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December 5, 1989, he estimated that replacing the foundation
would cost from $90,000 to $130,000, and that chemical adhesive
injection would cost about $30,000. On December 20, 1989, Cook
estimated that foundation repairs would cost from $30,000 to
$150,000. Petitioner submitted Cook’s estimate to USAA.
c. Construction Management Associates and Frank Lewis
The Homeowners’ Association hired Construction Management
Associates (CMA) to oversee the repair of damage caused by the
earthquake. Frank Lewis (Lewis) worked for CMA. Lewis is a
civil engineer and a land surveyor. He has extensive knowledge
of earthquake damage. He examined 40 to 50 homes damaged by the
Loma Prieta earthquake.
Lewis first inspected petitioner's unit on December 8, 1989.
He investigated whether the house was safe after the earthquake.
At trial, he said that a foundation has serious problems if it
has 20 or more cracks. He said that the foundation for
petitioner’s home had 4 cracks wider than three thirty-seconds of
an inch (about the width of a nickel), and at least 25 hairline
cracks. On February 5, 1990, he said that the earthquake caused
petitioner’s home to appear to be rotating off its foundation.
Graham & Kellam were structural engineers who reviewed the
structural adequacy of the Crestview Park units for CMA in 1990.
After inspecting petitioner’s home with Lewis on April 19, 1990,
Leslie Graham (Graham) of Graham & Kellam said that the
foundation was stable.
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