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Ramsey Fire Station No 2 Replacement Study <br />Feasibility Study <br />Ramsey, Minnesota <br />BKV Group 1272.05 <br />12. Replace air conditioner condenser units. <br />Option 2-Demolish City Hall Portion <br />BKV <br />Architectural Report <br />Utilizing the existing fire station and demolishing the city hall portion of the building would enable the fire department <br />to stay in service in its existing facility until a new station is constructed. The 4,831 square feet of spaces could be <br />utilized in the same manner they are currently, save for a portion of the existing training room or break room which <br />would need to be converted into a mechanical equipment room. <br />According to the applicable code regulations (IBC 2000) the remaining fire station facility would require only one exit <br />out. The existing exit on the south side could be closed off (see below). The remaining facility would have three exits <br />out. <br />The demolition of the 11,937 square feet of the existing city hall portion of the building would be architecturally <br />straight forward. Demolition would occur on all portions from a line south of the training room, hose tower, and <br />restrooms. New cladding would be required on the South side where adjoining walls would be removed. Either brick <br />or an exterior insulation finishing system (eifs) would be appropriate. New cap flashing and a minimal amount of the <br />existing brick wall would need to be reconstructed where portions of the wall overlap the existing wall. <br />Site work would need to be done on the south side of the remaining fire station portion of the building. The site <br />would need to be regraded to ensure drainage away from the building and protect the footing from frost. The <br />existing parking lot would be demolished and seeded or sodded as well. <br />As in the previous option, maintenance issues would need to be addressed in regards to the remaining fire station <br />portion of the building. They are as follows: <br />I. Raise the grade in the rock mulched areas on the west side of the fire bays. An appropriate approach would <br />be to use gravel to fill these beds, (holding the gravel down 1" at the back of the curb, and ramping up at least <br />4" to the exterior brick. A layer of 60 — 120 mil butyl rubber pond liner or similar WP membrane, (silicone <br />it to the cleaned and dry wall & back of curb) should then be installed. Finally, new mulch should be used as <br />cover. <br />2. Reset the two concrete splash blocks along the elevation noted above in item # 1, to drain to the pavement. <br />3. Leave the cracks in the masonry (for now), truck -point later if interior leaks develop, or brick faces start to <br />pop off, or bricks become dislodged in the wall. <br />4. Have the west wall and a portion of the south west wall cleaned to remove efflorescence and mold & algae <br />growth. <br />5. Paint exterior of HM doors at apparatus bays. <br />6. Paint exterior of Apparatus bay OH doors. <br />7. Caulk hole in brick masonry where radio antenna lead penetrates the exterior building envelope. <br />8. Re -paint bollards <br />9. Replace the damaged door bottom sweep on the SW man door of the Apparatus bay. <br />[ 0. Remove and re -caulk control joints at perimeter of Apparatus Bay brick veneer. <br />11. Repair roof leak at apparatus bay. <br />Structural Report <br />Structurally the demolition of the city hall portion of the building is straight forward. The different portions of the <br />building utilize separate structural systems at the demolition line as described. The footing along this wall would need <br />to be protected from frost. This can be accomplished by regrading. <br />Mechanical Report <br />If the city is going to demolish the city hall portion of the building. The following renovation work is suggested: <br />Architectural Space Program Report <br />Comm. No. 1573.02 Date <br />