TPAC Update
In the last article published in the Observer, the Carol Trueblood Performing Arts Center (TPAC) Board reported (1) that the State of Wisconsin had approved plans for the remediation of the building (the settlement plans), (2) that a settlement had been reached which would provide the funds necessary to implement the plans, (3) that the remediation would include interior work and the installation of a new exterior wrapper system.
Since that time, working with Terry Patrick, of Professional Project Services, as its owner’s representative (PPS, the same professional who assisted the TPAC in achieving the settlement), the Board retained a new professional of record, Jendusa Design & Engineering, Inc., and entered into contracts for the completion of the remediation work.
The interior work, as incorporated in the approved settlement plans, provided for the replacement of the base plates on top of the walls supporting the roof trusses at four points. This would have involved work which could not have been completed during the winter. Therefore, Jendusa, working with TPAC’s owner’s representative and the contractor for the interior work, prepared an amendment to the plans which took a more conservative approach, requiring the installation of four 8×8 steel piers at each of the four truss points to transfer the load to the foundation and achieve the same or a better remediation of the problem than replacing the plates.
This amendment was approved by the state and, as the community has no doubt observed, the interior work was commenced by the Oscar J. Boldt Company on February 24th; and is scheduled to be completed by April 5, 2011.
The contractor retained for the wrapper, G&L Associates, Inc., has prepared the necessary working drawings and specifications, has placed orders for the steel and other components of the wrapper system, and will start installing the wrapper as soon as the interior work is completed. The wrapper will include a Centria insulated composite wall system with a PVDF coated galvanized rain screen. The overall wall insulation will provide at least an R-24 value. It is expected that the wrapper installation will be completed by the middle of May.
On March 21st, Jane Drager, State building inspector, was here to observe column installation. Also present were Jim Morris of Jendusa Engineering, TPAC architect of record, and designer of the new column structure, and Reed Rodenkirch, Boldt Project Manager. All were satisfied with the column installation and jointly approved the removal of the exterior wall braces. The last one is being removed in this picture.
Of course this schedule will be highly dependent on weather conditions on the Island. Absent weather delays, at this point, all parties believe the entire remediation should be completed and the building opened by Memorial Day. Another report, with pictures, will be provided as the wrapper system is installed.
–by Joan Kuhn
