Trail Maintenance Shop & Wildlife Center

The project subject to this report is the construction of a new Orange Beach Wilderness Center building located along the west side of William Silvers Parkway in Orange Beach, Alabama. During our initial April 2020 field exploration, the original proposed building pad area had been rough graded with several feet of sandy fill soils. Based on weak subsurface soils encountered during the initial testing, we provided a preliminary recommendation to undercut the building pad and install two (2) sperate layers of geogrid. Two (2) additional trips were made to perform supplemental soil test soundings in different areas of the site to explore the soil conditions at alternate building locations. A rough sketch indicating three (3) separate building locations was provided. Based on the nine (9) total soil test soundings located in the potential building areas, options “1” and “2”, consist of subgrade soils that are suitable to support the planned building without the need for undercutting or the placement of geogrid. Placing the building in option “3” or in the original location, would require undercutting and the placement of geogrid. We understand that either building location option “1” or “2” will be chosen; therefore, this report is based on these two (2) building locations. If the final layout of the building differs from location “1” or “2”, GeoCon should be contacted for alternative recommendations. The provided information indicated that the new building will be a single-story metal frame structure with a concrete slab-on-grade floor and be supported on shallow foundations. Structural loading information was not available; however, we anticipate maximum wall loads of less than 2 kips per linear foot. We understand that the finished floor elevation (FFE) of the building will be within 24 inches of the existing ground surface.

Animal/Plant/Fish Facility, New Construction.

Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Forming and Accessories, Cast-in-Place Concrete.
Division 04 -	Masonry, Unit Masonry.
Division 06 -	Wood, Plastics, and Composites, Rough Carpentry, Finish Carpentry, Millwork.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection, Dampproofing and Waterproofing, Thermal Protection, Weather Barriers.
Division 08 -	Openings, Doors and Frames, Entrances, Windows.
Division 09 -	Finishes, Plaster and Gypsum Board, Acoustical Ceilings, Flooring, Carpeting, Acoustic Treatment, Painting.
Division 12 -	Furnishings.
Division 21 -	Fire Suppression, Water-Based Fire-Suppression Systems, Fire-Extinguishing Systems.
Division 22 -	Plumbing, Instrumentation and Control for Plumbing, Plumbing Piping, Plumbing Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures, Drinking Fountains and Water Coolers.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Instrumentation and Control for HVAC, HVAC Air Distribution, Central HVAC Equipment.
Division 26 -	Electrical, Power Distribution Units, Lighting, Interior Lighting, Emergency Lighting, Exit Signs, Exterior Lighting.
Division 27 -	Communications, Structured Cabling, Data Communications, Voice Communications.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Clearing and Grubbing, Grading, Soil Treatment.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways, Paving Specialties, Parking Bumpers, Pavement Markings, Fences and Gates, Irrigation, Planting.
Division 33 -	Utilities.