Status Report

Blacksburg High School

Gymnasium
Auditorium
Classroom

July 20, 2010

School Board Meeting

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 Facility Reports

• OWPR
– June 7, 2010
– July 1, 2010

• FORCON International
– June 4, 2010
– July 14, 2010

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 OWPR: Classroom Building
June 7, 2010

• Identified four categories of repair

• Categorized 88 items as requiring immediate

remediation prior to occupancy

• Requested additional testing to determine the cause

of floor deflections

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 OWPR: Classroom Building
July 1, 2010
• Determined cause of floor deflections

• Identified the construction characteristics of concrete

beams and columns
– Conducted in place destructive testing
– Found deficiencies in steel reinforcement at the top and
bottom of beams and columns

• Determined that tested beams are repairable

• Continue to test all columns and beams to complete

the building analysis
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 FORCON: Gymnasium
June 4, 2010
• Preliminary Assessment identified the cause of the
collapse of the gymnasium as the failure of the
southwest truss seat due to some reason other than
an overload condition

• Additional analysis is required to identify what issues

within the truss seat caused the failure and collapse

• Gymnasium floor and supporting walls can be used if

repairs are made
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 FORCON: Gymnasium
July 14, 2010

• Confirmed the southwest truss failure as the cause of

the collapse

• Why did the truss fail?

– Snow event was the initiating factor
– Lower-than-specified yield strength in the steel
– Welds at truss seat were substandard and did not meet
American Welding Society’s standards for structural welds

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Expenses and Encumbrances
Through July 20, 2010
$272,291*
Includes some expenses which may be reimbursed by insurance claim

• OWPR
• MBP
• CRDN Textile Recovery
• General & Mechanical Services
• Schnabel Engineering
• Froehling & Robertson
• Anderson and Associates
• Flat Creek Monitors
*Additional pending expenses - $141,173 7
 Stabilization and Repair Estimate
for BHS Classroom Building
$4,098,500 - $5,714,000
Additional Testing, Demo and Patching $683,000

Repair of Category 1 Items From OWPR Facilities $195,500 – $246,000

Report
Repair of Auditorium Steel Trusses $150,000 – $170,000

Repair of Deficient Concrete Beams $2,000,000 - $3,400,000

Roof Replacement After Beam Repairs $500,000

Design/Engineering/Documents/Management $195,000

Contingency $375,000 - $520,000

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 Cost Estimate to Replace
Gymnasium and Repair Classroom
Building
Total Repair of Classroom $4,098,500 - $5,714,000

Total Repair of Gymnasium $5,070,000 - $8,750,000

Total Estimate $9,168,500 - $14,464,000

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 Decision Model

Is continued investment in the BHS buildings

appropriate?

Next expenditure to validate estimate $683,000

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 Decision Model
Other Relevant Information
• What is the time to complete repairs?
• What is the life expectancy of the building after repairs?
• What is the educational appropriateness of the building?
• Will the building be certified for occupancy?
• What is Virginia’s average cost of a new high school?
• What is the time required to plan and construct a new high
school?
• What unexpected costs should the district anticipate when
re-opening the BHS building?
• What furniture, fixtures and equipment are needed to re-
open the BHS building? 11
Next Steps

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