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Ms. Samantha Orduno 6 August 13, 1993 Environmental concerns This proposal is presented for engineering services to determine the structural properties of the soil at the specified site. This proposal does not cover an environmental assessment of the site, nor environmental testing of the soil or groundwater, nor a wetlands assessment. If you wish to have us provide these additional services, please contact us. If we detect a possibly hazardous substance at the ground surface, in a boring, or in contact with or in the groundwater, which in our professional opinion, could pollute surface waters or the groundwater, we have a legal obligation to notify the State of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This must be done in accordance with the provisions of Statute 115.061, "DUTY TO NOTIFY AND AVOID WATER POLLUTION." It is our understanding that this notification must be "immediate," usually interpreted by the Agency to be witain 24 hours of discovery. We will attempt to notify you, our Client, first to have you do the notification. If you do not assure us that you will do so, or if we are unable to contact you in the required time limit, we will then be obligated to notify the State directly. The requirements of this statute supersede the usual practice of client confidentiality, and you, our Client, agree to hold GME harmless from any consequences arising from such notification. Authorization We are submitting this proposal in two copies for acceptance. When it is accepted, we ask that one copy be signed by an authorized representative of the party responsible for payment for these services, and that this copy be returned to us as our authorization to proceed. We have enclosed with this proposal a copy of our General Conditions. The terms contained in the General Conditions are incorporated herein and are an integral part of this proposal for professional engineering services. Acceptance of this proposal by the authorized signature indicates that you understand and accept the terms and conditions contained in this proposal, including the terms and conditions contained in the General Conditions. We recommend that you review the enclosure from the Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers, which presents information regarding geotechnical engineering proposals.