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Contract with P&C Construction for Post-Occupancy Work
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Approve a request to contract with P&C Construction for post-occupancy work at the Library.
BACKGROUND:
After we opened the addition in the new library, it became obvious that, contrary to Oregon legend, there can be such a thing as too much light. Sunlight was blasting in through the skylight as well as the clerestory windows, bouncing sun into both staff and patrons' eyes and blinding them. Summers are the worst for this problem.
Another thing which we felt could be improved was the noise from the foyer, which because of the many hard surfaces, bounced noise into the second floor. One of the worst noise offenders are the library carts which rattle over each flooring transition.
We talked to our architects to our architects about each of these issues and connected with the contractors. As a result, we'd like to:
-potentially move to different flooring transition strip material
-install a noise baffle under the skylight, improving noise and blocking some sun
-install some baffles on top of door entries and a few walls
-install automated shades on the clerestory windows.
We'd also like to create a bit more separation of space between the foyer and the Children's area, specifically between the two service desks for those areas.
We are very fortunate in that we have funds leftover from our construction project, so these projects are fully covered.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Amount:
FY(s): 2018-2019
Funding Source: Reserve from leftover capital improvement project.