1. PROGRESS REPORT.
December was not a very
productive month. A working week was lost due to the rain and another working
week was lost because of the season festivities.
The works advanced
in December are mainly the demolition that was pending, wall execution,
reinstatement of sewage network services, shaping of the green and fairway of
hole 17 and rainwater collectors. A topographic survey was carried out this
month including the sewage and rainwater collectors network, as this
information was unavailable but needed to repair some of the sections affected
by the project.
The rainfall
suffered in December slowed down a number of works, although not as many as in
November. The total rainfall was 41 mm with a total of 5 working days lost. The
rain recorded on 13th and 14th December was 38 mm and
impeded works during the third week of this month.
In December one
working week was lost if compared to any other month, as there was no activity
from 24th December to 7th January. This cessation of work
was agreed with the Work Management, as the resources available during this
period did not adjust to the required productivity and it was considered more
cost effective to stop the works.
See the rainfall
registration chart for December below:
By stripping the first 10 cm of soil
we intend to obtain the cleanest possible surface for the new course,
especially free of seeds and reproductive elements of kikuyu, because of their
high presence on the site and the problems caused before and at present at
holes 1 to 9.
This chapter was almost complete by
the 7th of January, representing 95% of the total surface.
1.4.
EARTH
MOVING.
Earth moving is also
in its final stage of completion. It is currently complete in all areas but
holes 12, 13 and 14 where 25% of the earth moving work is pending.
Most demolition
works were finished in December, specifically the bridge next to tees of hole
12 and the chiringuito. Likewise, the right wing at the entrance area of lake
18 was demolished to facilitate the construction of the new wall of tee 17, and
of a concrete deck inside the lake, whose existence was unknown.
The Designer
modified the tee of hole 10 and raised the height of the professional tee, therefore
it was necessary to level heightening some chests to facilitate future
registration and maintenance in a quick and easy way.
All walls in the 12
tee area were complete in December and also the opposite side of hole 15. The
side of hole 15 was executed as an alternative to lowering the height of the reservoir
by 30 cm, which was needed in order to improve the hydraulic regime of the
stream. This measure was taken as it was found out that the body of the reservoir
was weakened, therefore it was considered that such an action could cause great
damage.
The wall of the tees
of hole 17 was also started in December and will enable us to advance the
platform to the lake as much as possible, maintaining the height foreseen in
the project. The foundation of the wall needed modification as an underground
spring was found in the area. To ensure an adequate base for the wall, the
foundation was made of quarried stone, which gives an adequate firmness to the
base. As seen in the pictures below, the natural ground is made of 2-3 metres of
soil with a granular texture, which allows water circulation until reaching a
sealed layer of clay, then running under gravity to lake 18.
Following the
Designer’s instructions, a wooden wall was started in December between the tee
of hole 10 and the practice ground to retain the ground elevation at that
corner.
No much progress was
achieved this month because of the rain and the holidays of the Shaper. The
green of hole 17 was shaped in December together with the fairway and bunker of
hole 17 and 8 water collection spots at holes 10, 11, 15, 17 and 18, which will
facilitate the commencement of the draining chapter. Shaping is behind schedule
with only 50% finished (80% was foreseen for the date). This work is directly
dependent on the dryness of the land as in order to speed up this task some
weeks without rain are needed.
Sewerage and water
collectors were found in bad condition at several areas while carrying out the
work, which will surely generate future functioning risks upon completion of
the project and reopening of the course. After an exhaustive search no plans
were found and even those owned by the Town Hall proved incorrect. A
topographic survey was then started to ascertain the routes and traits, and to analyse
the most favourable solutions for the club.
This survey consists of placing guides inside the pipes through the
wells; detecting them from the surface with a detector and recording GPS
coordinates of their routing, depth and type of pipe.
The refurbishment of
hole 7 was carried out in December to improve its condition, as planned by the
club. The main works carried out were stripping, demolition,
earth moving, drainage and construction of a new buggy path following Kyle Phillips recomendations.
2. WORK PROGRESS AS PLANNED.
The charts in this
chapter show the evolution of the different construction works included in this
project. It shows the progress of the different works grouped in chapters
compared with the schedule initially foreseen. It shows also the percentage of
work already executed at any given certification date and the delay or
advancement attached to them. Likewise, it is possible to identify other works
started ahead of schedule representing an advance on what was planned.
The chart below
shows the amount of work executed by the 7th of January. Work
advancement remains constant in the chapters already mentioned at the previous
certification date. The works behind schedule are bridge construction,
drainage, irrigation, pathways commencement and shaping.
Most delays experienced
at present are mainly caused by the impossibility of starting important works
such as bridge and lake construction during the dry season. Starting at a later
date made their execution more difficult and prolonged and also hindered
progress on holes where works, especially bridges, were not complete. Lost time can be regained in most chapters,
weather permitting, during the coming months as, from now on, the delays caused
by the rain will be more difficult to recover.
The chart below
summarizes the cumulated days in which it was not possible to work from the 1st
of September, namely the scheduled date. In short, the first works started on
September 15th with low productivity until the permit was obtained
on 22nd October, when major works commenced. This delay plus the 20
working days lost because of the rain place the beginning of some chapters in
the same situation foreseen in the chart for the beginning of December.
Nevertheless, at the
time of writing this report, the situation has changed and there are reasons to
believe that, weather permitting, it would be possible to make up for lost
time.
