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Committee OKs specifications work to prioritize Coppertop roof repairs after $270,000 estimate
Summary
Committee members authorized staff to work with Strategic Engineering Group to develop specification design prioritizing the center Coppertop roof sections after packet estimates showed a $270,000 cost to replace flat roof sections; $100,000 is in the capital plan and the committee asked staff to pursue outside contributions for the remainder.
The Richland County committee voted to authorize administration to work with Strategic Engineering Group to develop specification designs that prioritize repairs to the middle sections of the Wallace Student Center "Coppertop" roof, after packet estimates placed full replacement of the flat sections at about $270,000.
Committee members said the building’s most acute leaks appear centered on the middle rectangle identified in the packet (sections 1 and 10). The packet estimate listed the total cost to replace all flat sections at about $270,000 and showed the middle section and adjacent ventilation/duct areas at roughly $150,000. The committee noted $100,000 currently is allocated in the capital improvements plan for the project.
Why it matters: the Coppertop roof has active leaks concentrated in the center sections, and the committee decided to move forward with design and specification work so pricing can be confirmed and the project prioritized within available funds.
According to materials distributed at the meeting, the estimates were prepared by Strategic Engineering Group (SEG) and attributed to Russ Moans/Mones in the packet; the figures in the packet are estimates and were not yet out for contractor bids. Committee members said weather likely requires the physical work to be scheduled in spring and that the immediate next step is specification and design so bidders can later be solicited.
Committee discussion and direction focused on prioritizing Sections 1 and 10 so work could be fit under the $100,000 currently available and on exploring an additional $50,000 contribution from a local foundation. A motion to "give guidance to administration and working with SEG engineering to create specification design, to prioritize on sections 1 and 10 underneath financial limits" was moved (mover not specified in the record), seconded by Barb Roy, and approved by voice vote.
The committee also directed staff to produce specifications in sections so that the final bid package will show exactly how much more funding would be needed and where outside contributions could be applied. Staff said they would coordinate with SEG on phasing and budgeting and seek foundation interest in contributing toward the remainder of the prioritized work.
Next steps: staff will work with SEG to produce specification documents and return with firm pricing; physical work would likely take place in spring pending final bids and availability.
