Public Works Building Seismic Retrofit Project

April 18, 2025

Construction continues at the Public Works Facility site. The upper roof’s reinforcement is complete, and the roofing membrane installation is underway and is expected to be complete in the next two weeks. The green roof soil and irrigation system has been removed, leaving behind the insulation and weather barrier that will remain in place until the new roofing material is approved, delivered, and ready for install. Grade beams at the shop high bay doors have been poured and are curing. Backfilling and asphalt work is scheduled for next week.

March 28, 2025

Construction continues across the Public Works Facility site. The office roof is waiting for material delivery to install the new roof membrane. The contractor has built a temporary rain shelter above the shop roof and has begun roof demolition. The asphalt outside the shop sectional doors has been sawcut, with the east entry being removed, excavated, and backfill placed and compacted in preparation for the new concrete grade beam to be installed. Removal of the green roof organic material has begun and that work will continue over the next two weeks. This project is expected to be completed in July 2025. 

March 6, 2025

Construction began this week with the general contractor, Casa Bella LLC, mobilizing to the site and installing a weatherproof shelter above the upper office roof. Initial work included removing the perimeter section of the roof and installing epoxy-threaded rods into the existing concrete masonry walls. Next week, crews will install reinforcement beams in the roof structure. Re-roofing should begin in about 2 weeks. The work area will remain accessible to employees as needed.
 

April 3, 2025

Construction continued this week at the Public Works Facility site. The shop roof perimeter demolition is now complete and the contractor has started installing the reinforcement beams. The west shop grade beam was formed, reinforcing steel was installed, and concrete was poured. Removal of the green roof continued, with roughly 50% of the organic material and old irrigation system removed. This removal will continue next week, and work on the east shop entrance grade beam will begin.