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From the Director, Department of Transportation and Public Works, submitting an informational report regarding the status of the O’Donnell Park parking structure improvements project. (Also considered by the Committee on Finance and Audit.) (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHEWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE)
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Background
The 2011 Adopted Capital includes O’Donnell Park Improvements with an appropriation of $6,557,830. During the 2011 budget deliberations the County Board requested a detailed plan for these improvements. In November of 2010 the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) on behalf of the Department of Parks submitted an informational report highlighting the details of the recommended scope of work for the O’Donnell Park Parking Structure improvements. This report was received by the Committees on Transportation, Public Works and Transit and on Finance and Audit and placed on file.
Status on the Façade Restoration Component
Scope
The project includes the removal of the precast panels on the parking structure, with the exposed cast-in-place concrete parapet needing some repairs and some form of aesthetic treatment. Staining is the recommended treatment. The precast panels at the stairwells and pavilion structure will remain in place since they are attached to the structure differently. The current building is tied to the Downtown Transit Center building across E. Michigan Street and there are significant amounts of cast-in-place concrete that all need to work together visually. The budget provided for the south side of the structure to use an Exterior Insulation and Finishing System (EIFS) which is a type of building exterior wall cladding system that provides exterior walls with an insulated finished surface and waterproofing in an integrated composite material system. The existing railings will need to be revised to meet current code requirements and will be replaced. Additionally, repairs to the spalling and cracking of pa...
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