The public safety building was constructed in 2004 and sometime
after construction we experienced problems with the roof leaking. An attempt was made to get the contractor to
repair it and it was found he no longer existed. Many attempts were made to correct the
problems using “band-aid” approaches with caulk and flashing repairs which had
limited success. Every time we had
significant rainfall we had a leaky roof.
It was felt the only solution was to have it reroofed. We received quotes to do the work but we didn’t
have the resources to do the project at the time. In the 2017 budget we budgeted $52,000 to
reroof the building. Quotes were
received from a number of venders and it was felt that a 50 year shingle was a
better approach. This was at a higher
cost that traditional shingles. The
quote awarded for this was $56,200. Once
the roofer started the project he found significant water damage. Fascia boards were all rotting from water
damage. Getting to some of these
required the replacement of rain gutters that served the entryways of the
building. The contractor provided the
city with a worst case quote to replace the unknown items. This quote totaled another $12,100. There really was no turning back, the repairs
needed to be made.
The contractor did what he could to keep expenses in check. The additional cost for the work that was
unforseen amounted to $8,200. This reduced
the possible cost by $3,900. We solved
the problem of a leaky roof but it wasn’t as inexpensive as originally
thought. The additional cost of repair
was taken from reserves of the city.
