all union labor projects in Western Washington. <br /> As of this time, there is not a new agreement under consideration by the IUOE Local 302 <br /> although negotiations between the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Washington and the <br /> IUOE Local 302 are ongoing. <br /> Interwest is working diligently to ascertain the full impact of this developing situation on our <br /> projects and identify avenues to productively progress the work. Without the IUOE Local 302 <br /> members to operate heavy equipment, nearly all work will eventually halt if the strike persists. <br /> As the strike is occurring in prime construction season, it likely will not be possible to recover <br /> schedule day-for-day when work resumes due to restricted daylight and degraded weather. <br /> In accordance with Specification 1-08.8, Interwest provides this letter as a preliminary notice and <br /> request for time extension. Due to the uncertain duration and effects of this strike, it is not <br /> possible to quantify the impacts to the Project at this time. Interwest will provide supplemental <br /> notice as required by the Contract when the nature of the impacts has been accurately assessed or <br /> can be reasonably estimated. <br /> Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or wish to discuss this further. <br /> Respectfully, <br /> INTERWEST CONSTRUCTION, INC. <br /> Izaak Fox, P.E. <br /> Project Manager <br /> Cc: Project File <br /> Enclosure: <br /> 609 N.Hill Blvd.I Burlington,WA 98233 <br /> www.interwest.biz <br /> Ph: (360)757-7574 Fax:(360)757-7574 <br /> Contractor License INTERCI121 OF <br /> 1 of 1 <br />