Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Schooley Caldwell Associates for design services for the restoration/replacement of the first and second floor perimeter windows of the City Hall building along with renovation of a second floor office area and conference room.
The original contract was authorized by Ordinance No. 0730-2008, passed May 7, 2008. The original contract authorized professional design services for second floor renovations within City Hall; however, due to budget constraints the renovation was postponed. Ordinance No. 0449-2011, passed, April 13, 2011, authorized design services for the renovation of the second floor conference room space and a pilot window replacement program in City Hall. The drawings from 2008 will be updated as the basis for this project. The interior renovation will reconfigure a second floor office area and conference room for improved functionality through meeting room and technology and additional seating. This will enable the City to conduct business and operations more efficiently by locating certain support functions and meeting locations closely together.
As part of an earlier phase of the contract, a pilot window restoration project was established. Extensive field investigation was conducted by Schooley Caldwell Associates and various solutions were considered. Owing to the deteriorated state and compromised structural integrity of the first and second floor perimeter windows, it was established that these windows are in need of immediate intervention. This modification will include the removal of the first and second floor perimeter windows in their entirety and, installation of new custom-made aluminum windows and cast aluminum ornamental grilles to match the historic windows in style, color and sightlines. The new windows will be high performing and thermally efficient, with the ...
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