Progress Report: St. Paul's Stabilization

Walter Beal, project executive for CNY Construction, has provided the Board of Trustees with a report on St. Paul's stabilization progress, as well as a 30-day look ahead. Among the highlights of the report: Talty Construction completed its work for the St. Paul's window protection, which included an additional $18,000 change order for additional windows that weren’t identified at first. In addition, Dom's Lawnmaker, Inc. completed its work on ivy removal.

Sixty windows were included in the original window protection bid; once crews were able to get closer to the building during vine removal, it was discovered that an additional 49 windows needed attention. Several factors accounted for the addition – the drone wasn’t able to fully identify all the broken windows; building architecture didn’t lend itself to viewing all angles of the building from the ground level; several windows were intact but it was discovered that the wood frames were rotted; and other damaged windows were obscured behind the ivy. Trustees recently adopted a $57,400 maintenance bond that guarantees for 18 months the completed work sealing the windows.

Ivy removal at St. Paul’s began Monday, July 20. This particular portion of the St. Paul's work started later than anticipated due to the first two low bidders withdrawing their bids due to their inability to meet the bid requirements. To get a closer look at the overgrown ivy and broken windows, visit the Village website, www.gardencityny.net, and click on the “St. Paul’s” tab on the left side of the homepage for a close up view of the building via drones. To view before and after photos, click on the “Notifications and Alerts” section.

The next steps are stained glass window removal and storage. CNY is preparing the bid specification to get this final piece of the St. Paul's stabilization project in place.