GENERAL.
In general, the productivity in January was 50% as two working weeks were lost; one of them because of the rain and the first week of the month because of the season festivities. Even so, there has been significant progress in many chapters that are currently under development.
This month we have made progress mainly in the execution of walls, completion of earth moving at holes 12 and 14, restitution of the drainage service and shaping of holes 16 and 12. Also during this month all the available greens were drained and we started the reorganization of the irrigation system.
RAIN.
The rainfall in January was similar to December and affected the work progress. The total was 45 mm and it prevented us from working during 8 days.
Rainfall registration chart for January:
EARTH MOVING
Earth moving is also in its final stage of completion. At present most works at all holes are nearing completion but those of hole 13. Some minor localized earth moving works are pending such as the green of hole 12, the modification of tees 15 and 14 and the areas around the bridges. This chapter is 85% completed.
DEMOLITION
Most main demolition works are finished at present. Some small sections of buggy paths (holes 11 and 13) are pending and also the wooden walkway of hole 12.
FACILITIES AFFECTED
The facilities affected by the works, or those found in bad condition were subject to modification in January. During this month, part of the sewage network design was diverted near the new green 17 that under the new design was running under the same along a stretch of some 100 metres.
Also we found some old drainage elements crossing from the practice ground to hole 10, most of them were damaged and forming puddles, which were identified and adequately connected to the new network in order to avoid future problems.
WALLS
The wall next to the Pro tee at hole 17 was finished in January and the connecting stretch will be carried out when the bridge is completed.
The refurbishment of the entrance slab to lake 18 was started and almost finished this month. The framework of this entrance, which was very damaged by water erosion, has been cleaned and rebuilt to obtain a gentler stream from the tunnel to the lake thus reducing erosion. A stretch made of concrete will be built at the bottom of the lake under this entrance slab.
The wall next to the Pro tees at hole 17 was finished
in January and the connecting stretch will be carried out as soon as the bridge
is ended.
The
refurbishment of the entrance slab to lake 18 was started and almost finished
this month. This entrance’s framework was
very damaged by water erosion, therefore it was cleaned and rebuilt to obtain a
reduced water input from the tunnel to the lake and then reduce erosion. A concrete slab support will be built under
this entrance slab at the bottom of the lake to reduce the effect of the energy
of the water and to protect its integrity.
Another wall presently under construction will define
the new northern side of the lake 15, whose location was modified to reduce the
length of the impact on water in this area. This wall will be finished by mid
February.
No much progress was made this month because of the
rain and the holidays of the shaper. However the main progress is made in hole
16. Also tee 18 and some platforms of tees 11 were modified in January. The
shaping of tees and hole 12 was also started. As commented in previous reports,
shaping is behind schedule with only 65% finished (100% was foreseen for this
date). This work is directly dependent on the dryness of the land, as some
weeks without rain are needed in order to speed up this task.
Further progress was made on the installation of a
water evacuation system by installing manholes and pipes for rainwater
collection. Currently holes 10, 16 and 11 are finished and holes 15 and 18 are
partially complete, which represents 13% of the total (50% was foreseen for
this date). This chapter could be advanced next month.
This is
the most critical chapter among those being carried out at present, as other
works depend upon its previous completion. Much progress has been made this
month by doubling the number of working teams, i.e. the foundation and
supporting framework of bridges 18 and 15 are further advanced and bridge 18 is
presently in the foundation stage.
The drainage of greens 18, 10, 11, 15 and 17, available
at present, was started and finished in January. The drainage system has been
delimited and installed, and the 10 cm gravel coating upon which the sand will
be placed is being finished at present.
The construction of the bunker slopes was also started
in January. Such an operation involves the application of a 10 cm topsoil layer
on top of the shaped areas. The grass of the bunker will be placed over this
topsoil. It will then be cut at the level specified by the designer in order to
make the bottom of the bunker, the drainage and liner installation, and then
finish with sand.
The levelling and opening of the tee boxes was carried
out on the last week of January, which is a prerequisite for installing the
drainage. This operation will be made with laser levelling to obtain the
desired slopes for playing surfaces and inner water evacuation.
The first buggy path stretch next to green 18 was
started at the end of this month. Only a team of specialized workers
exclusively dedicated to this wok will carry out this chapter from now on.
The chart in this chapter shows 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 advancements show a small variation if
compared with the previous certification date, as many important works were
started, i.e. drainage, buggy paths, bunkers, tees and greens. However, despite
many works are subject to bridge completion, i.e. some areas that are part of
the holes affected by the same, a considerable advancement is expected next
month. The chart shows a considerable delay in many chapters, however this is
not correct, as the dates of commencement were considerably advanced to allow more
flexibility weather permitting. Most of these chapters could experience a
significant progress during the coming months, when a favourable climate is
expected.
The chart below summarizes the cumulated days in which
it was not possible to work from the 1st of September, namely the
scheduled start 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 28 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.
