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Home My WebLink AboutEXTERIOR BALCONY CONCRETE REPAIR PAPPERSBREITENBACH ENGINEERING, INC johnbach442@gmaiLcom 4853 SE Pilot Way, Stuart, Florida 34997 Cell: (772) 834-4743 April 12, 2016 SCANNED BY FILE Y To: Building Official, St. Lucie County St. Lucie County Building Division 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Re: Specialty Building Inspections for Threshold Building Project: Exterior Balcony Concrete Repair Ocean Towers, 9490 S. Ocean Drive, Unit #309, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 General Contractor. Special Forces, 1235 NE Dixie Hwy, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Attn: Michael Roberts, 561-670-0197 colonel(M-specialforcesus.com Building Official: This letter is to inform you as threshold building special inspector, John Breitenbach PE 59770 will be performing threshold building services for the proposed concrete balcony repair. Breitenbach Engineering will also act as the Engineer of Record. Structural work will involve 8-linial foot of edge repair, XxW area of spall @ doorway, six rail pockets, track re -setting, and shoring. Other miscellaneous work may include stucco repair, painting and sealing of the repair work. Specifications: 1. All work performed per the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI), Guideline #03730 2. Use Sika 211 grout repair. I will be sending you copies of the final inspection reportfor final completion certification letter when the project is completed. The inspection plan is as follows: 1 _ Inspection of rough demolition.. 2. Inspection of rebar, coatings, forming, and shoring prior to pour. 3. Final painting & finish completion. Breitenbach Engineering will be working directly for the condo association as FOR and specialty - inspector. Drawings not made for minor repairs. See plan sketch below, -.- Should you havq,aWqui; tions, please contract me! I`I BF;ElT f t) H 1-1 3 9 —y--�- Respectf ,.......• . ENSF No.59770 _ Cz 34'Repa�r�cQoof AOF F�ORtDP.• \N John D. Breitenbaiffl:Y FL PE #59770, FL SI #2072, Firm Reg. #26001 (3)-copies, signed and sealed to Special Forces; 4-12-16 Ocean Towers Intent (revised).doc Poll i'4p0.;r5 t6 " IL e -je-� zae, s p-ek file=16030-3-Ocean Towers BREITENBACH ENGINEERING, INC johnbach442@gmaii.com 4853 SE Pilot Way, Stuart, Florida 34997 Cell: (772) 834-47 33 April 12, 2016 Contractor (Bidders): Special Forces 772-334-2990 colonel@speciaiforcesus.com 1235 NE Disie Hwy, Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Attn: Michael Roberts Owner. Name Phone email Ocean Towers 9490 S. Ocean Drive, Unit #309, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Name of Project: Concrete Restoration of Balconies Location of Project: 9490 S. Ocean Drive, Unit #309, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Scope of Work: (brief description), misc repair Scope of work involves concrete deck, wall, beam edge, column edge, and stucco repair per the documents listed below. Documents (attached): Engineers Survey of 2-10-16 Table of Contents: Section One: General Section Two: ProcedurelInspection Plan Section Three: Material Specifications Section Four: Manufacturer's Specifications and Data Engineer: John D. Breitenbach, PE FL PE #59770, FL SI #2072, Finn Reg. #26001 Special Inspector,J;ihn D. Breitenbach, PE BRE,TF4f -a STATE OF `CORIOP ' 4 F '' 6� s FL PE #59770, FL SI #2072, Finn Reg. #26001 stLUCIE COUNTY BUILDING DIVISION REVIEWED FOR COMPLI REVIEWE BY DATE - PLANS AND P MIT MUST BE KEPT ON JOB OR" NONO INN WILL BE MADE Seal Restoration Specifications (simple jobs).doc BREITENBACH ENGINEERING, INC Page Section One: General The intention of this letter/specification is to provide a simplified document for minor repair/concrete restoration of balconies, stairs, soffits, column edges, walls and other related concrete/masonry items. This includes a guide -line for inspection procedures. Extensive "General Conditions° are not addressed here. Section Two: Inspection Plan (scope of work)/Procedure/inspections Scope of work 1: The Engineer's (or Contractors) survey is a visual, non-destructive, document showing of listing the areas, square footage, or lineal footage of repair items. This survey may list items in a spreadsheet for final quantity and cost tabulation A rough ske2c_ may be attached for general location; however(�it7rs`Anot�xa�untilFafteryfinal6demoldlotLisgoerfo Procedure 2: Submit this specification and initial Engineer's (or Contractors's) survey to the building department for the permit. This will be the basis for the "inspection plan" as required by the FBC. Understand th rawingsiaremotavaifableforriossible:atthisltime. 3: Once the permit is obtained, destructive demolition can begin. At this time areas, quantities and depth of excavation (penetration) can be determined. Final sketches, drawings, and spreadsheet cost/quantities can now be performed. 4; Demolition, exposure of reinforcing bars, and cleaning of bars shall be performed per the ICRI Guidelines (International Concrete Repair Institute). This is technical document outlining procedures for concrete restoration. An electronic copy only may be provided to the Contractor or Building Department for their files. The ACI-318 (or ACI 562-13) concrete code does not specifically cover details of demolition and restoration. At this stage, the Engineer will make determinations and recommendations for shoring. This is determined by on -site observations of load areas, weight to be shored, span directions, framing layout, and more. Note that it is of possible to submit shoring drawings at permit time because the extent or severity of demolition cannot be pre -determined until work begins. Inspection 5. Initial Inspection: After rough demolition is complete, exposing bars and extent of deterioration, the Engineer will perform the initial inspection. This is to determine satisfactory depth/extent of demolition, condition of bars, any replacement of bars, cleaning%coating of bars, or additional doweling of new bars. 6. Final inspection: Final inspection by the Engineer is made after forms and shoring are in -place, bars are coated, anodes are placed (if required), and repair area is generally ready to pour. Final quantity documentation may be performed at this time for "as -built" conditions. 7. The amount of inspection work performed b, conditions. In general, every work area requires upon forming and re -bar coating. the Engineer is dependent on size of job and and inspection after initial demolition, and a final Restoration Specifications (simplejobs).doc BREITENBACH ENGINEERING, INC Page (section for larger projects) 8. Inspection Reports: Inspection reports for restoration are totally different than inspection sign -offs for new construction with design drawings. Small jobs may require only one or two observations and a final letter stating that the work is satisfactorily complete per the specifications. On larger jobs with multiple balcony stacks, and multiple areas of work, the Engineer, upon inspection trip, may look at twenty to thirty different areas, issues, shoring, or re -bar conditions in various stages of work from initial demolition, final shoring, bar cleaning/replacement, re -bar coating, forming, and pouring. Conventional reports of pass/fail and detailed description thereof are impossible and useless. The best documentation and report should comprise of an area photograph with a clip board in view showing condo unit number, date, and north arrow. An extended tape measure or the survey unit drawing are other items that may be in the photograph. This kind of report documentation is superior to stacks or worthless paper work, never to be read again. Final CD Roms of the work can be given to the building department and the condo owners for future reference. (section for threshold buildings) 9. Threshold buildings, such as condos in general, require a Specialty Inspector. In this case, an initial Letter of Intent, and a final Letter of Completion are issued. These letters specifically identify the Engineer of Record documents and date, and the "inspection plan". If the Architect or Engineer has not issued an inspection plan and scope, then the Specialty Engineer should include this in the letter of intent. Section Three: Material Specifications All materials and products listed below shall be applied per the manufacturer's guidelines and specifications. Substitutions alternate materials shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval prior to start of work. 1. Concrete repair (full depth): 2. Concrete repair (partial depth): 3. Concrete repair (surface): 4. Corrosion Inhibitor. 5. Anode Protection: 6. Steel Reinforcement Protection: 7. Waterproofing System: 8. Joint/Crack Caulking: 9. Joint/Crack Adhesive 10. Expansion Joint: 11. Penetrating Hardener: Sikacrete 211, formed repair, pumpable, pourable SikaRepair 222, horizontal partial depth repair SikaRepair 223, vertical and overhead application Degussa Protectosil Sika Galvashield XP, sacrificial anodes Sika Annatec 110 Epocem BASF Sonoguard Sikadur 51 SL, control joint sealer Sikadur 52, epoxy injection adhesive BASF InverSeal Sika FerroGard 903 Section Four: Manufacturer's Specifications 8r Data (attachments) [ x ] Use manufacturer's catalog [ ] Electronic pdf files attached, or [ x ] contact sikausa.com Via: e-mail [ ] Via Mail: 3-copies, signed and sealed file=16030-3 Ocean Towers Restoration Specifications (simple jobs).doc BREITENBACH ENGINEERING, INC johnbach442@gmaii.com 4853 SE Pilot Way, Stuart, Florida 34997 Cell: (772) 834-4743 May 19, 2016 To: Building Official, St. Lucie `County _ Building Division. , SC RIEECE��jrED 2300 Virginia Avenue �Il�/y Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 MAY A 2016 UCi e Re: Specialty Building Inspections for Threshold Building COUnt!, PERMITTING St. Lucie County, FL Project: Exterior Balcony Concrete Repair Ocean Towers, 9490 S. Ocean Drive, Unit #309, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 General Contractor: Special Forces, 1235 NE Dixie Hwy, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Attn: Michael Roberts, 561-670-0197 colonel(cD-specialforcesus.com Building Official: This letter is to inform you as threshold building special inspector, John Breitenbach PE 59770, that the Contractor has successfully completed the exterior balcony concrete repair according to the plans and specifications of Breitenbach Engineering, dated 4/12/16. The final inspection prior to pouring concrete was made on 5/12/16. Should you have any questions, please contract me. Respectfully, , ; O 101TENBq•, GEN8L c9 s10.5*77� � FCCCeu,. John D. Breitenbach, PE FL PE #59770, FL SI #2072, Firm Reg. #26001 (3)-copies, signed and sealed to Special Forces; file= 16030-3-Ocean Towers t .� 5-19-16 Ocean Towers Final.doc of 40o14• oar BREITENBACH ENGINEERING, INC johnbach �og m 4853 SE Pilot way, Stuart,. Florida 34997 ' April 12, 2016 SCANNED To: Building Official, St. Lucie County BY ` Building Division St. Lucie County \a rc �?n� 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Re: Specialty Building Inspections for Threshold Building Project: Exterior Balcony Concrete Repair FILC COPY Ocean Towers, 9490 S. Ocean Drive, Unit #309, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 General Contractor. Special Forces, 1235 NE Dixie Hwy, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Attn: Michael Roberts, 561-670-0197 colonel(ftliecialforcesus.com Building Official: This letter is to inform you as threshold building special inspector, John Breitenbach PE 59770 will be performing threshold building services for the proposed concrete balcony repair. Breitenbach Engineering will also act as the Engineer of Record_ Structural work will involve 8-linial foot of edge repair, 3)4' area of spall @ doorway, six rail pockets, track re -setting, and shoring. Other miscellaneous work may include stucco repair, painting and sealing of the repair work. Specifications: 1. All work performed per the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI), Guideline #03730 2. Use Sika 211 grout repair. I will be sending you copies of the final inspection report/or final completion certification letter when the project is completed. The inspection plan is as follows: 1. Inspection of rough demolition.. 2. Inspection of rebar, coatings, forming, and shoring prior to pour. 3. Final painting & finish completion. Breitenbach Engineering will be working directly for the condo association as FOR and special'3t inspector. Drawings not made for minor repairs. See plan sketc "law - Should you havgkaWquegtions, please contract mei U N 1 —I BR_EFT Respectf F!1/499 Tk No. 5977V�V-x _Cz 3x4'RepQi�a`��Qoor John D. 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