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dvanced Road Construction & Paving cJ � 1 Tuesday,November 18,2008 Global Synthetics 8 Environmental GeoSurfaces 17827 N.Achord Road Baton Rouge,LA 70817 Charlie, I am writing to give you an annual report on our field. As you know,we are coming up on the two-year anniversary of its installation. As a professional engineer,I have to admit I was at first skeptical of the GeoFlo drainage design. My previous expertise consisted of a layered stone construction design that was dependent on the infiltration capabilities of the stone draining base. In the Cayman Islands it is not uncommon during hurricane/tropical storm season to receive as much as 3 inches of rain per hour. We also have the concern of a very high water table to deal with when designing drainage cross sections. With the GeoFlo system,we have not experienced a single accumulation of water on this field despite the record rainfalls nor have we experienced any grade deformities. The GeoFlo system has been simply better than advertised and has exceeded any possible expectations that we had. In addition,the GeoSurfaces field was selected by the NFL to be the host surface for the annual NFL Quarterback Challenge competition that was held on Grand Cayman again this year. For the second straight year the surface has received rave reviews ' by the players and sponsors. The NFL representatives unanimously selected the GeoSurfaces field after touring other infill fields on the island and are very happy with the facility. When investigating infill turfs for our project,we were told over and over by the so-called-consultants"that there was essentially 1 no difference in the turf that each company offered. This could not be more untrue. Either these people are blind or have no fundamental understanding of turf construction and physical characteristics. When inspecting all three fields again this year,the difference is vast and almost comical in comparison to the GeoSurfaces design. The other two fields look black due to the tremendous amount of rubber and the sparse design of the blades of grass. The GeoSurfaces field on the other hand has no visible infill and the surface temperatures are almost 25 degrees cooler because of this. It looks like a plush,green,finely ' manicured,natural grass field. This lack of moving or visble infill takes the performance of the surface to a different level in direct comparison to the other fields on the island. Again,thanks for your engineering expertise and your phenomenally designed products. I look forward to working with you on any upcoming project that I may be a part of. Sincerely, 1 Mark Scotland 1 1 PO BOX 10749,GRAND CAYMAN KYI.1007, CAYMAN ISLANDS 5 PADDINGTON PLACE, UNIT 7 TEL:(345)943-PAVE(7283) FAX:(345) 943.7282 ' EMAIL:INFO e ARCPAVING.COM 25 tGlobal Synthetics Environmental.LLC o 6326 Highland Road • Baton Rouge.LA 70808• 225/907-4763 • www.geosurfaces.com RFP N 12-10-03 1