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Starlight Tower, Inc.
7000 Beach Plaza
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
RESTORATION PROJECT: STATUS
REPORT (#4)
November 30th, Published December 3rd, 2008
As of the last Project report (in October), the tentative date
for completion was listed as mid-January, 2009. In the weeks
since that report was formulated, the Engineer and Contractors
have been better able to estimate the time required to complete
the repairs for all the additionally identified areas of damage
found in the overhead joists and the east (street) side of the
8th floor stack. Also, an unanticipated complication relates to
the “sloping” required for the walkways to ensure correct water
drainage following the removal of the old river rock coating
materials. Since the old materials which were removed were found
to be thicker (3 – 4”) than originally thought, the replacement
application of sloping material must be engineered for drainage
and allowed to ‘set’ prior to applying the final waterproof
coatings called for in our contract. As a result, our
Project End Date is now set for the end of February, 2009.
There are two important points here to remind ourselves of,
and these were both discussed at length in several Owner
Informational Meetings held with the Engineers and prospective
Contractors prior to the start of the project:
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1. Access to Units:
Owners asked if they would be allowed access in and out of
their units during the project. The answer was yes,
except for the 3-4 day period when
walkway coatings would be applied. It was made clear
that Owners would be responsible for making alternate
arrangements during this period.
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2.Scope of the Project:
The Engineers noted that exact extent of damages requiring
repair could not be identified until the asbestos, stucco
and walkway coatings were removed. Therefore the contract
contained “Unit Priced” elements for certain items (such as
“concrete repair”), which would be billed based on actual
work required, based on professional inspection and sounding
of the revealed areas. The Engineers gave us an “estimate”
for each item for budget purposes, but cautioned that actual
damages found may be more than the estimate (which we have
indeed found to be the case).
Since a major concern
for Owners is the schedule for the
walkway coating application, the Board has
worked closely with the Engineer and Contractors to try and
minimize the inconvenience, especially during the holidays.
The following schedule has been
established:
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9th Floor: week of 12/8/08
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8th Floor: week of 12/15/08
(note: these 2 floors are our “test” floors – to see exactly
how much sloping material is required, the ‘set’ time, and
the waterproof coating time)
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Floors
10, 7, 6 and 5: 1st or 2nd week of February, 2009.*.
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Floors 4, 3, 2, and 1: 2nd or 3rd week of
February, 2009.*
*Note: These are tentative
dates as delays related to weather conditions or other
issues may occur. More exact information will be provided as
we get closer to these dates.
Owners may choose to arrange their travel schedules to avoid
this period, select a nearby motel or perhaps stay in a friend’s
unit. Unit 106 will be available (first come, first served) at
the regular rates, for Owners use when their floor is being
done.
Note: Unit 106 will not be
available for guest use during the above 2 weeks in
December or the month of February, so that Owners can have the
first use option.
Your Board members continue working to
support Starlight’s interests during this project. We regret
this inconvenience, but remind everyone that we are all in this
together. The long term benefit of having our building restored
to its original structural integrity will hopefully make these
next few months a little easier to tolerate.
On
behalf of your Board, a wish for happy and healthy holidays for
all!
~~ Lynn Dopp
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