Renovation of an office development in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for the renovation of a one-story above grade office development.

his work is to refurbish 4 columns. Demo 10'x5' concrete pads, 2 concrete steps, concrete footing, 6'x2' asphalt, and roughly 28 ft of 1 1/2 " steel tubing handrails. Pour new 6'x2'-6"x1' concrete footing, 10'x5' pads at the top, 6'x4' pad at the bottom, and 2 concrete steps. Repair concrete ramp where the handrail was removed. Then install new 1 1/2 " stainless steel tubing handrails All Questions or Concerns call John Miller at one of the numbers listed below. lease submit the following items with your bid: 1 Bid Sheet 2. Addendum (if issued) 3. Certificate of Liability Insurance 4. W-95. 5% Bid Bond 6. 100% Peformance and Payment Bond 7. Completed HUD-5369- ork Scope: 1. Remove all the loose deteriorating areas of the 4 columns in the front of the building. 2. Install a bonding agent to help the material attach to the existing material. 3. Install a surface bonding cement, stucco, or mortar mix to bring the columns back to their original shape. 4. Install fiberglass mesh tape between coats to strengthen the material that you are applying to the columns. 5. The contractor can install a jig to the building to assist with shaping these columns if you need to. You will just be responsible for filling any holes created by attaching it. 6. Follow the manufacturers' recommendations when installing whichever product you choose to complete this work with. 7. The finished columns need to be as close as possible to the same color as the arch above them and sealed to protect the work from the weather. You can accomplish this by staining the final product and then sealing it, using a product that is a similar color, putting dye in the material when mixing it, or priming and painting the finished columns. Supply some color samples to MCHA when planning which option you are considering for approval. 8. Demo concrete pads, stairs, asphalt, and footing. Saw cut concrete and asphalt to be removed 9. leaving a clean transition for the new concrete. Remove the existing handrails. The post locations that are not being repaired will need to be cut close to flush and core drill the remaining section of the post and concrete out of the hole. In preparation for core style installation of the new handrails. Three of the ten posts will be like this. The remaining seven can be set and poured in place. 10. Saw cut deteriorated concrete around the existing handrail posts. Prepare these 3 locations with a bonding agent and rebar dowels into the existing concrete a minimum of 4" deep and secured with epoxy. Plan out the location of the new post when installing the dowels to not prevent them from being installed in the correct location. 11. Excavate for new concrete footing which will be 6'x2'-6"x1' reinforced with 1/2" rebar tied to 12. 13. 14. rebar grid for the stairs. The rebar in the footing will be tied to the rebar in the stairs, and both will be tied to the wire mesh in the concrete pads. Install a solid compacted stone foundation for the new concrete pads and footing. Minimum of 4" washed 2B stone. Match the elevation and the slope of the existing concrete for the 10'x5' pad and the asphalt for the 6'x4' pad. Install steel wire mesh in the center of the concrete slabs and %" rebar in the stairs and footing. Attach wire mesh to the rebar in the stairs and attach the rebar in the stairs to the rebar in the footing. Drawing attached to work scop. 15. Install a bonding agent to the existing concrete where the new concrete will transition. Install 1/2 " 16. 17. rebar dowels a minimum of 4" deep into the existing concrete and secure with epoxy. Tie 6"x6" wire mesh to the rebar dowels with 16-gauge rebar tie wire. Install the forms for the new stairs 5' wide (Designed to UFAS Standards) dividing the height equally. 7 %" is an ideal riser height with an 11" wide Tread. 1/2 " radius on the nosing. Verify in the field the height of the risers. Pour new 4000 PSI concrete mix with a broom finish. If you decide to pour the footing, stairs, and pads all at once. A vibrator is necessary to remove the air pockets and allow the concrete to go down through the rebar grid. Do not over vibrate. 18. The contractor shall be conscious of curing concrete and changing temperatures and practice precautions for proper curing and anti-spalling. 19. The contractor is responsible for scheduling the concrete pour in good weather conditions. 20. Hand tool control joints and edging. Smooth out any grooves from the hand tools before applying the broom to finish. 21. Remove the forms for the stairs and finish the areas covered by the forms. 22. The railing shall be 1 1/2 " stainless steel tubing. Installation shall be core type and designed to UFAS standards. Roughly 28' total. The new handrails shall be roughly the same as the existing. 23. The core holes for the handrail posts shall be filled slightly over the tops of the holes. 24. The posts located on the 90-degree turns, the bottom of the steps, and where the repairs are located can be poured in place rather than core drilled. 25. After curing, power wash the existing concrete and apply a quality concrete sealer to the new and old concrete. Both ramps and the other pads in front of the entrance doors. 26. All pours are to be protected and supervised from vandalism and defacing. 27. The contractor is responsible for cautioning off the work area to prevent the public from danger. 28. The contractor is responsible for any damage caused to the new asphalt. 29. Timeline is 90 days from the notice to proceed. Weather permitting