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Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment (BAR) # 26-021 in the Fire Protection Fund to transfer $525,000 from reserves for the replacement of the apparatus bay ceiling at Fire Station 11. District4 - Lockhart (Timothy Jecks, Management & Budget Director) Requesting Department - Fleet & Facilities
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Division:
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Management and Budget
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Authorized By:
Timothy Jecks, Management & Budget Director
Contact/Phone Number:
Sara Carrick/(407)665-7180
Background:
Seminole County Fire Department personnel at Fire Station 11 reported apparent sagging in a portion of the apparatus bay ceiling. Seminole County Facilities subsequently engaged McCree Design Builders, Inc., a Central Florida firm providing general contracting and architectural services, to conduct an onsite evaluation. The evaluation identified sagging in multiple ceiling locations near the apparatus bay doors. It was observed that the apparatus bay door track braces were attached in the areas exhibiting sagging. An above ceiling inspection determined that portions of the ceiling framing were not properly connected, or had become disconnected, from framing members attached to the metal roof trusses, resulting in the observed sagging ceiling.
Based on these findings, McCree Design Builders, Inc. advised Seminole County that the condition represented a potential life safety concern and recommended that the apparatus bay be removed from service. Following the onsite observations and an engineering professional’s review of the construction drawings, it was determined that removal and replacement of the apparatus bay ceiling is required.
The project will be completed in two (2) phases consisting of selective demolition of the existing apparatus bay ceiling and construction of a new apparatus bay ceiling. To expedite commencement of demolition activities, the Fire Department’s Sustainment Fund is being used to initially fund the project. Approval of the attached Budget Amendment Request (BAR) in the amount of $525,000 will provide the funding necessary to complete installation of the new ceiling and to replenish the Fire Department’s Sustainment Fund.
Requested Action:
Staff requests the Board approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment (BAR) # 26-021 in the Fire Protection Fund to transfer $525,000 from reserves for the replacement of the apparatus bay ceiling at Fire Station 11.