At a recent board meeting, Village of Garden City Board of Trustees declared an emergency to exempt from competitive bidding emergency repairs at the Edgemere Firehouse (Station No. 2) that relate to the health and safety of the firefighters assigned there. Trustees engaged Cameron Engineering for architectural and engineering services for the Edgemere Firehouse emergency repairs in the amount of $110,500 for Phase 1.A, plus additional reimbursable expenses not to exceed $5,500. The scope summary for Phase 1.A abatement, remediation and repairs as necessary to promote building safety and maintained operations include:
- Securing the hose tower structure and existing stairs in-place with temporary systems that may include but are not limited to bracing, exterior netting, tarping, scaffolding, or other.
- Utilizing tarps, caulking, or other temporary means to attenuate water infiltration visible throughout the building and hose tower.
- Repairing façade where major deterioration requires immediate attention.
- Replacing building electrical service and main distribution panel (MDP); local distribution to remain in-place until future phase.
- Repairing damaged windows to prevent water infiltration,
- Conducting further testing for asbestos-containing materials (ACM) and abating ACM throughout building interior and exterior
- Mold remediation
- Any masonry repairs that can be done before environmental conditions prohibit such work, including repointing and brick replacement.
The remainder of the repair/reconstruction work (i.e., work that is not identified in the proposal as “emergency” work) will be competitively bid. Cameron Engineering, which completed an extensive study of the Edgemere Firehouse in 2018, is assessing the current degree of damage in the building and recommending contractors. A minimum of three proposals will be evaluated for every contract. All contractors have worked extensively with Cameron Engineering in the past and have performed approximately 450 projects in NYC firehouses throughout the five boroughs. This week, structural, electric and civil engineers were on site assessing the scope of work and further identifying the issues including extensive water penetration.
Pickleball Returns
Recreation Commissioner Paul Blake announces that Pickleball has returned to the St. Paul’s Fieldhouse. Two morning sessions are offered Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Play is drop in and rotate is on a first come, first serve basis for Village of Garden City residents only. At this time no guests are allowed. The fee is $6 per person, per session. Check or credit card only. Discount passes—a five pack for $25—are available at the Recreation Office, 108 Rockaway Ave. For more information, call 516-465-4075.
—Submitted by the Village of Garden City
