Vision Word Macro for Deltek Vision 5.1 Web viewIn 2011, small pieces of terra cotta fell to the...
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Pittsburgh City-County Buildings and Courthouse Historic Restoration Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Pittsburgh City-County Building houses the administrative offices for the City of Pittsburgh, Department of Public Works, Pittsburgh City Courts, and Allegheny County Administration. The 144-foot high, 9-story building was constructed in 1913 with a granite and terra cotta façade, including an ornate terra cotta cornice and parapet. Maintenance of the parapet and cornice had been deferred for many years. In 2011, small pieces of terra cotta fell to the sidewalk and street below, prompting the City and County to close the sidewalks around the building and take a closer look. Initially, the first team of consultants developed a recommendation to completely remove and replace the parapet and cornice. The budget for this project was estimated at $34 million, and an initial emergency repair project was pushed through to stabilize the parapet in the interim. FEA was retained by the contractor for the emergency project to provide assistance on the proposed repairs and access. Once on-site, FEA advised the City and County that the parapet could be saved by implementing innovative approaches to terra cotta and stone water table stabilization, expansion joints, coping PRIMARY CLIENT REFERENCE: Edward Roethlein, AIA, LEED AP Senior Project Manager, CDM- Smith 503 Martindale Street, Suite 500 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 208-2526 [email protected] PRIMARY PROJECT REFERENCE: Casimir Pellegrini III, AIA Project Manager - Architecture Division Pittsburgh Department of Public Works 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 255-2649 casimir.pellegrini@pittsburghpa .gov VALUE OF CONSULTING CONTRACT: $125,000 INITIAL BUDGET OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: $34,000,000 FINAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: $4,000,000 CLIENT BENEFITS Provided alternative approach to project resulting in $30 million in savings. Long term repairs completed, further repairs in the near future are not anticipated
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Pittsburgh City-County Buildings and Courthouse Historic RestorationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Pittsburgh City-County Building houses the administrative offices for the City of Pittsburgh, Department of Public Works, Pittsburgh City Courts, and Allegheny County Administration. The 144-foot high, 9-story building was constructed in 1913 with a granite and terra cotta façade, including an ornate terra cotta cornice and parapet. Maintenance of the parapet and cornice had been deferred for many years.
In 2011, small pieces of terra cotta fell to the sidewalk and street below, prompting the City and County to close the sidewalks around the building and take a closer look. Initially, the first team of consultants developed a recommendation to completely remove and replace the parapet and cornice. The budget for this project was estimated at $34 million, and an initial emergency repair project was pushed through to stabilize the parapet in the interim. FEA was retained by the contractor for the emergency project to provide assistance on the proposed repairs and access.
Once on-site, FEA advised the City and County that the parapet could be saved by implementing innovative approaches to terra cotta and stone water table stabilization, expansion joints, coping stone removal and through-wall flashings, and selective rebuild and replacement. After negotiation, FEA was then retained by the City as a sub-consultant to design the repairs and provide construction monitoring services for the project. The resulting project was completed in November of 2013 at a cost of approximately $4 million.
Before After
PRIMARY CLIENT REFERENCE:Edward Roethlein, AIA, LEED APSenior Project Manager, CDM-Smith503 Martindale Street, Suite 500Pittsburgh, PA 15212(412) [email protected] PRIMARY PROJECT REFERENCE:Casimir Pellegrini III, AIAProject Manager - Architecture DivisionPittsburgh Department of Public Works414 Grant StreetPittsburgh, PA 15219(412) [email protected]
VALUE OF CONSULTINGCONTRACT: $125,000
INITIAL BUDGET OF CONSTRUCTIONPROJECT: $34,000,000
FINAL COST OF CONSTRUCTIONPROJECT: $4,000,000
CLIENT BENEFITS Provided alternative approach to
project resulting in $30 million in savings.
Long term repairs completed, further repairs in the near future are not anticipated
Retained many of the original construction materials, preserving the historic workmanship
SCOPE ITEMS Terra cotta, granite, and brick masonry
assessment and repairs Structural steel repairs Façade access assistance and structural
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