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Component |
Current Status |
Recommendations |
Cost |
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General Exterior |
The exterior was in very good condition. It was built in 1958, (P1). The building is mostly brick masonry with a concrete matrix\stone application between the windows (running vertically), (P2, P3). There is some granite type of application for the entrance pillars at the front and rear of the building, (P4). There are stone steps and landings at front and rear of building, and some sidewalks and cut stone retaining walls. The building consists of two wings, 5 main floors, an attic and a basement area. It sits on the same city block as C. Lee Spillers Courthouse Annex, and the old AEP building. A breezeway connects the main building and the C. Lee Spillers annex, (P7) |
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Exterior Walls |
There is some chipping\erosion of the vertical concrete matrix\stone application between the windows, (P5, P6). The brick itself was in very good condition. Some sealant\caulking was missing between some of the pillar sections\applications, (P8). Some of the stone has mold, (P9, P10) |
Repair the damage to the matrix/stone application between the windows and the granite columns. Clean the mold from the stone. |
$50,000 |
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Roof |
It has a flat rubber membrane roof. The roof is in good condition, (P11). |
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Windows and Doors |
The windows are all metal frames and are in good condition, (P12). The doors are aluminum and glass. They also are in good condition, (P13). |
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The building has an accessible parking space that is not wide enough for unloading. The curb height is also a problem, (P14). The bathrooms are in fair to good condition. |
Correct the accessible parking space. Upgrade all of the accessible bathrooms to be |
$ 400 $10,000 |
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Security |
The building security is excellent. They have limited access with a metal detector and x-ray machine manned continuously during operating hours. There is a closed circuit TV system. There are duress alarms. The benches have ballistic material.
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Fire Safety |
The fire safety system is excellent. There is a fire alarm, exit lighting, emergency lighting and panic hardware on the exit doors. |
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Structure
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There is one major structural crack noted: a hallway crack on 4th floor. It spans the whole width of the floor. Office 402 is adjacent to the crack, also has a humped\elevated area in the doorway, whereas the rest of the tile flooring in 402 goes to another, constant level lower than the doorway and hallway floor where the crack is located. Room 402 is very cramped and appears to be structurally overloaded. Staff mentioned a moving document system\retrieval system cost\benefit analysis done awhile back that was approved, but later rejected after a structural engineer came to the site and noticed the cracking and overloaded floors. Staff stated that the crack has gotten wider (again, whole width of the hallway) and is a little deeper at its endpoints than it had been when the structural engineer visited previously (date unknown). Another overloaded area noted is located in a locked, attic storage area. A mezzanine type level, this area contains many documents on overloaded floating floors. There have already been structural reinforcements of the floors added, (P15, P16). |
Perform a structural engineering study on the building to determine what loads the floors will handle, and how to best utilize the space. |
$ 10,000 |
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Electrical |
The building has a good electrical system. The main disconnect is in the basement, (P17). The electrical systems are adequate for the building needs.
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Mechanical |
The mechanical systems include boilers, a chiller and air handlers. They are in fair to good condition. Some of the components were nearing the end of their useful life, (P18, P19).
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Replace the mechanical components that are outdated or are no longer efficient. |
$100,000 |
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Work Safety |
There is a storage problem in the building, which could cause a hazard to an employee if a box fell or there were a fire and people needed to exit the building, quickly, (P20, P21).
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See Structure above. |
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Space requirements |
There is a very evident need for additional storage and office space, (P22). |
Provide additional storage space by renovating the AEP building. |
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Subtotal |
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$170,400 |
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Soft Costs |
Professional fees, permits, surveys and studies |
20% |
34,080 |
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Total |
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$204,480 |