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Engineers and commissioners press DBI for quality-assurance on soft-story retrofits after public complaints
Summary
A structural engineer told the commission that multiple soft-story retrofit projects contained significant defects despite receiving certificates of final completion; commissioners asked DBI to prepare a presentation and quality-assurance plan before the next phase of retrofits proceeds.
During public comment May 17, structural engineer David Bono told the Building Inspection Commission that he and other engineers and contractors have observed clear construction deficiencies in completed soft-story retrofit projects — some projects had received certificates of final completion and were later found to have violations. "Someone's gotta step up," Bono told the commission,…
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