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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Region lODffice: New York State Office Building
Veterans Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11787
Juno 26, 1979
~Ir. Albert ~[artocchia, Supervisor
To~n of Southold
Main Road
South01d, New York 11971
William C. Hennessy, Comm;ssloner
Dear Mr. Martocchia:
Attention: ~.[rs. Wells
PIN 0950.01 Fishers Island Ferry District,
Repair G Improvement of Ferry Landing and
Dredgin~ at Fishers Island
As per the attached memorandum, final inspection of ~e aforementioned project
was made on June 5, 1978.
Pa~vment of the remaininE 5% retainaEe ($6,226.65 + $155.00 in overage) should
bc made by the To~n to the contractor, James H. Rambo, Inc. As this is the
final contract payment, the necessary funds cannot be advanced by the State
and must be carried by the To~m. Rcimbursement to the To~m of Southold will
be made after forms FIN 190lb ~ 1902b (four (4) of each, all with original
signatures) are filed with this Department and after a final audit of prpject
records, by the State, has been completed.
Please for~vard the aforementioned forms, with appropriate justification, to this
office at your earliest convenience and we will advance them for further processing.
Very truly y~rs, ·
I. SCHEINBART, Director
Pl~_nninE a Development
Attachment
cc: A. John Gada, A. John Gada General Contracting, Inc.
Raymond Doyen, chairman, Fishers Island Ferry District
Thomas S~m~uels, J~mes H. R~nbo, Inc.
A. H. Emery, Regional Director, ReEion 10
DATE
SU BI ECT
FROM
CC:
June 12, 1978
MEMORANDUM
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT: PIN 0950.01
REPAIR & IMPROVEMENT OF FERRY LANDING & DREDGING
AT FISREP~ ISLAND, N.Y. - FINAL INSPECTION
S. Glass, Planning Group, Region 10
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Sumner G. Hylaud
John Appelt
W. C. Sinclair
Ray Doyen
The final inspection was made on June 5, 1978 by Milan Jurich, employed by
Eugene F. Gibbons, John Appelt inspector for the Ferry District and S. Glass.
Mr. W. C. Sinclair, Secretary-Manager of the Ferry District was also present.
Mr. Raymond F. Doyen, Chairman, and Stephen A. Morell of the Board of Ferry
Commlssioners were also present during the physical inspection of the work.
Mr. Samuels, President of James H. Rambo, Inc. was on the Job for a very
brief time.
A total of 22 dolphins of seven piles each had been constracted, ten on the
east side of the clmnnel and twelve on the west side. This conforms to the
19 called for in the original contract and the 3 additional dolphins called for
by Change Order No. 1 and f~nded by the Supplemental Grant Agreement. Ail of
the dolphins except for the outermost one on the east side had been completed
by September 2, 1977 so they had withstood one winter season. They appeared
to be in excellent condition and the two wrappings of wire rope of seven turns
each appeared to be tight and well secured by the staples.
The two channel marker lights, battery operated, have been lust,lied on the
dolphins on each side which are one in from the outermost dolphins. Tkis
change in location from the outermost dolp~_ins was requested by Capt. A.
Bicknell, who is in charge of operating the ferryboats for the District since
these dolphins mark the channel entrance to the harbor. The outermost dolphins
serve to prevent a vessel from hitting the end of the stone Jetty but lie
outside of the channel width. These lights, according to Mr. Doyen, have
operated very satisfactorily since they were installed in mid-November 1977
and are still using the original set of batteries.
Add on Item #2, Dock Repairs, consisting of 5 fender piles and 84 ft. of
cresoted 12" x 12" cap strip or backing logs had been completed satisfactorily.
In addition, 3 chocks 10" x 10" x 10' long had been installed at the level of
the backing log between the fender piles immediately north of the movable ferry
ramp.
The additional dock repair work in the amount of $5,250 which had been
authorized verbally by Ray Doyen had been completed satisfactorily. This
work is detailed in Rambo's letter to Ray Doyen of March 15, 1978. Nine
replacement fender piles were installed, two north of the ramp used for the
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old side loading ferry aud seven south of this ramp. Three replacement piles
located 3'-3" inboard from the face of the backing log at the southerly end
of the wharf had been installed. These piles extend about 4 ft. above the
wharf deck and are used for the ferry mooring lines. Ten pieces of
10" x 10" x 10' creosoted timber chocks had been tnstalled just below the
4" timber deckingbetween the fender piles. This work is not included in
any change order; however, an after-the-fact change order will be submitted
since some money remains in the Grant and this work is within the scope of work
as Dock Repairs.
The tops of the 14 fender piles and the 3 mooring piles had been capped with
fiber glass.
The job records are in very poor shape. Material certifications are held by
John Appelt. The only soundings recorded were taken on October 6, 1977
using the Olinda's fath~neter and these showed high spots On the west side.
The dredge returned, the final day of dredging was October 13th; however,
no s~bsequent soundings were recorded. Payroll records to Sept. 1977 have
been left by Rambo at the Town Hall in Southold, I am told. The payroll
records for the additional work done in M~y 1978 will have to be submitted.
Pile records for the dolphins are held by John Appelt. These were mostly
obtained from the contractor's forem~B, George Costello since Mr. Appelt was
on the job only eight times to spot check it for the Ferry District.
Records will have to be reviewed, completed and assembled in one place for a
final audit.
While not a part of the Rambo contract, it was observed that a section of the
wharf deck about midway between the ferry ramp and the northerly property
line (chain link fence) had broken through. The broken section was about
18" wide and 25' long. The deck consists of 4" x12" planks set on edge
and topped by about 3" of bit,~nous paving. The planks are perpendicular to
the edge of the wharf.
SG/CG
Region 10 Office: New York State Office Building
Veterans Highwa¥, Hauppauge, New York 11787
DEPARTM OF TRANSPORTATION
Raymond T. Schuler, Commissioner
November 7, 1975
Hon. Albert ~artocchla
Supervisor
Town of Southold
Town Hall, Main Road
Southold~ New York 11971
Dear Sir:
ham forwarding herewith a copy of a draft agreement to facilitate
grant to Fishers Island Ferry District for improvements to the
arbor at Silver Eel Cove. Please review the attached proposed
agreement and provide me with any com~nts you may have.
After the agreement has been approved as to for~ and language, our
Department will secure the necessary approval from the Director of
the Budget. The doc~nnent would then be executed after receiving
Town and Ferry District resolutions of approval.
Please accept ~ sincere congratulations on your re-election to
another term. I look forward to continuing our good working
relationship.
Regional Director
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November 7, 1975
Mr. W. C. Sine!air .
Manager
Fishers Island Ferry District
Fishers Island, New York 06390
Dear Mr. SinclaiJ:
I am forwarding h~rewith a copy of a draft agreement to faeilitate
a grant to Fishers Island Ferry District for improvements to the
harbor at Silver Eel Cove. Please review the attached proposed
agreement and provide me with any comments you may have.
After the agreement has been approved as to form and language, our
Department will secure the necessary approval from the Director of
the Budget. The document would then be executed after receiving
Town and Ferry District resolutions of approval.
Attachment
* ~ NEW YORK STATE
' ,,' NT OF TRANSPORTATION
April 30, 1975
Mr. W. C. Sinclair
Manager
Fishers Island Ferry Distrlct
Fishers Island, New York 06390
Dear Mr. Sinclair:
I have contacted the Corps of Engineers, New York District, to see what
application forms would be needed for the work proposed at Fishers Island.
They advise me that a permit was definitely necessary and are mailing the
booklet and forms to this office. I have assigned Mr. Sherman Glass to
work with you in getting the application submitted as expeditiously as
possible.
It was ~y hope that the work of driving piling would not require a permit
but a parmit is required. The Corps of Engineers will also have to pre-
pare an environmental assessment which I am sure will be expedited by
Mr. Carl Boutilier who visited the site on April 14. It may also be
necessary to apply for a dredging permit for harbor maintenance if you
have not already done so. I believe that the two permits should be kept
separate and distinct so that the dredging need not slow down the pro-
cessing of the harbor protection work.
We will proceed with bo%h the Orient Point and Fishers Island applications
since it now appears that sufficient fllnds are available to cover the
proposed work at both locations. We will still attempt to get the Corps
of Engineers to remove the obstructions, however, should that effor fail,
we may be able to include this work with the harbor protection.
Very truly yours,
Regional Director
cc: Hon. Perry Duryea, Jr.
Mr. S. Glass