HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7165B INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No.- , b
April 7, 1987
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Subject: COMPLIANCE OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING WITH BUILDING CODE
On February 10, 1985, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 9280 adopting
the 1982 edition of the Uniform Building Code as the building code for the
City of Fort Worth. The new code required alteration of existing buildings
not conforming to the code to provide a reasonable degree of safety for
people occupying such structures. It required that plans for compliance be
submitted and approved within 18 months of notification of non-compliance
with the code. It further provided that within 18 months thereafter the work
be completed or the building be vacated until it is brought into compliance.
It was established that the Municipal Building and the old Public Safety
Building did not comply with the new building code in June 1985. Plans to
bring the buildings into compliance should have been completed by December
1986; however, they were not. In order to achieve compliance, the lower
level of the Municipal Building, the basement in the old Public Safety
Building and the area under 10th Street require sprinkler systems and the
second floor of the Municipal Building requires either a sprinkling system or
the construction of fire walls that will enclose the second floor and
separate it from the atrium.
There are four alternatives that would correct the building code deficiencies
associated with the second floor:
1 . Installation of a sprinkler system throughout the second floor. This
would result in exposed pipe hanging from the ceiling in the Council
Chamber and all other offices and open areas throughout the second floor.
2. Construction of a fire wall along the inside perimeter of the second
floor. This wall would have to be removed if the City proceeds with
accomplishing the master plan for the Municipal Building and would be an
additional expense.
3. Construction of a fire wall along the interior columns on the second
floor. The wall would not have to be removed if the City proceeds with
the master plan. It would, however, result in the loss of 1200 square
feet of space that currently is being utilized.
4. Construction of a fire wall along the interior columns on the second
floor and the construction of a cantilevered balcony at each of the four
interior corners of the second floor. The fire wall would be constructed
of 25% glass and have doorways that would provide access to interior
offices and open space areas. The cantilevered balcony would create a
walkway around the inside of the second floor and enable current walkways
to be used for office space. Although this alternative is the most
expensive, it is recommended because no space is lost and it represents a
step forward in accomplishing the master plan for the Municipal Building.
[ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7165 p.2
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Subject: COMPLIANCE OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING WITH BUILDING CODE
Design and construction costs to sprinkle the basement in the Public Safety
Building and the area under 10th Street and do the work associated with
alternative four are estimated to be $538,000. They include:
Design and Engineering $ 78,000
Lower Level Sprinkling 150,000
Public Safety Building, 10th Street Sprinkling 110,000
Cantilevered Balcony 2nd Floor 90,000
Fire Walls 2nd Floor 30,000
Construction Management 42,000
Contingencies 38,000
TOTAL $538,000
It is recommended that the current contract with V. Aubrey Hallum, who has
provided architectural services for the third floor and the Municipal
Building master plan be amended. It is anticipated that the contract with
the firm of McCord and Mendenhall , Inc. , who is providing construction
management services for completion -of the third floor will also need to be
amended at a later date to include this additional work. Actual construction
could begin in November 1987 following completion of the third floor.
Sub-contracting and management of the project would be handled in the same
manner as the third floor.
Although no funds have been budgeted specifically for this project, it is
believed that the design and engineering and some construction costs could be
absorbed in the current year's budget. The remaining costs could come from
capital project reserves or be budgeted in the FY 1987/88 budget.
If the City Council concurs, staff will proceed with work on amending the
contracts of the architect and project manager to include this additional
work. More detailed information concerning possible funding sources will
also be examined. As that information becomes available, the City Council
will be requested to approve contract amendments and funding.
If additional information is required, it will be furnished upon request.
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'Douglas Hama
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City Manager
[ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS