Mount Lebanon updates pool filtration renovation and multiple facade and maintenance bids

Mr. Der of Gateway/Up Point Projects briefed the commission on several capital maintenance items and the pool filtration renovation. The pool filtration project is a $1.3 million contract with a completion date of May 2; staff described unanticipated conditions (including an unmapped storm drain) that required adjustments and said the contractor has been working through winter conditions to keep the project on schedule. Mr. Der said they will hold weekly coordination meetings and are about "90% sure" the pool will open on schedule if contractors and staff meet milestones.

Staff also summarized projects being bid this spring: a south garage structural-maintenance contract focusing on levels 4 and 5 with an estimated cost near $200,000 and work planned for summer 2026; a public works building north-facade tuckpointing and masonry repair project estimated at $45,000; and the public safety center rear-facade restoration (year two of a four-year program) with an estimate of about $100,000 and alternate bid items that could accelerate the program if prices are favorable.

Project managers emphasized coordination with public-works crews to keep facilities operational during work and noted the facade bids are packaged together to reduce contract administration costs. The commission was told it will see agenda items returning for contract awards after bid openings in March and that the first April meeting is a likely checkpoint for next steps.