Notice 2 (Williamson): Updated construction start date
John Williamson Inc., notice 2, 2011-10-18
Notice number 2 from John Williamson posted on the notice board by the elevator on the parkade level on Tuesday, 18 October (and dated the same day) indicates that equipment will start to be mobilised on site on Monday, 24 October, with actual construction (actually, demolition) work to start on the following Monday, 31 October, at the west end of the building. A time line has also been posted, which I haven’t had a chance to study yet.
The notice also indicates that Williamson needs Owners and residents to email him their phone numbers, presumably so that people can be contacted in the event of emergencies or if suite access is needed for one reason or another. His email address is johnwilliamson[AT]telus.net. (Please replace the [AT] with @.)
In: Construction · Tagged with: building repair, john williamson inc., williamson notices
Notice 1 (Williamson): Construction start date
John Williamson Inc., notice 1, 2011-10-05
According to a notice from John Williamson posted yesterday (9 October, but dated 5 October) on the notice board by the elevator on the parking level, New City is set to start construction on 31 October. This would imply that New City has now officially been selected as the contractor, although I don’t recall that salient fact being communicated until now. It’s also interesting to note that this date is eleven days later than the “no later than” start date of three weeks after the 29 September SGM, which should therefore have been 20 October.
Updated 2011-10-11: Add date of notice.
In: Construction, Updated posts · Tagged with: building repair, john williamson inc., new city contracting, williamson notices
Supplementary parking rule
Since there are at least two Owners who apparently didn’t have a copy of this rule, I’ve added it to this site. In fact, I’ve started a “documents” page where such documents will be posted as they come into my possession in electronic format.
In: Governance · Tagged with: by-laws, parking, rules
Possible power surges during construction
I contacted John Williamson with respect to his caution about possible power surges during construction. He clarified that the possibility of a power surge in a suite would only be present during work on that suite’s balcony or deck. This is not something that is a possibility building-wide for the duration of the construction. He also reiterated that there would be 72 hours’ notice before work begins outside a particular suite.
In: Construction · Tagged with: building repair, john williamson inc.
Supplemental report from EXP
After being pressed for it, exp Services Inc. finally submitted (on 29 September, the day of the SGM at which we voted on proceeding with the construction phase) a written report to the Strata Corporation on their investigation into things that needed additional investigation, according to the RDH Building Engineering Ltd. report of 17 November 2010. The EXP report — which should have been written and submitted back in July or August, well before discussions and information meetings prior to the 29 September vote — looks like it was begrudgingly slapped together at the last minute.
In addition to grammatical errors that leave one wondering what the authors intended to say, there is now a huge question mark (based on the report’s “observations and recommendations”) over what repairs are actually needed on the east wall! So, even though wheels are apparently in motion to start work on a defined plan within three weeks, enquiries are now being made to determine whether or not that plan is actually correct, and if we’re on the right track.
In: Construction · Tagged with: building repair, engineering reports, exp services, rdh building engineering, trow associates
Emergency plumbing work
It seems that a leak was reported in the *01 and/or *02 stacks yesterday (Friday, 30 September). Artisan Plumbing & Heating Ltd. were called in and the leaks was eventually isolated to a split pipe (if I understood correctly) in the wall between units 401 and 402. As of today (Saturday, 1 October) this seems to be fixed, and there is an industrial dryer hard at work on the first floor drying out walls.
I also understand that holes were cut in the drywall in a number of suites to gain access to the plumbing, so presumably this will be attended to this week.
In: Facilities, Incidents · Tagged with: artisan plumbing and heating, ecotec, equipment repair, plumbing, strataco management
Construction budget passed
Now that the construction budget has been passed and much of the control of the project has been given to project manager John Williamson, I’m actually feeling a little more confident about how things will progress from here on. If nothing else, he has committed to monthly reports, so at least we’ll know what’s going on — good or bad — and yours truly won’t need to constantly (and unsuccessfully) badger Strataco to find out what’s happening.
In: Construction · Tagged with: building repair, john williamson inc., strataco management
Underground parking garage door
As you may be aware, there was another break-in in the underground parking during the night of 27-28 September. When entering the garage on the evening of 28 September we noticed that the garage door closed, then started to open as soon as it reached the limit of its downward travel, then closed again and remained closed. One wonders if this may be how entry was gained to the garage by the thieves.
Anyway, we sent an email to Council and Strataco informing them of the apparent problem with the door. I have a vague recollection that this same problem with the door was recently supposed to have been fixed.
In: Facilities · Tagged with: break ins, equipment repair
Did you hear the one about …?
Sorry, no joke here. This is just an initial test post. Feel free to comment on this post to make sure you can do so, and to check in and let the rest of us know you’re here.
In: Administration · Tagged with: introductions