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Derry Area SD hears proposal to restore Grandview stadium grandstands with 30-year waterproofing
Summary
Tremco and contractor Allegheny Restoration presented a plan to repair concrete spalling, restore steel, and apply a PUMA traffic-coating waterproofing system with a 30-year warranty for the Grandview grandstands; the board was told the project could appear on the October agenda and capital funds of roughly $1.8 million are available.
At its regular meeting, the Derry Area School District board heard a presentation from Justin Snyder of Tremco proposing a restoration of the concrete grandstands at the Grandview stadium, including structural repairs, steel restoration and a traffic-coating waterproofing system the presenter described as “PUMA” with a 30-year warranty.
The presentation matters because district staff said the work is intended to extend the service life of the grandstand and avoid demolition or a full replacement. Board members were told the district could place the project on the October agenda to secure a contractor and schedule work for mobilization after graduation so the project would be completed before the next season.
Justin Snyder, a Tremco representative, described visible deterioration on walking surfaces and vertical faces of stair runs, including spalled concrete, cracked control joints and efflorescence caused by moisture intrusion. “Here this evening to talk to you, you folks, specifically about the football stadium,” Snyder said, introducing the scope and materials used in prior, similar projects.
Snyder said the proposed work would include: removing and repairing unsound concrete; sealing hairline cracks; replacing or repairing control joints using a high-density foam joint system that expands to seal after installation; mechanically cleaning and priming steel members, applying rust inhibitor and high-performance enamel paint; and applying a traffic-coating waterproofing system over the walking surfaces. He described the top coat application as a sand-broadcast process to provide a non-skid finish.
District staff (identified in the meeting as Mr. Main) emphasized that third-party inspections indicate the structure is not presently unsafe but that the work is intended to be preventive. “We’re trying to get ahead of it to protect that asset,” Mr. Main said, explaining the rationale for addressing aesthetic and developing structural deterioration now rather than later.
Snyder and presenters noted Allegheny Restoration (contractor) as the construction partner experienced in both concrete and steel repair; the firm was described as the contractor that completed a similar “Wolverine” restoration project cited in the presentation. The procurement path discussed was the KPN cooperative contract and the contractor network used by Tremco for similar school projects; Snyder said the cooperative is competitively bid and provides public-entity pricing and prequalified contractors.
The presentation compared two warranty/solution options previously examined by staff — a 10-year warranty option and the PUMA product offering a 30-year warranty — and said the district and presenters judged the 30-year option the better long-term investment. Timing discussed: the presenters recommended securing the contractor now so labor can be scheduled and the work mobilized in the spring immediately after graduation to minimize operational impact.
District staff told the board capital project funds are available to support the work. The board was given a round figure of approximately $1,800,000 in remaining capital-project funds and was told a portion of those funds could be allocated to this project; no specific contract award or budget appropriation was made at the meeting.
Board members asked about slip resistance, railings and code compliance. Snyder said the top coat is non-skid because sand is broadcast into the finish and that existing front-of-stadium railings would be repaired; adding new handrails could be priced and added to the scope but was not presented as a code-required change. On steel components, presenters said corroded elements would be ground to bare metal, primed with rust inhibitor and repainted.
No formal vote or contract award occurred at the meeting. District staff said the item would appear on the October agenda if the board wishes to move forward with securing a contractor and finalizing costs.
The board thanked the presenters and invited further discussion at the next meeting where a procurement or contract action could be scheduled if the board elects to proceed.
