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On September 7, 2021, City Council awarded a construction contract to Ashron Construction and Restoration, Inc. (Ashron), in the amount of$519,120 for the base bid plus an additive bid. The bid was broken down into two components: the first was for the necessary repairs to resume live-fire training in the burn rooms (identified as the base bid) and the second component was to complete all the recommended maintenance of the structure (identified as the additive bid). City Council authorized $75,530 for the project contingency and $55,000 for material testing, specialty inspection and structural inspection. DISCUSSION The Fire Training Tower Repairs Project completed the necessary repairs to the fire rooms and maintenance to the building to extend the useful life of the structure. In the live-fire training burn rooms, the existing fire-resistant insulation panels were replaced with the current industry standard panels from Fireblast. In addition, repair to 690 square feet of concrete spalls and 1,850 linear feet of cracks was completed through epoxy injection. Recommended maintenance work which was completed included repairs to an additional 50 square feet of concrete spalls, repairs to 2,430 linear feet of cracks through epoxy injection, sealing 1,500 square feet of concrete, and repairs to numerous handrail posts and stair treads. Three change orders were issued for the project totaling $32,178.50, plus a balancing change order for $29,944 for increases or decreases to the quantities based on the field-measured completed quantities compared to the estimated bid quantities. The first change order was for temporary shoring to support the first and third floors during construction due to the severity of the repairs. A second change order was issued to reconstruct the floor and hatch in the second-floor burn room where the concrete failure was found to be several inches deep. The third change order was to add a protective coating over the epoxy crack injection areas in the burn rooms to protect the epoxy from potentially softening during burn activities should a fire tile fail. Consultant Services The project designer, BSK Associates/Finn Design Group, Inc. provided construction support services which included reviewing shop drawings, responding to requests for information, and providing regular inspections and material testing. The structural engineer provided regular site visits to aid in determining the limits of removal and provided adjustments to the repair strategies based on field conditions discovered as work progressed. Budget Funding for this project totaled $650,000 as outlined in Attachment 1. The expenditures total $633,744, leaving an unused balance of $16,256. Staff recommends the transfer of the remaining balance to General Fund — Capital Improvement Program Reserve (CIPR). Page 3 of 4