City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 209610

• File #: 209610
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 1/22/2020
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/23/2020
• Final action: 12/10/2020
• Enactment date: 1/23/2020
• Enactment #: 209610
• Title: That the City Engineer and Commissioner of Public Works inspect the sidewalk on the east side of Cedar Street for all instances of spalling, and report to this Council 1) what caused it, 2) how the City will correct it, and 3) what measures the City will take against the contractor, if it was caused by improper installation.
• Sponsors: William A. White Jr., Mark Niedergang

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/10/2020	5	City Council	Work completed
12/1/2020	4	Public Utilities and Public Works Committee	Work completed
2/3/2020	3	Public Utilities and Public Works Committee	Kept in committee
1/23/2020	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That the City Engineer and Commissioner of Public Works inspect the sidewalk on the east side of Cedar Street for all instances of spalling, and report to this Council 1) what caused it, 2) how the City will correct it, and 3) what measures the City will take against the contractor, if it was caused by improper installation.

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Official Text

That the City Engineer and Commissioner of Public Works inspect the sidewalk panels on the right side of Cedar Street, (when walking from Elm Street to Summer Street), for all instances of spalling and report to this Council the cause of the spalling and the measures that the City will take to correct the spalling.  Also, report to this Council the measures that the City will take against the contractor if it is determined the spalling was caused by improper installation of the concrete, which is the usual case with concrete spalling.