resistance and are reinforced for H-20 loading to withstand the force of heavy equipment vehicles used at the facility. “The doors are durable, and they are a good product for this applica - tion because they are aluminum and won’t be as impacted by corrosive gases and water,’’ said Cory Westphal, an Assistant Project Manager for PCL. “It was a fairly standard installation except that they were in - stalled before the building was finished. The building was built around the doors.” PCL ordered the doors through Building Specialties of Bradenton, which worked with them to manufacture special sizes. “BILCO was selected because they had the capability to make very large hatches,’’ Westphal said. “Competitors had difficulty building the sizes we needed and meet - ing the loading requirements. The ability to make them that large and meet those requirements was essential. They were prepared because they build doors like this frequently and they knew how to do it.” A Price to Pay Initial estimates had projected the overall cost of the project at $8.5 million. The change in plans, including the building of the hurricane- resistant lift station, resulted in a dramatic escalation in costs. Estimates increased as the project moved along, beginning at $27.1 million in 2014, followed by $32 million in 2015 and $54.1 million
in 2017, according to YourObserver.com . The news outlet reported in an article last year the city estimates a final $68.5 million price tag, including $48.6 million for planning and construction. City officials had hoped to recoup as much as $20 million from legal settlements, but in November of 2018 a jury ruled the engineering firm did not have to pay any damages. The jury also said the city breached the contract with Westra, and was ordered to pay $686,233 in damages. The city paid $10.1 million in legal fees for the project, according to the news outlet. Sarasota city officials and McKim & Creed declined interview requests. Some residents in Sarasota wondered aloud during the long course of construction whether they would ever see the completion of the proj- ect. The process was extraordinarily long and complicated, but the end result should provide a long-term solution to a problem that has vexed the city for a generation.
THOMAS RENNER writes on building, construction, engineering and other trade industry topics for publications throughout the United States.
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