Unforeseen damage adds $52,000 to cost of pool renovations
NORWICH – The Common Council met for a special meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the Kurt Beyer Pool and approve a continuation of repairs despite an additional expense of nearly $52,000 to the already costly renovation project.
Unseen damage was not counted into an original repair estimate given by contractor Wilcox Construction, which was awarded a bid of 219,698 for pool repairs earlier this year. According to the city’s Department of Public Works Superintendent Carl Ivarson, the extra damage – which includes extensive ice damage to roughly 500 square feet of Marcite lining the inside of the pool and four large cracks in the pool’s deep end – wasn’t unexpected.
Other additional repairs include: Marcite and tile work in the kids pool; repairs to expansion joints along the deck of the pool; and replacing broken depth mark tiles throughout the pool’s interior.
After factoring all additional expenses, the cost of renovations reaches a total $288,902.
“It’s no surprise ... We knew we wouldn’t be able to see everything until we got in there and started work,” Ivarson told the Council, adding that he has kept them updated throughout the renovation process. “Otherwise, the project is right on schedule,” he said.
“We’re too far into the project to put the brakes on now,” noted Ward Four Alderman Walter Schermerhorn. The Council agreed that the best option was to move forward with the project.
The city currently has a total $207,946 in its Pool Repair Capital Project fund, including the total $120,000 in charitable grants from the Greater Norwich Foundation, Roger Follett Foundation and Robert C Smith Foundation ($40,000 each).
To pay the additional costs, the Council passed a resolution to transfer $40,000 from various city accounts:
• $5,000 from Contingency
• $4,000 from Municipal Buildings - Utilities
• $5,000 from Street Lighting - Contracted Services
• $12,000 from Parks - Personal Services
• $3,000 from Overtime
• $5,000 from Parks - Materials and Supplies
• $2,000 from Tree and Stump Removal - Contracted Services
• $4,000 from Interfund Transfers - Permanent Streets
The intent of transfering from different accounts is to avoid taking a bulk amount from one account, depleting it of necessary funds to finish out the year, explained Director of Finance Bill Roberts.
“We’ll have sufficient funds remaining for the rest of the year,” he assured.
Any money remaining when renovations are complete will go back into the Capital Reserves - Pool Maintenance and Repairs fund. Future budgets will also fund that account so that a balance of approximately $250,000 will be accumulated over ten years, ensuring that money is available for future pool renovations.
The pool project is still on track and the city plans to have it open by the end of June.
Unseen damage was not counted into an original repair estimate given by contractor Wilcox Construction, which was awarded a bid of 219,698 for pool repairs earlier this year. According to the city’s Department of Public Works Superintendent Carl Ivarson, the extra damage – which includes extensive ice damage to roughly 500 square feet of Marcite lining the inside of the pool and four large cracks in the pool’s deep end – wasn’t unexpected.
Other additional repairs include: Marcite and tile work in the kids pool; repairs to expansion joints along the deck of the pool; and replacing broken depth mark tiles throughout the pool’s interior.
After factoring all additional expenses, the cost of renovations reaches a total $288,902.
“It’s no surprise ... We knew we wouldn’t be able to see everything until we got in there and started work,” Ivarson told the Council, adding that he has kept them updated throughout the renovation process. “Otherwise, the project is right on schedule,” he said.
“We’re too far into the project to put the brakes on now,” noted Ward Four Alderman Walter Schermerhorn. The Council agreed that the best option was to move forward with the project.
The city currently has a total $207,946 in its Pool Repair Capital Project fund, including the total $120,000 in charitable grants from the Greater Norwich Foundation, Roger Follett Foundation and Robert C Smith Foundation ($40,000 each).
To pay the additional costs, the Council passed a resolution to transfer $40,000 from various city accounts:
• $5,000 from Contingency
• $4,000 from Municipal Buildings - Utilities
• $5,000 from Street Lighting - Contracted Services
• $12,000 from Parks - Personal Services
• $3,000 from Overtime
• $5,000 from Parks - Materials and Supplies
• $2,000 from Tree and Stump Removal - Contracted Services
• $4,000 from Interfund Transfers - Permanent Streets
The intent of transfering from different accounts is to avoid taking a bulk amount from one account, depleting it of necessary funds to finish out the year, explained Director of Finance Bill Roberts.
“We’ll have sufficient funds remaining for the rest of the year,” he assured.
Any money remaining when renovations are complete will go back into the Capital Reserves - Pool Maintenance and Repairs fund. Future budgets will also fund that account so that a balance of approximately $250,000 will be accumulated over ten years, ensuring that money is available for future pool renovations.
The pool project is still on track and the city plans to have it open by the end of June.
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