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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7165B INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No.- , b April 7, 1987 A. 110ar To the Mayor and Members of the City Council ' -0. A 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 L,0071,4,0 April 7, 1987 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council ip `reXry. 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. � 'Douglas Hama , City Manager [ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS