Kwigillingok Operations Summary

2/16/26

• Cruz: Continued support for other contractors. Continued boardwalk installation: day shift installed 19 helicals/night shift installed two helicals. Continuing to install boardwalk materials and removed snow. 
• Brice/STG: Maintained critical infrastructure. Conducted daily checks on WTP/washeteria, health clinic, and powerplant. Continued fuel haul and assisted airfield operations. 
• Delta Backhaul: Assisted with snow removal and supported other contractors. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling hoses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• Work performed by Hog River Construction.
• #K14: Install middle beam along with posts and pads. 
• #K15: Remove wet insulation. 
• #K19: Frame out wall and repair deteriorated section of flooring. 
• #K20 and #K32: Remove interior finishes and general cleaning. 
• #K43 and #K49: Conduct water and sewer system repairs. 
• #K78: Install underlayment with CDX and apply metal roofing. 
• Rental Units: Perform plumbing repairs. 
• Total of 28 team members are currently onsite. 

2/15/26

• Cruz: Continued support for other contractors. Continued boardwalk installation: day shift installed four helicals/night shift installed none. Installing boardwalk material. Continuing to remove snow. 
• Brice/STG: Maintained critical infrastructure. Conducted daily checks on WTP/washeteria, health clinic, and powerplant. Continued thawing/drying for diagnosis of community skid steer. Offloaded fuel. Conducted sewage haul. 
• Delta Backhaul: Assisted with snow removal and supported other contractors. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling hoses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• Work performed by Hog River Construction.
• #K02: Interior trim installation. 
• #K14: Complete post and pad installation. 
• #K15: Remove wet insulation and floor sheathing. 
• #K19: Perform interior stripping. 
• #K32: Conduct house cleaning and interior stripping. 
• #K77: Install ice shield. 
• #K78: Relocate house structure. 
• Rental Units: Perform plumbing repairs. 
• Total of 32 team members are currently on-site. 

2/14/26

• Cruz: Continued support for other contractors. Continued boardwalk installation: no helicals were installed on either shift. Both driver heads are down. Worked on snow removal. 
• Brice/STG: Maintained critical infrastructure. Conducted daily checks on WTP/washeteria, health clinic, and powerplant. Continued thaw/dry for diagnosis of community skid steer. Offload fuel. Conducted sewage haul. 
• Delta Backhaul: Worked indoors. Assisted with snow removal and supported other contractors.
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• Work performed by Hog River Construction.
• #K02: Interior trim installation. 
• #K14: House life. 
• #K19: Continue interior stripping. 
• #K32: Clean the interior and remove designated surfaces. 
• #K49: Interior finish painting completed. 
• Plumbing: Repair rental units. 
• Water Plant: Continue monitor water return systems. 
• Total of 12 team members onsite.

2/13/26

• Cruz: Continued support for other contractors. Continued boardwalk installation: no helical piles were installed on either shift. Both driver heads are down. Continued snow removal. 
• Brice/STG: Maintained critical infrastructure. Conducted daily checks on WTP/washeteria, health clinic, and powerplant. Troubleshoot/repair Toyo at marina store. Transported community to heated hooch to begin thaw/dry for diagnosis. Assist GCI personnel. 
• Delta Backhaul: Worked indoors. Assisted with snow removal. Supporting other contractors. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• Work performed by Hog River Construction.
• #K02: Interior trim installation (on hold due to inclement weather). 
• #K14: House life (on hold due to inclement weather). 
• #K19: Continue interior stripping. 
• #K32: Clean the interior and remove designated surfaces. 
• #K77: House post pad and bracing (on hold due to inclement weather). 
• Plumbing: Repair rental units. 
• Water Plant: Continue monitor water return systems. 
• Total of 25 team members onsite. 

2/12/26

• Cruz: Continued helical installation. Demo boardwalk/remove debris in helical path. Snow removal throughout village. Continue helical pile installation. 
• Brice/STG: Maintain critical infrastructure. Conducted daily checks on WTP/washeteria, health clinic, powerplant, sewage line. Assisted with airfield operations. 
• Delta Backhaul: Assisted with snow removal. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting doghouses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• Work performed by Hog River Construction.
• #K02: Continue installation of interior trim. 
• #K14: Elevate the structure to the required height. 
• #K19: Continue interior stripping. 
• #K32: Clean the interior and remove designated surfaces. 
• #K49: Complete interior finish painting throughout the unit. 
• #K77: Install foundation post pads and apply structural bracing to stabilize the unit. 
• Rental Units and 20-Unit Housing: Repair plumbing systems to ensure proper functionality. 
• Water Plant: Monitor water return systems to maintain compliance and performance. 
• Total of 32 team members on-site. 

2/11/26

• Cruz: Continued helical installation. Demo boardwalk/remove debris in helical path. Snow removal throughout village. 
• Brice/STG: Maintain critical infrastructure. Assisted with airfield operations. 
• Delta Backhaul: Assisted with snow removal. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting doghouses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• Work performed by Hog River Construction.
• #K02: Completed installation of interior trim. 
• #K19: Performed interior stripping. 
• #K49: Continued application of interior finish paint. 
• D.J. House: Elevated structure in preparation for relocation. 
• J.W. House: Raised structure by three feet and installed posts and pads. 
• Rental units and 20-unit housing: Conducted plumbing repairs. 
• Water Plant: Monitored water return systems. 
• Total of 29 team members currently on-site. 

2/10/26

• Cruz: Continued support for other contractors. Continued boardwalk installation: Day installed five helicals/night shift installed 22 helicals. Worked on ways to improve helical installation. 
• Brice/STG: Created parts list for gasoline fuel dispenser at fuel depot. Conducted daily checks on WTP/washeteria, health clinic, and powerplant. Finished drying out health clinic floor. 
• Delta Backhaul: DBH worked indoors due to blizzard conditions. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting doghouses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• Work performed by Hog River Construction.
• #K02: Construct stair rails and complete interior trim installation.
• #K08: Continue lifting the house off the skid. 
• #K49: Continue interior finish painting. 
• Water Plant: Monitor water return systems. 
• Rental Units and 20-Unit Housing: Perform plumbing repairs. 
• Total of 29 team members currently on-site.  

2/08/26

• Cruz: Continuing boardwalk out to the raw water supply, Cruz is looking into getting more crew out here late next week to start boardwalk installation, 39 helical installed the last full day and night shift. 
• Brice: There is a family that lives at 235 Misvik Loop that wants to come back to Kwigillingok as soon as their house is ready. They have the heat on and demobed the water tank, water heater, and expansion tank yesterday. Making a list of doghouses that will need to be set by Hog River; these will also need pads built. We have provided Hog River with drawings for where the doghouses need to be set. We sent one guy out to Bethel for medical. The electrician on-site is finishing rough in wiring on unit K14. Offloading fuel planes and freight planes. 
• Delta Backhaul: DBH has one foreman, two operators, and three laborers on site. They will be removing snow, hauling fuel, and clearing debris. Additionally, the burn unit will be operations today, using the debris separate4d from the snow for burning. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

2/07/26

• Cruz: Continuing to install pile on the boardwalk out to the raw water supply, Cruz is looking into getting more crew out here late this next week to start boardwalk installation, the auger bit is here and being used when needed, it appears we may be able to get ~20 per shift = 40 per day. 
• Brice: Working on plumbing and heating in houses, will be checking the post office later today, still have some work at the clinic, sewer line at school is still not functioning and maintenance is on-site treating the sewage right now, appearing to still to frozen. 
• Delta Backhaul: Currently only one laborer, three operators and a foreman on-site. Primary focus is on removing snow and clearing debris in boardwalk locations. DBH is actively working along the walkway area that requires replacement behind the burn unit. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

2/05/26

• Cruz: Continuing to install pile on the boardwalk out to the raw water supply, 28 so far, expecting an auger bit on a flight this afternoon, it will speed things up. Unloading planes as needed. 
• Brice: Continuing to assist with house repairs, heating plumbing, dog houses, water tanks, etc.
• Delta Backhaul: Continuing with debris hauling and sorting in boardwalk areas behind the burn unit, the burn unit and the appliance crusher is operational, incinerating and appliance crushing, removing snow in boardwalk sections for replacement. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• Work performed by Hog River Construction. 
• #K14: Performing general cleanup. 
• #K15: Installed exterior beams; lifted building four feet high; cutting cribbing and pad materials. 
• #K38: Started prepping for house move. 
• Lifted and relocated one steam house and one small workshop. 
• Continued skid steer storage housework. 
• Performing plumbing assessments. 
• Water plant: Currently filling water tank. 
• Total of 21 team members on-site. 

2/03/26

• Cruz: PB's made it in last night and delivered material over to the run out to the raw water supply staging material at the run from the bridge out to the raw water supply, had to build out some snow across the creek for the PB's to get across sounds like Cruz found an auger bit to drill through the frost layer, still only getting about one per hour, also unloading planes when they come in starting a 24 hour shift now on helical installation. 
• Brice: The sewer line leak was repaired and numerous leaks in the water system were identified and Brice got authorization to go in and fix the damage. Continuing housing maintenance and repair is ongoing, servicing heaters, restoring heat, doghouse repair, heat trace, and fixing plumbing issue the water treatment plant has resumed water production. Brice is fabricating a tank on a trailer with a 1" pump to assist in fuel logistics. 
• Delta Backhaul: Incinerator is back up and running continuing to remove boardwalk in front of Cruz and expect to be down with that today and moving to another portion of boardwalk to clear out and take to the burn pile. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• #K02: Completing interior sheathing; skid steer storage structure work continued. 
• #K15: House lifted, placed on skid, and ready for relocation. 
• #K35: Performing interior finish painting. 
• Water Plant: Intake line thawed; leak in water treatment plant currently being addressed. 
• Total of 23 team members currently on-site. 

2/02/26

• Cruz: staging material at the run from the bridge out to the raw water supply, Cruz is actively trying to find an auger bit to drill through the frost layer, they found a softer spot today but are still only getting about one per hour, also unloading planes when they come in and will be unloading piston bullies when they arrive. 
• Brice: the sewer line leak was repaired and numerous leaks in the water system were identified and Brice got authorization to go in and fix the damage. Housing maintenance and repair is ongoing, servicing heaters, restoring heat, doghouse repair, heat trace, and fixing plumbing issues. The washateria was down for a bit and an airlock in the pump was identified and fixed. The water treatment plant has resumed water production. Brice is fabricating a tank on a trailer with a 1" pump to assist in fuel logistics. 
• Delta Backhaul: Incinerator is down until they get a bracket for the fuel filter, removing damaged boardwalk and taking to the burn pile. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• #K14: Framing completed for interior. 
• #K15: Structure lifted 2.5 feet and preparation underway for relocation. Constructure 30 house pads. 
• #K35: Interior finish painting continued. 
• Water plant: Intake line thawed; leak in water treatment plant currently being addressed. 
• Total of 18 team members are currently on-site. 

2/01/26

• Cruz: staging material at the run from the bridge out to the raw water supply, Cruz is actively trying to find an auger bit to drill through the frost layer, there may be one in Akiachak. 
• Brice: Clinic water is on but cannot test until the sewer line is clear, sewer line leak has been repaired, but a fitting busted when it was water jetted, but flow is going to the lagoon. Plumbers and electricians are working on getting the fuel dispenser at the marina running, working on stairs and landing at the stand-alone teacher housing, finished insulating and installed a new thermostat there, working on insulating and heat tracing other houses/doghouses. 
• Delta Backhaul: Getting the appliance crusher up and running, removing tundra mats in front of Cruz for helicals, hauling debris to the incinerator, DBC needs more debris before they start up the incinerator. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

1/31/26

• Cruz: Began drilling in helical piles today, from the bridge out to the ray water supply, really slow going, it takes an hour or more to get through the first three feet of frost and then 1o minutes for the next 25 feet, will look into getting a drill bit to pre-drill the holes. 
• Brice: Still working on thawing out the washateria and health clinic, installing a fuel nozzle at the fuel marina, will be assisting with water jetting the sewer lines at the washateria if needed, finishing some plumbing at the teacher housing and then will move on to doghouse insulation and heat tracing. 
• Delta Backhaul: Getting the appliance crusher up and running, removing tundra mats in front of Cruz for helical piles, placing tundra mats across the river crossing for added support, hauling debris to the incinerator, DBC needs more debris before they start up the incinerator. 
• Hog River: Moving/leveling houses. Setting dog houses for installation. Drying/thawing houses. Removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new material as needed. 

Facilities Daily Report

• Work is performed by Hog River Construction
• #K02: Set posts and pads were completed, removed wet insulation from the flooring, installed temporary skirting to begin drying out the floor, post bracing installation is in progress, lifted and relocated two steam bath houses, placing them on cribbing for homeowner use.
• #K03: Continued house cleaning in preparation for flooring installation. 
• #K15: Snow removal. 
• #K38: Prepping both units for house lifts and moves. 
• Water Plant: Thawing out frozen sewer line to washateria. 
• Total of 20 team members currently on-site. 

1/28/26

• Cruz: Carving a path from the airport to the freshwater bridge to place helical piles, offloading lumber, fuel, catering, and miscellaneous supplies; 5 laborers 
• Delta Backhaul: Hauling to incinerator, 24/7 burn operation
• Hog River: Moving/Leveling houses, setting dog houses for installation, drying/thawing houses, removing wet/damaged material in houses. Installing new materials as needed.

1/19/26

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Assisting DHB with incineration and debris removal.
• Brice: Working on washateria sewer and electrical repair, repairing doghouses, staircase installation on houses, and fuel tank installation. Found another crack in the washateria sewer system due to thaw wire installation, and school is now down to pretty much 2 bathrooms and 1 shower. 
• Delta Backhaul: Incinerating material, hauling material to incinerator, running day and night shift 24/7. 

Facilities Daily Report

• #K02: Finished wall sheeting; began subfloor insulation. 
• #K17: Started floor insulation and underlayment installation. 
• #K16: Began cleaning and organizing interior. 
• #K20: Completed cleaning and preparation for stripping. 
• #K32: Performed snow removal; prepared for lifting and re-leveling. 
• #K35: Continued stripping interior walls and flooring to prepare for drying.
• #K37: Finished interior painting except for one bedroom. 
• Washateria Building: Completed lift station repair. 
• Total of 24 team members are currently on-site including 17 local hires. 

1/18/26

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Assisting DHB with incineration and debris removal.
• Brice: Driving helical piles for sewer line at the school, replacing doghouses on houses, working on repairing sewer line at the Washeteria.
• Delta Backhaul: Incinerating material, hauling material to incinerator, running day and night shift 24/7.

Facilities Daily Report

• #K02: Continued installing insulation, sheathing, and vapor barrier on interior walls. 
• #K14: Cleaned interior and exterior areas; continued drying the interior. 
• #K17: Installed stairs. 
• #K20: Cleaned interior in preparation for wall stripping. 
• #K32: Hauled cribbing to the site in preparation for lifting.
• #K35: Continued removing wet insulation from interior walls.
• #K37: Completed installation of interior trim. 
• Washateria Building: Performed lift station repair. 
• Total of 22 team members are currently on-site including 15 local hires. 

1/17/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Clearing runway and other critical infrastructure routes due to blizzard conditions. 
• Brice: Working on repairing sewer line from school to lagoon and working on getting washateria sewer line fixed due to damage from frozen pipe bursting. 
• Delta Backhaul: Sorting of debris piles to begin burning debris. 

Facilities Daily Report

• #K37: Performed yard cleanup. 
• #K17: Continued drying out interior
• #K14: Continued drying out interior walls.
• Washateria Building: Addressed broken septic line at lift station.
• Coordinated efforts for fuel tank farm repair.
• Total of seven team members are currently on-site including four local hires. 

1/16/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Clearing runway and other critical infrastructure routes due to blizzard conditions. 
• Brice: Working on repairing sewer line from school to lagoon and working on fuel farm. 
• Delta Backhaul: Getting equipment up and running, got frost fighter and generator to thaw out equipment to get excavator and incinerator operational. 

Facilities Daily Report

• No work performed today due to adverse weather conditions; activities will resume when conditions permit. 
• Total of three team members are currently on-site. 

1/14/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Thawing DEF for use, moving materials, and cleaning snow from work areas.
• Brice: Thawing school sewer line. Installing heaters and electrical panels. Assisting in repair of frozen/damaged school fire suppression system. 
• STG is back on-site and is back to working on school sewer system. 
• Delta Backhaul: Four people back on-site and prepping equipment to restart debris removal/burning operations tomorrow. 

Facilities Daily Report

• #K02: Sheathing exterior walls. 
• #K08: Installed heating fuel tank and stand. 
• #K14: Stripping interior wet insulation. 
• #K17: Painting interior walls. 
• #K19: Continued thawing out interior. 
• #K35: Removing wet interior insulation and plywood. 
• #K37: Painting interior walls. 
• Washateria Building: Thawing out frozen water and sewer lines. 
• Total of 19 team members are currently on-site including 16 local hires. 

1/13/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Thawing DEF for use, moving materials, and cleaning snow from work areas. 
• Brice: Thawing school sewer line. Generator specialist and mechanic performing generator repairs. Fullford crew doing electrical work on houses. Plumber and electrician went to Kongiginak to troubleshoot water treatment plant problems due to severe cold weather. 
• STG is not on-site yet and has only two days of work left with current materials; additional materials required, expect work to start at the end of this coming week. 
• Hog River: Tripping walls in houses for sheetrock, insulation, installing vapor barrier, prepping for paint, thawing out lines at washateria, repairing fuel tanks and gathering material from planes coming in as well. 

1/12/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Thawing DEF for use, moving materials, and cleaning snow from work areas.
• Brice: Thawing school sewer line. Generator specialist and mechanic performing generator repairs. Fullford crew doing electrical work on houses. 
• STG is not on-site yet and has only two days of work left with current materials; additional materials required, expect work to start at the end of this coming week.
• Hog River: Lifting houses to put back on piling and raising above flood line. Remodeling interior water damage.

Facilities Daily Report

• #K02: Repair interior framing and begin insulating interior walls. 
• #K14: Strip existing wall sheathing. 
• #K17: Maintain interior heating. 
• #K19: Perform interior cleaning. 
• #K35: Continue interior cleaning and install heating unit and fuel tank. 
• #K37: Continue flooring installation and prepare for trim work. 
• Total of 13 team members are currently on-site including eight local hires. 

1/8/26

• Cruz: Performing snow clearing operations.
• STG plan on returning on 1/12 now, and we have asked them to prioritize getting the sewer line from the school completed that they started before the holiday break.
• Delta Backhaul scheduled to be back on site on Friday 1/9.

Facilities Daily Report

• House #K02: Stripped wall sheathing and flooring.
• House #K14: Cleaning up interior.  Continued stripping wet interior flooring.
• House #K17: Continued drying out flooring. 
• House #K19: Installed heating unit and fuel tank. 
• House #K20: Installed new heating unit.
• House #K28: Continued installation of new post and pad foundation and bracing. 
• House #K35: Installed two additional main support beams.  Post, pad, and bracing approximately 95% complete. Continued sheathing exterior floor.  
• Thawed frozen laundry facility. 
• Total of 17 team members are currently on-site including 11 local hires. 

1/7/26

• Cruz: Performing snow clearing operations; getting access to the fuel farm is their main goal today.
• STG was supposed to be back on site today but said they had more delays in getting people back. They plan on returning on 1/12 now, and I asked them to prioritize getting the sewer line from the school completed that they started before the holiday break.
• Brice brought up the deficient runway lighting, stating that there are several lights that are non-operational and the system is 30 years old. They would like to see them replaced if possible. They also inquired about the possibility of getting heavier snow-capable equipment on site, such as piston bully's 
  or snow cats.
• Delta Backhaul indicated that they would be back on site on Friday 1/9.

1/6/26

• Crews transitioning today. Three of Cruz flew out, while several Brice personnel, including Shane Arneson flew in today. Cruz is also dealing with several cargo flights. Snow removal also continued, and likely will the next few days.

Facilities Daily Report

• House # K02: Prepared interior spaces for upcoming work. 
• House #K14: Installed heating appliance and fuel storage unit 
• House #K17: Ongoing moisture removal from flooring.

1/5/26

Facilities Daily Report

• House #K17: Continued drying of floor  
• House #K28: Installing post, pads, and leveling the structure. 
• House #K29: Completed handrail; replaced bracing with pressure-treated material. 
• House #K31: Install subfloor sheathing. 
• House #K37: Continue drying of floor. 
• Total of 20 team members are currently on-site including 11 local hires. 

1/4/26

• Crews preparing for the storm today. 10" of snow is expected, so they are chipping ice off of boardwalks and stairways.
• Cruz: Continues to keep vital areas as free from snow and drifts as possible today.
• Brice: assisting with plumbing fittings in a few of the houses along the center of the village and providing support as needed.
• We are still down to 2 Brice personnel and 7 with Cruz. There is one DBH employee still in the village. Some changes to both Brice and Cruz will be occurring the next few days as people come back from holiday break and others rotate out.

Facilities Daily Report

• House #K17: Removed insulation, cleared snow, and began drying out the floor. 
• House #K24: Touched up finish paint. 
• House #K29: Painted interior of the house. Completed handrail installation. 
• House #K30: Painted floor and installed handrails.  Finished painting interior walls. Changed stair treads. Replaced bracing with treated lumber. 
• House #K31: Installed posts, pads, and bracing. 
• House #K32: Prepared for lifting operations.  Verified sufficient pressure-treated lumber for one additional foundation.  Estimated requirement: approximately 42 pieces of 4" x 12" pressure-treated lumber per house for foundation pads. 
• House #K37: Removed wet insulation from the floor and dried out the foundation. Continued drying out the floor. 
• Total of 20 team members are currently on-site including 11 local hires. 

1/3/26

• Brice/Cruz: Cruz continues working on ATV's, at least 4 or 5 are not running, and others have some issues. Snow removal in a few places remains. The fuel farm is running "normally" again. Brice is assisting as needed with the water plant and washateria.

1/2/26

• Brice/Cruz: Brice assisting with water plant and washateria work. Cruz continues snow removal and debris removal. Some aircraft loads this afternoon. Quite a few ATVs are having problems, so they are tenting and heating to work on them. Also working on updated lumber quantities as well.

1/1/26

• Brice/Cruz: This morning crews continued with snow drift cleanup, then shifted to getting debris piles organized. Snow and winds started this afternoon, making work slow. Brice assisting with work at the village water plant and waterline work to the washateria.