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From 27th floor Edmonton Tower

 

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Unexpected issues raise cost of Stanley Milner Library renovations
Edmonton city council heard Wednesday that construction work being done on the Stanley A. Milner Library downtown has uncovered some unexpected problems.

Crews found issues with the foundation, mechanical systems, rebar and fire suppression systems.

Currently, there is no cost estimate for the added problems; it is being negotiated with the contractor.

The bottom line is that the library renovation will cost more than the $69 million that was budgeted.

Councillors were told the project was still on time and scheduled to open in 2020.

City administration said it should be able to find the extra money needed from existing budgets. The library also said it will find some money to help with the added work needed, however no dollar amount was provided.

http://globalnews.ca/news/3741055/u...e-cost-of-stanley-milner-library-renovations/

Unexpected foundation issues found in downtown library rehabilitation
Edmonton’s downtown library project has run into foundation issues that are expected to add millions of dollars to the budget.

City and library officials refused to give an exact cost estimate because they are currently re-negotiating the construction contract, but said they discovered the foundation of the 50-year-old building was not built as expected.

As well, the concrete floor plates have more exposed rebar than expected, which will require extensive remediation, city officials said in an update to council Wednesday.

The budget is currently $69 million. The new budget will also expand to upgrade the roofing materials and replace the heating system to ensure it lasts longer.

“You never know what you’re going to find. It’s a risk you go into (with) any of these types of rehabilitation projects,” said Adam Laughlin, the city’s head of infrastructure. He said officials were not able to double check the as-built drawings because the library was occupying the space until last December.

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/downtown-library-rehab-finds-unexpected-foundation-issues

 

[Daveography]

Steel structures for supporting the new skin is going up

 

[Daveography]

New exterior walls coming along.

 

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In Photos: 93% of materials recycled during Stanley Milner Library renovation
The new Stanley Milner Library is an ambitious project. Not only will the downtown Edmonton Public Library (EPL) branch be transformed, almost everything in — and on — the old building will find a new home as well.

The redevelopment was originally pegged at $69 million but additional issues with the foundation, mechanical systems, rebar and fire suppression systems, found during demolition, raised the construction costs.

“The building was old — it was built in 1966,” Johnny Nielson, with EPL Facilities and Operations, said. “A lot of unknown things were discovered as the demolition progressed. There’s been some challenges.”

Almost every piece of the old EPL building — 93 per cent to be exact — has been saved to be reused or recycled. That translates to 3,400 tonnes of diverted construction material.

“Those large concrete slabs… were taken to a concrete recycling facility,”Local Waste Services’ Chris LaBossiere said. “They’ll be used as aggregate in new road projects.”

Just one concrete panel tips the scales at 8,000 pounds and fills an entire bin. Since the construction site sits in the busy downtown core, there are some space challenges.

“Millions of millions of pounds of materials coming off the building and because it’s such a very tight space in downtown Edmonton, we only have room for a couple of containers here.”

https://globalnews.ca/news/3843911/...led-during-stanley-milner-library-renovation/

 

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Steel going up on the front.

 

[Roland Bressmer]

July 16, 2016.

 

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Earlier this week:

 

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[darwink]

The extra volume being added, is there a public floor plan floating around?

 

[tele75]

@darwink - first page of this thread.

 

[quit]

Is anything happening to the parkade entry building? That thing looks worse than the library did.

 

[Daveography]

Edm Public Library @EPLdotCA
It's easy to see the outside of our #MilnerMakeover and the amazing progress, but take a look at the interior development! Big thanks to our friends at @ClarkBuilders for sharing.

 

[Daveography]

PERMIT_DATE January 08, 2018
PERMIT_NUMBER 189109947-002
JOB_CATEGORY Commercial Final
ADDRESS 7 - SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE NW
NEIGHBOURHOOD DOWNTOWN
JOB_DESCRIPTION To construct exterior and interior alterations to an existing public library (demolish front glass atrium addition abutting 102 Avenue to develop a north plaza; facade and re-cladding improvements and upgrades) - Stanley A. Milner Library.
BUILDING_TYPE Libraries/Museums/Art Galleries (630)
WORK_TYPE (03) Interior Alterations
FLOOR_AREA
CONSTRUCTION_VALUE 36,839,739
ZONING CCA