Wood County Main Courthouse Detail Report

 

Component

Current Status

Recommendations

Cost

General Exterior

The Wood County courthouse was constructed in 1899 and was renovated around 1983. P59 The building is on the National Historic register. The building is four stories plus a basement and is approximately 40, 000 square feet. 

 

The general exterior of the building is in good condition. The steps to the entrance are cracking. P74

 

Exterior Photos: P69 P70 P71 P72 P73 P75 P76

 

 

 

 

 

Repair the steps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

$8,000

Exterior Walls

The exterior walls are constructed of stone. The stone was cleaned and waterproofed in 1999. The exterior walls are in good condition.

 

 

Roof

The visible portion of the roof is a steep pitched and is made of clay tile. It is in good condition. P55 Another portion of the roof is metal and it is in good condition. P51 There are some areas of the building that are roofed with a rubber membrane. They are in good condition as well.

 

 

Windows and Doors

The windows are aluminum, double glazed, and were replaced in 1984. They do not open. There is no evidence of corrosion or rust and they are in good condition. The caulking around the windows appears to be in good condition. The doors are wood. There is no evidence of rotted wood or corrosion. They are in good working order and are in good condition.  P60

 

 

Fire Safety

There is a fire alarm system and a sprinkler system. There are illuminated exit signs and emergency lights with power back up. There are two ways out from every floor. The stairs are enclosed with fire rated walls and doors. The stairs are free from obstructions. There is no storage under the stairs. The exit doors swing in the direction of the exit. There is no panic hardware on the exit doors. P15 P16

Install panic hardware on all the exit doors.

 

Install sprinkler system.

$6,000

 

$120,000

 

ADA Compliance

There is ADA parking for the building. The parking is parallel with the street and the aisle beside the ADA parking space is not wide enough to meet the ADA standard of 5 feet. The parking is marked with paint but the $100 fine signs on each space are missing. P64

 

There is an accessible route through a curb ramp and a ramp that leads to the entrance door, which is equipped with an automatic door opener. P65 There is a lack of raised letter ADA signage in the corridors and on the doors throughout the building. The doors in the building have knobs and are not equipped with lever hardware.

 

There are ADA restrooms in the basement. They do not have strobe lights on the fire alarm. The remaining restrooms throughout the building are not fully ADA compliant. P13 P18

Provide a 5-foot aisle for the ADA parking spaces.

 

Install $100 fine signs.

 

Replace all doors knobs in the building with lever hardware.

 

Install raise letter ADA signs in the corridors and on the doors.

 

Install strobe lights and horns on the fire alarms in all of the restrooms.

$2,000

 

$400

 

$6,000

 

 

$1,000

 

 

$800

Structure

 

There is no evidence of settlement of the foundation. No structural problems were noted during the inspection.

 

 

Security

There is no security in the building.

Install a security system.

 

Install entry-level screening including X-ray machine and walk through metal detectors.

 

Install duress alarms in courtrooms, judicial chambers and other court related office.

 

Limit access to building other than entry-level screening.  The other doors should be secured with audible alarms.

 

Install ballistic material on all the inside of the judge’s benches.

 

Install phone line to provide court and staff with outside communication in case of power outage.

 

Install CCTV in the courtroom, halls, and the exterior of the building .

Security console.

 

Install closed circuit TV.

$5,000

 

$40,000

 

 

$  2,000

 

 

$5,000

 

 

$4,500

 

 

$300

 

 

$1,200

 

$40,000

 

$7,500

Electrical

The electrical equipment is old but appears to be in good condition. P11 The communications panel is also in good condition.  P10

 

 

Mechanical

Mechanical equipment in the building is old, but it appears to be in good working order. P1 P2 P3 P40 The condensers on the roof appear to be reaching the end of their useful life. P47

Replace various mechanical units as necessary.

$100,000

Work Safety

There were no work safety issues noted during the inspection.

 

 

Space requirements

Space is limited for storage in the courthouse complex. Documents are being stored off site and that storage is full. Judges need more filing space. More room is needed for the handling of ballots for elections. P32 P33

We recommend installing a 30,000 square foot annex to accommodate the growing complex.

 

$4,620,000

Subtotal

 

 

$4,969,700

Soft Costs

Professional fees, permits, surveys, and studies

20%

993,0940

Total

 

 

$5,963,640

 

 

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