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FROM: BARTON J. GILBERT, DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICContra
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DATE'. November 10, 1987 COA/
SUBJECT: REROOFING AT MERRITHEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (WPE571) �'I "7'
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATION:
Make findings that an emergency situation exists at Merrithew
Memorial Hospital, that existing roofing, which is generally
old and deteriorated, leaks in so many locations it cannot be
effectively patched, and that the leaks are causing
potentially unsafe conditions for patient care; direct the
General Services Director to proceed with a reroofing project
in the most expeditious manner pursuant to Section 20134 of
the Public Contract Code and enter into any necessary
contracts and declare that as an emergency, the project is
not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act.
II. BACKGROUND
The Director of Health Services has requested that defective
roofing be replaced at Merrithew Hospital as soon as possible
to avoid unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the hospital,
caused by extensive roof leaks.
The roofing has been patched for the past few years, rather
than replaced, because there were insufficient funds for
replacement. The latest rainfall, however, has demonstrated
that the roofing has deteriorated to such an extent that
patching cannot keep water out of operationally critical
areas. For example, on October 28, 1987 , there were leaks in
the Emergency Room, the Medical Ward, Pharmacy, Surgery Room
4, and in food preparation areas.
The normal design, bid, construction process for replacing
existing roofing would require four to six months. The
Health Services Department considers such delay unacceptable.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: . AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED _ NOV 1_O1987_
County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Health Services Department SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
General Services Department
Architectural Div.
M382/7-83 Accounting BY ,DEPUTY
Auditor-Controller
It is possible to bypass the normal procedures for bidding
the project and begin the project by the middle of November
through the provisions of Section 20134 of the Public
Contract Code, when the appropriate finds of an -emergency are
made by the Board.
It is recommended that the Board make such findings; direct
General Services to proceed with the project; and enter into
any necessary contracts; and declare that, as an emergency,
the project is not subject to the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code
21080) .
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