Sandy Springs spending $600,000 on parking deck repairs

The overlay on this aerial photo of City Springs shows the location of the city’s underground parking deck in relation to city hall, the City Green, and apartment developments. (Provided by Sandy Springs) The Sandy Springs City Council awarded a $599,407 bid by Structural Restoration Inc. during its July 15 meeting for repairs to the city’s underground parking garage in City Springs. Growing concerns about the structural integrity of the parking deck prompted the city council to contract with Walter P. Moore & Associates Inc. in 2024 to perform a condition assessment of the parking deck at 1 Galambos Way. Dave Wells, the city’s director of Facilities/Capital Construction and Building Operations, told the city council during his presentation that the parking deck exhibited signs of deterioration, including concrete cracking, water infiltration, and failed expansion joints. The city and the adjacent Greystar development jointly use the parking deck, which is subject to an existing cost-sharing agreement for major capital repairs and improvements. A city consultant found this example of hollow spalling concrete at a barrier retaining wall depicting exposed reinforcement. (Provided by Sandy Springs) Walter P. Moore’s report identified key areas requiring repair to preserve structural integrity and extend the facility’s service life. Recommended improvements included: Expansion joint replacement; Waterproofing and surface sealant applications; Structural reinforcement in critical areas; Concrete spall (process where the surface layer of concrete breaks away, chips, or flakes off) and crack repairs. Related story:• Mixed-use development planned in Sandy Springs to share parking Three contractors submitted bids that ranged from Structural Restoration Solutions at $599,407 to Metro Waterproofing’s $841,104 bid. The city will pay the full cost of the project upfront. Greystar will reimburse the city for its proportional share of the cost, calculated at $261,436 in Wells’ report to the city council. “Our parking deck gets used an awful lot, especially the precast parking deck with residential,” Wells said. The parking deck gets a lot of moisture, especially in the humid times of the year. Wells said that the moisture was the cause of a lot of the concrete spalling. The project will take approximately one year to complete. Council member Andy Bauman commented during the meeting that the city should consider some type of fund to set aside funds as contingency reserves to take care of the city’s growing number of facilities. City Manager Eden Freeman said the budget process included a request to fund an updated facility condition assessment to give the city an indication of what it needs to plan going forward. The post Sandy Springs spending $600,000 on parking deck repairs appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.