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Council awards Allied Building Services contract to repair DPW wall, add gate and tuckpointing
Summary
After discussing structural unknowns, the council approved a contract with Allied Building Services to remove and rebuild sections of a failing DPW wall, install a 24-foot gate and tuckpoint roughly 2,200–2,400 feet of wall; staff included a substantial contingency to cover unforeseen deterioration.
The Berkeley City Council approved a contract on March 2 to repair sections of a 75-year-old Department of Public Works brick wall, install a new gate and perform extensive tuckpointing.
Facilities manager Alex Brown outlined the work: remove approximately 120 feet of wall on the Phillips side, rebuild about 75 feet, install a roughly 40-foot gate and approach, and tuckpoint roughly 2,200–2,400 feet of existing brick wall. Brown said…
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