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Fort Lauderdale staff outlines structural fixes, unresolved shear-wall issue at new police HQ; city fronting repairs
Summary
City staff told the advisory panel that roof deflection at the new police headquarters discovered in March 2024 was driven by an unaccounted-for weight change from steel to concrete; third-party reviews and structural enhancements have largely arrested movement but WJE’s phase-2 report identified a key unresolved shear-wall issue that may require additional testing or an off-the-shelf fix and could delay occupancy and increase costs.
Anthony Gallardo, director of development services, gave the committee a technical briefing on a structural deflection discovered last year at the new police headquarters and the city’s ongoing remedial work.
Gallardo said the problem arose when the design changed from steel to heavier precast-concrete panels and the increased weight at a cantilevered roof area caused deflection that eventually prevented window units from fitting. "That's really what caused the issue," he said.
The city has pursued a phased response: initial fixes and shoring while engineers from the engineer-of-record (TT), the architect (A‑E firm), and third parties (including WJE) evaluated the building.…
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