Title:
Additional Grant Funding to Retrofit the Martin Luther King Jr.as an Emergency Shelter (B)
This is a request for the City Commission to accept additional grant funds from the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management Hurricane Shelter Retrofit Program.
Explanation:
In 2017 this project item was passed by the City Commission authorizing the City Manager to accept grant funds from the FY2017 State of Florida Division of Emergency Management Hurricane Shelter Retrofit Project program.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. building was constructed in 1995 and therefore meets the advanced building codes required post-Hurricane Andrew. The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) informed staff that the building could qualify for this FDEM grant-funded retrofit program.
The FDEM awarded the City reimbursement funding up to $200,000 to complete the retrofit. The first phase provided funding up to $15,000 to: conduct an engineering study to determine the feasibility of retrofitting to current hurricane shelter standards, as well as wind design and load path standards; to write an appropriate Scope of Work; and to estimate the cost to complete the needed work. The second phase funding provided up to $185,000 for installation of window, door, louver, or other opening protection measures (or other types of minor structural projects), and for protection, wiring, and switching for buildings where generators may be used temporarily. The project must meet current hurricane shelter selection guidelines upon completion of the grant
Scope of work, and be on the inventory for public shelter space for fifteen (15) years.
The scope, design, construction documents, and Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) proposal have been completed by a local Construction Manager and Professional Consultants. The status of the four elements of the Grant work are as follows:
* Exterior Fenestration Protection: Design and construction detailing for appropriate opening protect...
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