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Mounds View City Council October 10,2011 Regular Meeting Page 6 • was reroofed. He indicated the Roof Management Plan was recommending the Community Center and Water Treatment Plant No. 1 be reroofed in 2012. The expense was estimated to be $546,000 for the Community Center and$43,000 for the Water Treatment Plant No. 1. Public Works Director DeBar noted staff solicited bids from INSPEC for the project and recommended the Council proceed with the engineering design and bid documents be prepared for the aforementioned project by INSPEC for $25,200. He indicated the 2011 budget did not include the design and bid document fees. However, the costs anticipated for the City Hall reroofing were less than expected and a balance of $36,000 was available to cover the preparation of the necessary documents. He anticipated the documents would be back to the City in December for the Council to review. Council Member Stigney questioned the expense to reroof the Community Center. Public Works Director DeBar clarified that the numbers were incorrect in the original bid documents from INSPEC, so his estimate in the report was incorrect. The correct estimate was $546,000. Mayor Flaherty asked why the engineering expenses were so high for this project. Public Works Director DeBar stated the entire structure was being evaluated to ensure that the reroofing would be completed properly. He indicated Staff did not have the knowledge or expertise that INSPEC did in this area. He was impressed with how INSPEC handled the reroofing of the City Hall as there was no standing water at this time. • Mayor Flaherty inquired if engineering documents were necessary to reroof a building. Public Works Director DeBar stated this project was over $100,000 and the City would benefit from professionally prepared engineering documents to ensure that the public bid was completed properly. Council Member Gunn requested further clarification on the items that had been completed to date in the Roof Management Plan. Public Works Director DeBar reviewed the items that had been completed with the Council and the items that were slated for 2012. Council Member Stigney questioned if the original roof on the City Hall was not properly engineered. Public Works Director DeBar indicated the roofing standards have changed over time and the original roof style varied from the new roof. Council Member Stigney asked the timeline of protection the City had from the engineer's errors and omissions and the estimated warranty for the roof. Public Works Director DeBar stated this would vary given the circumstances behind the roof failure. He estimated the roof would be warrantied for 10 years by the manufacturer. He explained this information would be more greatly known after bid documents were received. City Attorney Riggs indicated the Council could request a 10 year warranty in tie specifications, but this may increase the expense. •