CONSTRUCTION UPDATE December 2019

Weeks Marine Dredge off Fire Island – September 2019

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FINAL FIMI CONTRACT FOR SAND PLACEMENT IS ONGOING. CROSSOVER DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION AND GRASS PLANTING IS ONGOING WHILE REMAINING SAND PLACEMENT IN OCEAN BAY PARK AND POINT O’ WOODS HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED

Contract 3B2 – Sand placement

This is a contract for the placement of 2.3 million cubic yards of sand, and construction of 34 crossovers, two ADA accessible walkovers, and vehicular crossovers throughout the communities of Davis Park, Water Island, Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove, Point O’ Woods and Ocean Bay Park. The contract was awarded to Weeks Marine on April 19, 2019 and work commenced in July 2019. Sand placement has been completed in the communities of Davis Park, Water Island, Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove. Sand placement was temporarily suspended in November 2019 due to the need to send the dredges to the Town of Southampton for emergency repair work.

Status of construction in the communities

Davis Park: Sand placement was completed on September 23.2019. 621,016 cubic yards of sand has been placed in this community. New public dune crossover walks are being constructed. USACE contractor, Scenic Designs Inc. has commenced dune planting. As of November 25, 2019 13 acres have been planted.

Water Island: Sand placement was completed on September 26, 2019. 50,261 cubic yards of sand has been placed in this community. Construction on new public crossover structures is ongoing. Temporary beach access walks are in place.

Fire Island Pines: Sand placement started on September 27, 2019 and was temporarily suspended due to problems with the subline. Work was completed on November 23, 2019. The amount of 830,633 cubic yards of sand has been placed. Piles for new crossover walks have been installed and construction is ongoing. Temporary access walks are in place.

Cherry Grove: Sand placement was completed on November 8, 2019 and the subline was thereafter removed. 183,152 cubic yards of sand has been placed in this community.

Sand placement is anticipated to resume in Point O Woods and Ocean Bay Park in late February to early March, 2020. Demolition of existing walks is ongoing in Ocean Bay Park. Temporary access mats are in place for beach access.

It is important for owners to be sure to keep the beach area clear of debris or other objects. For owners that may be reconstructing their decks, pools etc., it is imperative that your contractors remove any construction debris, materials etc. from the easement area by the time construction begins in your community in order to avoid delays in beach construction.

To date, Brownie Companies has removed approximately 134 tons of beach and crossover debris from Davis Park, Water Island & Fire Island Pines.

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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE September 2019

Weeks Marine Dredge off Davis Park - August 2019

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FINAL FIMI CONTRACT FOR SAND PLACEMENT IS UNDERWAY IN BROOKHAVEN COMMUNITIES

Contract 3B2 – Sand placement

This is a contract for the placement of 2.3 million cubic yards of sand, and construction of 34 crossovers, two ADA accessible walkovers, and vehicular crossovers throughout the communities of Davis Park, Water Island, Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove, Point O’ Woods and Ocean Bay Park. The contract was awarded to Weeks Marine on April 19, 2019. Work commenced during the month of July 2019 and thus far, over 230,000 cubic yards of sand has been placed in the community of Davis Park. The expected full amount to be placed in Davis Park is 610,000 cubic yards.

During the initial sand placement, only one dredge was operational, but as of now, the second dredge has arrived on site and is operational. The sand placement in Davis Park is generally progressing at the rate of approximately 150’ per day. That pace should increase in other communities that may not require the same volume of sand as Davis Park. Beach fill will then move to Water Island and should begin in Fire Island Pines in mid October.

Brownie Companies continues work in Davis Park on the crossover demolitions, reconstruction and pile relocation and work will continue into the fall months.

It is important for owners to be sure to keep the beach area clear of debris or other objects. For owners that may be reconstructing their decks, pools etc., it is imperative that your contractors remove any construction debris, materials etc. from the easement area by the time construction begins in your community in order to avoid delays in beach construction.

Sand placement in Ocean Ridge – August 2019

Sand placement in Ocean Ridge – August 2019

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Status of other FIMI Contracts

Contract 3B1 – Demolitions. This contract involved all of the full house demolition work and partial demolition work in Ocean Bay Park, Point O’Woods, Fire Island Pines, Water Island and Davis Park and the work on Cayuga Avenue in OBP.

The 3B1 contract work was completed in March 2019.

The work consisted of:

• Ocean Bay Park- 15 house demolitions, 5 site clearings and creation of a right of way on eastern end of community; 1 partial demolition
• Fire Island Pines- 1 house demolition; 28 partial demolitions
• Davis Park- 7 house demolitions; 5 partial demolitions
• Point O’Woods- 2 partial demolitions;
• Water Island- 2 partial demolitions;

Ocean Ridge house relocations April 2019

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Contract 3B3-House Relocations. This is a contract for 5 house relocations on the same parcel in Davis Park. (2 were previously moved by owner’s contractor in agreement with the County). This contract was awarded to Brownie and work commenced in January 2019 and is for the most part completed.

Ocean Ridge, Davis Park – March 30, 2018

Davis Park erosion - August 26, 2019

Ocean Beach post construction

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Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet - FIMI

Construction Update 7-2-19

FINAL FIMI CONTRACT FOR SAND PLACEMENT IS PROCEEDING IN BROOKHAVEN COMMUNITIES

Contract 3B2 – Dune and berm construction

This is a contract for the placement of 2.3 million cubic yards of sand, and construction of 34 crossovers, two ADA accessible walkovers, and vehicular crossovers throughout the communities of Davis Park, Water Island, Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove, Point O’ Woods and Ocean Bay Park. The contract was awarded to Weeks Marine on April 19, 2019. The anticipated start date for work is the end of July 2019, although preparation measures are currently ongoing.

A construction kick off meeting with USACE, Weeks Marine, NYSDEC, County and community leaders from the six Brookhaven communities was held in Hauppauge on June 20th. At that time, representatives from USACE and Weeks Marine explained the construction process and estimated schedule. Please keep in mind that the schedule is subject to change depending upon various factors. There will be weekly status calls with USACE and Weeks Marine and the community will be updated accordingly.

Currently, Weeks Marine is finishing up another job and expects to mobilize its dredges to Davis Park in late July early August. Generally, sand placement will begin in the east and move west.

Construction equipment is currently being moved across the bay to a staging area on the east end of Davis Park.

The first stage of actual construction, which must be completed before sand placement, involves the removal of existing crossovers, creation of temporary crossovers, and installation of pilings only for the new crossovers. Once the sand placement has been completed in a particular section, the contractor will then complete construction of the crossover.

Brownie Companies, the contractor that performed the demolitions under Contract 3B1 in the Brookhaven communities has also been selected as the contractor for the crossovers. It is anticipated that this work will begin in mid-July. Brownie and USACE have assured all that they will coordinate with the individual communities to achieve minimal disruption to use of the beach by the public.

There will be two dredges working 24/7 which will be located over 3000 feet off shore. The dredges will alternate loading sand from the borrow site and pumping sand to a line that leads to the shore. Although the dredges will be visible, nothing will be heard from the shore.

Sand placement in Davis Park should begin in late July, early August and move from east to west. The contractor will close off a 1000’ section of beach. This will be a floating work zone. The contractor expects to construct an average of 100-200 feet of dune and or berm per day in most areas.

Currently, the projected sand placement schedule is:

• Davis Park –Late July/early August through late August.
• Water Island - Late August through early September.
• Fire Island Pines- Early Sept. through mid-October.
• Cherry Grove- Mid- October to early November.
• Point O’ Woods- Late October to Early November
• Ocean Bay Park – Early November to end of November.

Vibration Monitoring

As a safety precaution, a seismic survey company has been retained to monitor the construction area for vibrations and to inspect and document the existing condition of oceanfront homes, both exterior and interior. The vibration monitoring devices will alert the contractor if vibration levels rise to an unacceptable level in order to prevent any damage to nearby structures. Oceanfront owners will be contacted by this company directly to make arrangements for inspections.

Planting

The final phase of construction will involve grass planting.

Private Dune Crossover Structures

If an owner has or is awaiting receipt of a building permit to construct a dune crossover structure, please remember that construction of the crossover may NOT occur until after the USACE sand placement has been completed in that area and USACE has given approval for such construction. Please note that any USACE/County approval however, is still subject to any applicable Federal, State or Town building restrictions that may apply during the summer season.

How will owners who have permits know when they can build their crossover?

During the course of construction, USACE will certify completion of the dune and berm in sections. USACE will notify the County when owners are cleared to proceed with their walkover construction and the County , in turn, will notify the owners. Any questions should be directed to the County to either Robert Whelan by email at Robert.Whelan@suffolkcountyny.gov or by calling 631-852-4021 or to Assistant County Attorney Jacqueline Caputi by email at Jacqueline.Caputi@suffolkcountyny.gov or by calling 631-853-4066.

How do owners obtain the building permit package if they have not already received it from the County?

In those situations where the County’s consultant, deBruin Engineering, Inc. filed the application for the building permit as part of the easement Suffolk County July 2, 2019 5 compensation, you should contact Anthony Perez at 631-513-1313 to arrange for receipt of your building permit.

What if an owner wants to construct a dune crossover and has not yet applied for a building permit?

The FIMI easement does not prohibit construction of dune overwalk structures. It does however, require that the County, State and USACE review and approve the plans for the overwalk structure to make sure its design and construction does not conflict with the new dune.

Upon request, the County will provide to you an electronic copy of a design template that shows the clearances necessary between the dune and the crossover structure which you should provide to your contractor or architect. The above approval is separate and apart from other municipal approvals that may be required.

Requests for approvals to construct dune crossovers should be e-mailed to Robert Whelan or mailed to him at Suffolk County Department of Public Works, 335 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York 11980.

Status of other FIMI Contracts

Contract 3B1 – Demolitions. This contract involved all of the full house demolition work and partial demolition work in Ocean Bay Park, Point O’Woods, Fire Island Pines, Water Island and Davis Park and the work on Cayuga Avenue in OBP.

The 3B1 contract work was completed earlier this year.

The work consisted of:

• Ocean Bay Park- 15 house demolitions, 5 site clearings and creation of a right of way on eastern end of community; 1 partial demolition
• Fire Island Pines- 1 house demolition; 28 partial demolitions
• Davis Park- 7 house demolitions; 5 partial demolitions
• Point O’Woods- 2 partial demolitions;
• Water Island- 2 partial demolitions;

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House relocation work being undertaken by Fire Island Pines owner in connection with FIMI Project- July 2018

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Ocean Bay Park site clearings - 2018

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Contract 3B3-House Relocations. This is a contract for 5 house relocations on the same parcel in Davis Park. (2 were previously moved by owner’s contractor in agreement with the County). This contract was awarded to Brownie and work commenced in January 2019 and is near completion. The houses have been relocated and the contractor is completing reconstruction of decks and walks.

Davis Park house pre-relocation by USACE – April 2019

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Davis Park relocations- April 2019

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Same houses post-relocation- May 2019

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We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable summer!

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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 9-12-18

Land and Easement Acquisitions

On June 29, 2018, Suffolk County certified to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("NYSDEC") that it has acquired all fee acquisitions and easements for all Contract 3B Contracts, subject to acquisition of the remaining ten easements in Water Island. Although the County previously certified completion of real estate for Contracts 3B1 (Demolitions) and 3B3 (House Relocations), this certification completes the final phase of acquisitions in order to enable the United States Army Corps of Engineers ("USACE") to move forward with Contract 3B2 (Sand Placement).

Contracts and Schedules

On April 24, 2018, USACE awarded Contract 3B1 to Brownie Companies of Long Island ("Brownie") and in June issued the Notice to Proceed.

On September 10, 2018, representatives from USACE, NYSDEC, Suffolk County, Town of Brookhaven, FINS, the Fire Island communities and the USACE contractor met to discuss construction details and the schedule of work for FIMI Contract 3B at County offices in Hauppauge.

Work in Ocean Bay Park is expected to begin the week of September 17th. Once work begins, weekly construction calls between the contractor, the municipal partners and community leaders from each of the impacted communities will occur in order to discuss status of the existing work as well as work to be conducted in the weeks ahead.

Contract 3B1 – Demolitions. This contract involves all of the full house demolition work and partial demolition work in Ocean Bay Park, Point O’Woods, Fire Island Pines, Water Island and Davis Park and the work on Cayuga Avenue in OBP.

The 3B1 contract is broken down into "Base" work and "Options." The Base work will occur first because it has a firm completion date of December 5, 2018. The Base work consists of the following:

• Ocean Bay Park - 15 house demolitions, 5 site clearings and creation of a right of way on eastern end of community;
• Fire Island Pines - 1 house demolition;
• Davis Park- 4 house demolitions (there will be a total of 7 house demolitions but the other 3 were later acquisitions and could not be included in the base contract).

During the preconstruction meeting noted above, Brownie indicated that they expected to commence the actual demolition work in Ocean Bay Park on or about September 17th. The parcels without houses that need site clearings will proceed first to be followed by house demolitions with no asbestos. During the same time, asbestos mitigation in additional houses will commence to be followed by demolition.

Creation of a right of way immediately south of the Fire Island Hotel between the right of way leading to the Hotel and Cayuga is scheduled to begin on October 15 and should be completed by the end of November. This work will not interfere with the ability to utilize the vehicular cut from Traffic Avenue to the beach.

It is estimated that the demolition of the house in Fire Island Pines will occur in November 2018 and the demolitions in Davis Park will occur in November and December 2018.

3B1 bid Options involve properties where the USACE contractor will perform partial demolitions of decks, ramps, pools, dune crossovers (“Option Property”) in all of the communities noted above. The Option work consists of the following:

• Ocean Bay Park- 1 partial demolition;
• Point O’Woods- 2 partial demolitions;
• Fire Island Pines- 28 partial demolitions;
• Water Island- 2 partial demolitions;
• Davis park- 5 partial demolitions.

Once an Option is exercised (work authorized) by USACE, Brownie will have 90 days to complete the work on that Option Property irrespective of the December 5 contract termination date. It is expected that Options will be exercised within the next 30 days in all communities. There will be approximately 2 to 4 weeks between the time an option is exercised and the time the work actually begins. As these options are exercised, owners of impacted properties will be notified accordingly and will be provided with more details concerning the schedule of work. Community leaders will also be notified of such schedules for dissemination to the community at large.

Contract 3B3-House Relocations. This is a contract for 5 house relocations on the same parcel in Davis Park. (2 owners have already commenced this work in advance of USACE which will leave 3 houses to be relocated by the USACE contractor). This contract was also recently awarded to Brownie but notice to proceed has yet to be issued. USACE and Brownie were not yet ready to discuss the schedule for work for this contract. Updates will be provided to impacted owners and community leaders as more detailed information becomes available.

Contract 3B2- Sand Placement - This contract involves the construction of the dune and berm. The bid plans are under final review. The Presolicitation for this contract was previously issued. The formal solicitation of this contract should occur shortly with actual work beginning in late winter/early spring 2019.

Contract award is contingent upon numerous factors including completion of work under 3B1 and 3B3 contracts and availability of dredge contractor.

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FIMI CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 5-4-18

Contracts and Schedules

Contract 3B1 – This contract involves all of the full house and partial demolition work in Ocean Bay Park, Point O’Woods, Fire Island Pines, Water Island and Davis Park and the work on Cayuga Avenue in OBP. On April 24, 2018, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) awarded Contract 3B1 to Brownie Companies of Long Island (“Brownie”). There are now numerous steps that must be completed before the work can actually begin.

Brownie must submit Certificates of Insurance and Payment and Performance Bonds to USACE, Disability Insurance and Workman's Comp Insurance certificates to the Town and Village of Ocean Beach and submit a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and Notice of Intent to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). This process is underway.

A preconstruction meeting between Brownie, USACE, DEC, County and other stakeholders including community leaders and Fire/Rescue representatives will be scheduled after issuance of the Notice to Proceed which will occur once the above submissions are completed. Property owners will be updated immediately after the meeting as to scheduling. The demolition work should begin in Ocean Bay Park. Following the preconstruction meeting and receipt of all permits, the actual work will then proceed.

3B1 bid options involve properties where the USACE contractor will perform partial demolitions of decks, ramps, pools, dune crossovers (“Option Properties”) in all of the communities noted above. USACE will provide more details concerning the schedule of work for the Option Properties after the preconstruction meeting with Brownie. USACE will first want to observe the progress of work in Ocean Bay Park before they make any final determinations as to the exercise of options for the partial demolition work in Fire Island Pines and Davis Park. USACE has advised that owners will be provided reasonable advance notice as to when work will proceed on their respective properties.

Building Permits

The County will arrange for transmission of building permits to owners or their designated representative after the Notice to Proceed has been issued by USACE and all permits have been obtained by Brownie. Owners must ensure that the original permits are located at their Fire Island residence when the work is performed.

OWNERS AND CONTRACTORS!

PLEASE DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THE COUNTY’S ENGINEERING CONSULTANT’S (deBRUIN) CONSTRUCTION PLANS WITHOUT PRIOR COUNTY APPROVAL

The County understands that field conditions may warrant modifications to the actual construction plan but any such changes must first be approved by the County’s engineering consultant. Contractors who change first and ask later are risking delays and increased construction costs which will be borne by the owner and or contractor.

If any contractor wants to modify the construction plan based upon field conditions, a written Request for Information (“RFI”) containing the change sought and the reason should be submitted to Anthony Perez by email to aperez@debruinengineering.com who will immediately review and if necessary, will submit to the Town for approval.

The County worked very closely with owners or their representatives to design these plans which were then thoroughly vetted by County and USACE engineers and approved by the Town. The County team worked closely with owners to preserve as much of their structures as possible and even slight modifications can result in an encroachment situation. Equally important, the structure was designed to New York State building codes and substitution of lesser materials or deviation from the pile installation plan could not only compromise the integrity of the structure but could result in the need to reconstruct the new structures.

Although owners are not required to rebuild the portions of the structure that are in need of removal in order for the FIMI Project to be constructed, a precondition of construction is that the structure is built in accordance with the approved plans. The County has conducted routine inspections early in the reconstruction process and on occasion has been forced to stop construction because of significant deviations from the construction plans. This has not only resulted in delays in the reconstruction but has also resulted in additional costs to the owner and ultimately to the contractor.

Contract 3B2 - This involves the sand placement work. The bid plans are under final review. It is expected that the Pre- Solicitation will occur later this month and that the contract will be awarded in late spring/early summer 2018 with sand placement work to begin AFTER the summer season (post Labor Day). The above is contingent upon the County obtaining the remaining outstanding easements. Contract 3B3- This is a contract for 5 house relocations on the same parcel in Davis Park. (2 owners have already commenced this work in advance of USACE which will leave 3 houses to be relocated by the USACE contractor). The Presolicitation (pre-advertisement of bid) was issued on February 27, 2018 and it is anticipated that the formal bid solicitation will be issued within the next week or so. A more definitive update will be forwarded to impacted owners when USACE awards the contract. Commencement of work is dependent upon contractor availability and schedule.

Contract 3B3 - This is a contract for 5 house relocations on the same parcel in Davis Park. (2 owners have already commenced this work in advance of USACE which will leave 3 houses to be relocated by the USACE contractor). The Presolicitation (pre-advertisement of bid) was issued on February 27, 2018 and it is anticipated that the formal bid solicitation will be issued within the next week or so. A more definitive update will be forwarded to impacted owners when USACE awards the contract. Commencement of work is dependent upon contractor availability and schedule.

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Update - March 2018

Contracts and Schedules

Contract 3B1 – This contract involves all of the full house and partial demolition work in Ocean Bay Park, Point O’Woods, Fire Island Pines, Water Island and Davis Park and the work on Cayuga Avenue in OBP.

In January 2018, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) bid Contract 3B1.

The bids were opened on February 13, 2018 and the apparent low bidder was Chesterfield Associates, Inc. Thereafter, on February 22, 2018, Chesterfield requested to withdraw their bid due to an error in their bid proposal.

USACE is currently undertaking Federal processes to release Chesterfield from the bid in order to enable them to award the contract to another bidder. It is expected that the new award will occur within the next two weeks. As a result of this glitch in the bid process, the work will likely not commence until early April. The County will keep updating the owners and community leaders as more information is received.

Contract 3B1 consists of a base bid and supplementary bid options. The 3B1base bid primarily includes the properties where the County acquired title to the property and the house is being completely demolished and the creation of a right of way on the east end of Ocean Bay Park. The base bid work will proceed first.

Because of time constraints on removing debris from the community in Ocean Bay Park, it is not yet known how the delay in implementing this contract will impact the demolition of the oceanfront houses on Traffic Avenue. The County will update the community and owners as more information is received by USACE.

The 3B1 bid options involve properties where the USACE contractor will perform partial demolitions of decks, ramps, pools, dune crossovers (“Option Properties”) in all of the communities noted above. This work was included in the bid option format because all of the easement acquisitions had not yet been completed, and USACE cannot award contracts if all necessary lands and easements have not been acquired. By including this work as a series of options, USACE will be able to award the contract earlier and then exercise the options individually after easements have been acquired.

At this time, but for a handful of easements that will be acquired shortly, the County has obtained all necessary lands and easements for the 3B1 Option Properties. The County will update owners as information is received as to when the contractor is expected to perform the partial demolition work on their respective properties.

Building Permits

The County’s engineering consultant, deBruin Engineering, P.C will obtain the building permits from the Town of Brookhaven and transmit them to property owners after Contract 3B1 is awarded. Owners must ensure the original permits are located at their Fire Island residence when the work is performed.

Who will do the demolition work – the USACE contractor or the owner’s private contractor?

The USACE contractor will perform the demolition work. Owner’s contractors may do the demolition work in advance of the USACE contractor provided the owner agrees to: 1) accept the amount offered for the demolition work (“Demolition Cost”) as a final payment and waives any right to make a claim for additional compensation related to such demolition work; 2) perform the demolition work in accordance with the Contract 3B1 demolition plans, subject to inspection and approval by the County and/or USACE; 3) complete the demolition work on or before May 1, 2018; and 4) await payment of the Demolition Cost until after the owner’s demolition work has been completed, inspected and approved.

If the owner is performing the demolition pursuant to the above conditions, deBruin will obtain the building permit from the Town and the County will arrange for transmission to the owner.

Contract 3B2 - This involves the sand placement work. USACE is close to finalizing these bid documents. It is expected that this contract will be awarded in late spring/early summer of 2018 with sand placement work to begin AFTER the summer season (post Labor Day).

Contract 3B3 - This contract primarily involves 4 to 5 house relocations on the same parcel in Davis Park. USACE issued the Presolicitation (pre-advertisement of bid) on February 27, 2018 and it is anticipated that the formal bid solicitation will be issued this month with award to follow in April and work likely to begin in May 2018. A more definitive update will be forwarded to impacted owners when USACE awards the contract. Commencement of work is dependent upon contractor availability and schedule.

Private Dune Crossover Structures

If an owner has approval to construct a dune crossover structure, the general rule that construction cannot occur until after the USACE sand placement has been completed has been slightly modified.

Owners may get a "jump start" on construction of an overwalk structure by installing piles only before the USACE dune placement with the remaining construction of the deck, rail and stairs to occur after the USACE dune placement. Owners considering this should keep in mind that it is impossible to estimate how long after the piles are installed that the remainder of the construction can be completed. The sand placement construction is estimated to last up to one year so there could be a significant amount of time that the piles will be protruding above the sand.

If an owner wants to pursue this option, it is necessary to immediately notify the County because the USACE must include information about the piling placement in the sand placement contract (Contract 3B2). Owners who want to pursue this option should notify Gil Anderson, Commissioner of Suffolk County Department of Public Works at Gilbert.Anderson@suffolkcountyny.gov

General crossover construction information:

If you want to construct a dune crossover structure in the future, it is necessary for the County and USACE to approve the design plan to make sure the design does not conflict with the dune. Upon request, the County will provide to you an electronic copy of a design template that shows the clearances necessary between the dune and the crossover structure which you should provide to your contractor or architect. Such approval is separate and apart from other municipal approvals that may be required.

Requests for approvals to construct dune crossovers should be e-mailed to Gil Anderson or mailed to him at Suffolk County Department of Public Works, 335 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York 11980.

If you have a specific question concerning your property, please contact your assigned County acquisition agent or email Janet.Longo@suffolkcountyny.gov who will direct your email to the appropriate person.

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Update - January 2018

Status of Project Construction

Contract 3B1 which includes house demolitions, site clearings, creation of a right of way to Cayuga Street in Ocean Bay Park and partial demolitions in the communities of Ocean Bay Park, Point O’Woods, Fire Island Pines and Davis Park was advertised on January 8, 2018. Contractor proposals are to be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) by February 7, 2018 and it is anticipated that the contract will be awarded within a short time thereafter with the actual work to commence in March 2018.

The order of work is dependent upon various factors including contractor availability and updates will be regularly posted and communicated to impacted owners and stakeholders.

Currently, the majority of house demolitions will occur in Ocean Bay Park. There is one house demolition in Fire Island Pines and five house demolitions in Davis Park. The Ocean Bay Park demolitions and the work in the vicinity of the Fire Island Hotel and Cayuga Street should be completed on or before May 1, 2018.

The schedule for the other house demolitions and the partial structural demolitions in the other communities has yet to be determined and the County will update owners and the community leaders as information is received.

Building Permits

The County of Suffolk’s consultant deBruin Engineering, P.C. will be obtaining the building permits for the above work from the Town of Brookhaven after a contract has been awarded by the USACE as such contractor must provide proof of insurance to the Town of Brookhaven before the permits will be released. The County will coordinate with property owners for transfer of the building permits at the appropriate time. Building permits must be posted on site when the work is being performed.

Certain property owners have requested that they be permitted to perform their deck and pool modifications in advance of the USACE contract. Consequently, some owners have been issued building permits under very specific circumstances. In such instances, the property owners have entered into final agreements with the County wherein they have agreed, among other things, to perform the demolition work that was to be performed by the USACE in accordance with the USACE plans, by a date certain and subject to inspection by the County. Further, all aspects of compensation have been agreed to and the easement has been conveyed to the County.

Contract 3B3 involving house relocations in Davis Park is expected to be advertised within the next month. Due to the USACE review process, it was necessary to issue a separate contract for this work in order to avoid delaying the demolition work which is time sensitive.

Updates concerning Contract 3B2 involving sand placement shall be provided in the near future as the USACE moves closer to bidding that contract. USACE needs to consider the order of work being performed under the above contracts involving structural work in order to best determine how the sand placement contract should proceed.

Impacted owners should direct any inquiries concerning the above to the assigned acquisition agent.

Update - October 2017

Dune and berm construction for over half of the FIMI project has been completed!

Contract 1: Smith Point County Park was completed in early 2016.

Contract 2: Robert Moses State Park (RMSP), the Lighthouse Tract, and communities of Kismet and Saltaire were completed in 2016. Emergency repairs were also made at Robbins Rest which is under Contract 3A by utilizing sand stockpiled at RMSP. The stockpile was replenished as part of the construction work for Contract 3A which covers the communities of Fair Harbor to Seaview.

Contract 3A: Fair Harbor to Seaview : All sand placement and dune crossover construction is complete except for completion of minor punch list items including additional grass planting. Construction commenced, after the summer season, in September 2016 beginning with removal of existing ramps and or stairs to beach and installation of new piles. Sand placement began in Seaview in October and was completed in all of the remaining communities ahead of schedule by December 11, 2016 thanks to good weather conditions and minimal equipment failures. GLDD then replaced the sand stockpile in RMSP and has removed their equipment.

The remaining contracts have been renamed/renumbered:

Contract 3B1: Relocations, Demolitions, Deck and Pool Modifications: Currently, this contract will include all of the house demolitions, site clearings and relocations, deck, pool and wall modifications in all communities in 3B (Ocean Bay Park, Point O Woods, Cherry Grove, Fire Island Pines, Water Island and Davis Park) and creation of a right of way in Ocean Bay Park. The drawings and specifications which define the scope of work for this contract are nearing completion of USACE technical and quality review processes and the bid is expected to be advertised in November 2017 with a contract award by January 2018. The order of work is dependent upon various factors including contractor availability and updates will be regularly posted and communicated to impacted owners and stakeholders.

Contract 3B2: Sand Placement, Dune Crossovers, and the remaining Deck and Pool Modifications: This contract will include all sand placement, construction of all dune crossovers and the modification of any remaining deck, pool and wall modifications not completed under 3B1, for all 3B communities. It may also contain the work on Cayuga in Ocean Bay Park if the County is unable to acquire the Easements in time for the work to be included under Contract 3B1. The drawings and specifications for this contract are under way and scheduled to be complete by January 2018. It is anticipated this contract will be bid in early 2018 with sand placement to begin once dredging equipment is available which could occur by Spring 2018. The schedule for awarding this contract is preliminary as it is also dependent upon the progress of the work under Contract 3B1.

Schedules are also dependent upon other factors, including availability and scheduling of contractors, and are subject to change.

Contract 3C: This contract involves the relocation of the Village of Ocean Beach well. USACE anticipates being able to bid this project in late fall 2017.

Dear Oceanfront Property owners: The above provides a general update for the FIMI Project. If the County has sought to acquire an easement on your property and you have any questions, you should contact the County acquisition agent that is assigned to work with you or call 631-853-5947.

The County has acquired or will shortly acquire all of the real estate interests necessary for the USACE to move forward with the contracts. As you know, the process for acquiring easements on properties where modifications are necessary has been quite extensive beginning with design and culminating with offers and permits. We appreciate your patience during this process and believe we can sprint over the finish line together. To do that though, we will need your help. Offer letters and agreements are being sent to property owners as soon as they are ready to be sent. The sooner you respond to these letters, the sooner we can move forward with obtaining the the necessary agreements and easements in order for USACE to move forward with the contracts.

We have received wonderful feedback from the owners and stakeholders in the western communities where the project has been completed and we want our eastern communities to receive the same benefits and protections as soon as possible.

Thank you from the FIMI Team.