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II. Facility Assessment <br /> A. INTRODUCTION The assessments included on-site observations of the existing <br /> The purpose of this section of the study is to assess the condition facilities and review with key staff regarding the functional <br /> of the existing Ramsey Public Works facilities.This information operation of the buildings.This portion of the process identified <br /> provides the necessary data to assist the City Leadership to make assets and deficiencies.The physical conditions of the buildings <br /> informed decisions regarding how to best address the existing city Fere assessed, as well as the way in which the building's design <br /> infrastructures for long range planning.With this information the affects staff operations. A physical condition review of the buildings <br /> report identifies possible repairs, upgrades and/or replacement is performed to determine maintenance issues, safety and code <br /> of these facilities based on conditions as well as operational concerns, and review how conditions affect building system <br /> requirements. operations and energy costs. <br /> The process starts with the BKV Group team becoming familiar The assessments are intended to provide an indication of capital <br /> with previous data, studies, documents and drawings for the maintenance requirements, potential code and regulatory <br /> buildings to be studied.The next step is an on-site meeting and required upgrades, and other building conditions which should <br /> tour of each facility with BKV Group's team of architects and be considered as part of the facility's general upkeep as well as <br /> engineers to tour the buildings and site.Following these visits, BKV part of any building project.The study does not address potential <br /> Group documents the conditions. environmental issues such as asbestos or deconstructive testing <br /> for unseen conditions.The facility assessments are not intended to <br /> be exhaustive, but ratherto assess and highlight the major building <br /> deficiencies in four major categories: <br /> 1. Functional accommodations <br /> The Faci I ity Assessments were conducted on July 30, 2015. <br /> 2. Safety/security of staff and visitors <br /> The individuals present for the tour were: <br /> • Grant Riemer 3. Code related deficiencies <br /> Public Works Superintendent 4. Capital maintenance/building envelope <br /> • Bruce Schwartzman,AIA <br /> Partner&Managing Architect with BKV Group <br /> • Ron Hilton <br /> Senior Vice President with Maintenance Facility <br /> Consultants,a division o fWhitmon,Requordt& <br /> Associates,LLP <br /> • Craig Carter,AIA <br /> Senior Project Architect with BKV Group <br /> 11.1 Ramsey Public Works Study B K V <br /> DRAFTGNOU ` <br />