Sandy Springs spending $600,000 on parking deck repairs

The overlay on this aerial photo of City Springs shows the location of the city s underground parking deck in relation to city hall the City Green and apartment developments Provided by Sandy Springs The Sandy Springs City Council awarded a bid by Structural Restoration Inc during its July meeting for repairs to the city s underground parking garage in City Springs Growing concerns about the structural integrity of the parking deck prompted the city council to contract with Walter P Moore Associates Inc in to perform a condition assessment of the parking deck at Galambos Way Dave Wells the city s director of Facilities Capital Construction and Building Operations explained the city council during his presentation that the parking deck exhibited signs of deterioration including concrete cracking water infiltration and failed expansion joints The city and the adjacent Greystar expansion jointly use the parking deck which is subject to an existing cost-sharing agreement for major capital repairs and improvements A city consultant ascertained this example of hollow spalling concrete at a barrier retaining wall depicting exposed reinforcement Provided by Sandy Springs Walter P Moore s description identified key areas requiring repair to preserve structural integrity and extend the facility s amenity life Recommended improvements included Expansion joint replacement Waterproofing and surface sealant applications Structural reinforcement in critical areas Concrete spall process where the surface layer of concrete breaks away chips or flakes off and crack repairs Related story Mixed-use rise planned in Sandy Springs to share parking Three contractors submitted bids that ranged from Structural Restoration Solutions at to Metro Waterproofing s bid The city will pay the full cost of the project upfront Greystar will reimburse the city for its proportional share of the cost calculated at in Wells analysis to the city council Our parking deck gets used an awful lot especially the precast parking deck with residential Wells commented The parking deck gets a lot of moisture especially in the humid times of the year Wells noted that the moisture was the cause of a lot of the concrete spalling The project will take approximately one year to complete Council member Andy Bauman commented during the meeting that the city should consider various type of fund to set aside funds as contingency reserves to take care of the city s growing number of facilities City Manager Eden Freeman reported the budget process included a request to fund an updated facility condition assessment to give the city an indication of what it requirements to plan going forward The post Sandy Springs spending on parking deck repairs appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta