Crescent City approves Red Sky Roofing contract for Fred Endert Pool; 16-day closure planned

The Crescent City Council on July 7 approved plans and specifications for the Fred Endert Pool roof replacement, awarded a $179,000 construction contract to Red Sky Roofing and authorized the city manager to approve change orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000.

Director Yeager, presenting the project, said the low bid of $179,000 included an additive for new downspouts and gutters. He told the council the existing asphalt roof, installed in 2015, had hundreds of “very pinhole sized holes related to seagull damage,” and that the project will replace the roof membrane with a standing-seam metal roof intended to last 30 to 50 years. Yeager said the city’s initial budget had been $240,000 and that staff requested $275,000 in a workshop; the bid returned “about $179,000,” which he described as below the budgeted maximum.

The council was told the pool will close for a consecutive 16-day period to allow removal of old roofing and installation of the new roof. Yeager said the primary unknowns are the condition of the underlying plywood sheathing and a sagging section of roof; the scope of sheathing replacement cannot be known until the roofing is stripped off. “Some of the sheeting is rotted. We have no way of knowing how much,” he said. Staff included a contingency and bid item allowances for sheathing replacement and said liquidated damages and contract scheduling provisions are included should the work extend beyond targeted days.

Council members asked about the spread in bid prices and whether local contractors had bid; Yeager said location and travel costs likely increased some bids and that the city’s per-square pricing expectations were in line with the returned numbers. He also said materials are expected to be available in roughly three to four weeks after ordering, and staff hopes to start late August, weather permitting.

The contract includes authorization for the city manager to execute the construction contract and sign change orders up to $25,000. The council voted unanimously to approve the plans and contract and to authorize the change-order cap.

Public notice and customer service steps during the closure will include social media updates, email to the pool user list, extension of annual passes by the length of the closure, and use of the closure period for lifeguard training where possible. Staff said they will announce the contractor start date and the exact closure dates after contract execution.

Action items associated with this agenda item appear in the council vote record and the meeting minutes.