CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Cooperative Procurement #23-224, Meeting House Metal Roof Replacement, to Garland/DBS Inc. for an amount not to exceed $161,415, plus a 5% contingency
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DEPARTMENT: Naper Settlement
SUBMITTED BY: Harriet M. Pistorio, Chief Operating Officer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
A two-time nationally accredited outdoor history museum, Naper Settlement maintains its ongoing commitment to high-quality collection, preservation and display of historical objects and buildings for the community through its careful selection of maintenance services programs.
CIP Project NS064, Meeting House Metal Roof Replacement at Naper Settlement, was established and approved for CY2023 as a planned cyclical project to replace the aged metal roof system at the historic 1840s built Meeting House. This restoration repair is part of a comprehensive and ongoing cyclical maintenance directive forecasted by the Settlement's Buildings & Grounds Department, which is responsible for the maintenance, repairs, and preservation of Settlement facilities and assets including building envelopes and roofing systems.
During the prior 4+ years minor metal roof repairs were applied to temporarily suspend water infiltration caused by the pitted, deteriorated metal flat panel & standing seam roof system. The existing metal roofing system is over 53 years old and requires maintenance that grows annually and more costly with each budget season. The aged roof system allows access of outside elements that can damage the historic building envelope and left unchecked the metal roof deterioration will only worsen over time and become more costly in future years.
The lifespan of the existing roof system is ended as evidenced by the deteriorating roof presentation and through a recent architectural roof assessment. An Existing Building Condition Assessment report completed in June 2023 by the architecture firm Charles Vincent G...
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