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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO.
FROM
The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the Ciro Commission
Joe Arriola
City Manager
6/14//04 B-30297
DATE FILE
SUBJECT
REFERENCES
ENCLOSURES
EMERGENCY FINDINGS
SECOND INCREASE IN
CONTRACT
For Orange Bowl Stadium
Structural Repairs. 2003
Four (4) Documents
RECOMMENDA Tl ON :
h is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt by a four -fifth (4-5th) affirmative
vote. the Cite Manager's finding of an emergency. waiving competitive bidding procedures. and
adopt the attached Resolution amending Resolutions No: 03-829 and 04-0179 to increase the scope
of work of the project entitled "ORANGE BOWL STADIUM STRUCTURAL REPAIRS 2003.
Job No. B-30297". to take remedial action to repair and replace some structural elements that are
shoving signs of overstress and need to be replaced to preserve the life. health and safety of the
public and increasing the contract with Professional General Contractors in the amount of
$400.000 from 52.449.031 to 52.849.031 to complete these repairs. All of this remedial work will
be a permanent component of the future mayor renovation plan for the Stadium.
BACKGROUND:
As a pan of the recommendations included in the reports prepared by Bliss & Nyitray, Inc..
Structural Consulting Engineers. entitled "Structural Conditions Assessment for the Orange Bowl
Stadium". and "The Maintenance Manual for the Orange Bowl Stadium". the City of Miami
through the Department of Conferences. Conventions and Public Facilities is implementing an
annual maintenance plan for those structural elements that have been identified as in need of
immediate replacement and/or repairs.
On February 22. 2004. an increase in contract in the amount of 5500.000 was requested to resolve
additional structural safety issues that were detected in the Stadium by the ongoing inspections
done by Bliss & Nyitray. and that were beyond the original scope of work of the ongoing repair
contract. These additional funds were requested to repair 15 connections at the suppon of the
upper trusses of the North side of the Stadium, and to reconstruct the 4 ramps that lead from
ground level toward the concession concourses at 9` 6" Elev. With these additional funds it has
been possible to repair 26 connections and reconstruct the 4 ramps, but this additional fund has
been expended.
Now. serious structural overstress has been observed in the concourses at + 36' — 0" Elev.. North
Side of the Stadium. The 4" concrete slab that conforms the concourse is showing cracks and
deflections that represent structural failures in nature. indicating that the structural integrity of the
element is lost. There are about 600 s.f. of concourse area that must be replaced, including
concrete slab, steel joists and steel beams.
Additionally. the City has been advised by the Consultants that remedial work is needed in the bent
beams for the Quadrants A. B. C. & D. of the Stadium. Severe corrosion is present in these
members and must be replaced.
Bliss & Nyitray. Inc. who are under contract to the City to oversee the structural repairs, are
recommending that the deficiencies must be repaired to restore the structural integrity of the
stadium in a timely manner prior to the 2004 UM football season.
Funding for this increase in contract is available under CIP No. 324002.
FISCAL IMPACT
NONE
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