Water leaks and infiltration issues appear to be resolved as progress continues on Crossville’s Fire Station Two facility.
Crossville City Council received an update on the project Tuesday night. Upland Design Group Senior Project Manager Rodgers Spencer said contractors conducted an insulation moisture test on the walls and results were favorable.
“If there are any issues regarding water, they have to be investigated and corrected,” Spencer said. “So you definitely have one year under contract for water if it gets in the building, whether it’s through the windows or whatever, that’s part of their contract to get that corrected.”
Council Member Mark Fox said mold issues may not show up within the one-year warranty period.
“It takes three to five years for mold to show up,” Fox said. “I just want to make sure you knew that. One-year guarantee is great, but that is not when the problem is gonna show up.”
41 weather days have been granted, pushing the project’s substantial completion to February.
The council asked what happens if issues arise after the one-year warranty is up. Spencer said he is not sure what would happen.
“Some contractors will come back and fix at no cost, some will not,” Spencer said. “It all depends on the contractor, and I am being honest with you.”
The council also had a discussion about a project that would include upgrades to Fire Station One. Fox said the project was approved for the current fiscal year budget and asked why the project has not come forth this year.
“I guess I am just disappointed that we are halfway through the fiscal year and are not any closer than we were six months ago,” Fox said.
City Manager Valerie Hale said she had held off on the project as there was some confusion about whether the storage space would be housing ambulances or fire trucks.
City Engineer Tim Begley said the city will need to hire an architect to put together plans for the project to submit to the fire marshal.
“Once we get these architectural plans and submit them to the fire marshal’s office and get their opinion on how they can treat this, there is a pretty good chance that we can move forward with the design-build from that point forward,” Begley said.
Begley said if an architect is not hired, there is a chance that contractors would hike their bids up to ensure they would not lose money on the project due to potential fire marshal changes to the plans.
Hale said the goal is to have the project underway before the fiscal year rolls over.