By Chad Feehan / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A number of change orders have been approved for the recently built St. David’s Smart Accessible Playground in Mount Pearl, including a concrete apron adjustment, water testing station repair, and additional inspection services.
Councillor Bill Antle informed council Tuesday that work is now effectively completed on the playground, with just a few additional items requiring final costing. The concrete apron bordering the parking lot required additional grading to ensure accessibility, and due to an underground failure, a water testing station at the fountain was required.
“Oversight and inspection of the work was required over a longer period than expected, resulting in some additional inspection hours by the consultant,” said Antle.
Some $6,574 will be paid to Modern Paving for the concrete and water station work, and $1,667 goes to TRACT Consulting for additional inspection services.
The H. Neil Winsor Building, the City’s municipal depot, has also been prescribed a number of change orders, which includes work to hedge against the effects of climate change.
Regarding the building's park shed fuel switching components, whose installation was awarded to JMJ Holdings in March of last year, the disconnect for heat pump CU-2 was required to be upsized to match the unit’s requirements. This cost $2,765.
Engineering Director Gerard Antle clarified some of the jargon for those not literate in engineering speak.
“Upsize is a larger amperage with the unit,” he said. “So, the breaker has to be increased in size to match that. It was an original part that we had contemplated and due to certain delays in the parts supply, it increased the size of the unit, hence we required the breaker size to match.”
Councillor Antle, meanwhile, also noted the committee was advised of breaker failure in an electrical panel, and that an arc flash analysis suggested the breakers would need to be replaced with components rated at higher values. The cost for that is some $18,447.
