Walking over to the Senior Center for the budget meeting, I checked the site and found it was true that the fence was removed. Now there is a makeshift fence made of orange plastic safety fencing and sawhorses.
The new fencing as of May 20.
No further action has been taken since March to remove debris.
The City Council approved a resolution to hire a legal firm to investigate the demolition in April, but on Sunday a notice appeared seeking proposals from legal firms to conduct an investigation.
Plaintalker will add more details as they emerge.
--Bernice
Personal injury lawsuits being given out free at this location to remove fence and know the dangers that lay ahead is pure negligence.
ReplyDeleteIm sure the demo company supplied the fence or it was rented for the job and without being paid by Yates for the work done they simply took the fence back to save costs. Police or public works looks like they did the best to fence off the area instead of leaving it open to the public
ReplyDeleteI have examined the Bid documents for the remediation of the "Demolition" site on North Avenue. There is only the remotest resemblance between the scope of work which Yates was contracted to do and the currently specified scope of work. Yates was to have demolished the building and graded out the site. PERIOD. The new Bid documents require the contractor to demolish those portions of the building which remain.. What are these portions? There is no drawing, no specified boundaries. not even a property plan included. It is required that the Contract restore the damaged building.to the satisfaction of the engineer. What satisfies the engineer? The damaged adjacent building is not suited for anything but to completely demolish it and rebuild. Is this what satisfies the engineer,or something less? The specs require that internal combustion engines and exhausts on pneumatic equipment be muffled. Further, the noise barriers be erected if there exists any businesses within 150 feet, which there are. The specs require that any underground pipe be "thoroughly " cleaned and grouted. Where are the pipe runs? How long are they? Do they terminate at the front of the building or travel to the rear/ Are there risers? What are their diameters? Does this include gas lines? The specs require that all foundations be excavated to 3 feet below grade. That can be estimated. However they also require that any slabs at grade be broken into 1 foot squares to permit drainage. That can be estimated. It doesn't stop there. The specs require that any subgrade slabs. i.e, located in the cellar, also be broken into 1 foot squares. Is there a cellar? There are no plans available to make this determination. If a cellar and cellar slab slab exist, , this would require the full excavation of the site and backfilling when the slab has been broken. The specs require compaction of any excavated material. To excavate to a lower slab would require sheeting and shoring of the perimeter. Now we have a job that would probably cost, just for the cellar excavation work, an amount equal to the original demolition contract.
ReplyDeleteThe specs are peppered with the catch all phrase,
"To the satisfaction of the engineer". The engineer's satisfaction could vary daily based on what side of the bed he got up on that morning. It is a continuing tragedy to elicit bids for so ill defined a scope of work.
There is of course always a number that will cover all these contingencies. It will be a high number.
The cost of the repair of the damaged building should be a separate bid item Why/ Because the repair cost should be in the insurance claim against Yates. It is important to identify that cost .Before touching the damaged building Yates Insurance company should be notified and the City assured that Yates Insurance company has surveyed the damage. The City does not have the prerogative to repair the building without the consent of the Insurance people and the building's owner. Bill Kruse
Picky ... picky .... picky. Where do you think this is? Our Consulting Engineers know best [remember the great job they did on South Ave], it is a good thing we got rid of that old inhouse staff that is for sure,
DeleteWe should be selling the bricks
ReplyDeleteYou can't sell what you dont own.
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