Renovation of a municipal facility in Helena, Montana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

This project involves repairs to the approximately 36 high 1874 National Register-listed timber-frame fire watch tower in Helena, Montana (the Fire Tower). The Fire Tower. shall be repaired in accordance with Tlze Secretary oftlze Interior's Standards/or tlze Treatment of Historic Properties and a Repair Plan for the Fire Tower dated September 2022 (Plan). The Fire Tower was built using timber-framing techniques and joinery and is fully exposed to the elements. This project requires that the contractor undertaking the repair according to the Plan has demonstrated experience with specifying and verifying wood species and exposed timber framing/timber-frame joinery to provide a service life of several decades with minimal inspection and maintenance requirements Contractor to remove the watch cabin and base; remove individual timbers for repair (mark for reassembly), including scarfing, mortise and tenon or dutchman repair with new or reclaimed Select Structural grade timbers of Douglas Fir according to the plan As specified in the Plan, to maximize retention of historic material, the existing timbers and material must be tested with a resistance drill to quantify the extent of deterioration (e.g., a drill manufactured by either RinnTech or IML) Create free tenon connections based on historic examples and required engineering capacity; scarfed splices and Dutchman inserts as specified in the Plan. 4. Install individual piers with standoffmoisture barriers under the northeast and southeast legs of the Fire Tower using Timberlinx HDA095 or Simpson Strong-Tie CPT882 steel rod connectors; 5. Remove all sealants previously applied to existing timbers. 6. Contractor to remove and reinstall steel fencing around base ofthe fire tower, remove and reinstall Christmas lights and provide site security (fencing etc.)