Flagler to approve bid for library roof work


Published: Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 8:13 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 8:13 p.m.

Flagler County commissioners will likely approve a $49,000 bid to repair the leaky library roof during their meeting Monday.

The roof on Flagler County’s Main Branch Library in Palm Coast has been problematic since it was built, but those problems will be closer to a resolution if the commission approves the bid submitted by Tecta America Southeast, a Sanford company that bid just over $49,000 to “make the necessary repairs and apply Karnak 298 Alumin-R coating,” according to materials provided to the County Commission along with the agenda.

“(It) has leaked since Day One,” County Administrator Craig Coffey said during an October 2012 meeting.

Estimates to completely re-roof the building at the time were in the neighborhood of $200,000.

Four companies bid on the repair project, with Tecta coming in the lowest, followed by Quality Roofing and Sheet Metal at $76,000, Advanced Roofing at $109,000 and R&R Industries at $129,000.

“The contractor will provide a full 10-year ‘No Dollar Limit’ labor and material manufacturer’s warranty on the applied Karnak System,” Coffey wrote.

The leak is in the tall ceiling area above the computers and has not moved, Library Director Holly Albanese said in an earlier interview. She said plastic tarps are used to protect the area when rain makes its way into the building.

“It’s not for a lack of trying,” Albanese said. “The roof is a project the county wants to do.”

Flagler County spends slightly more than $9 per capita for library services, far below the national average of $37 per capita, according to data provided by Albanese, who said the national trend for library space is “changing, not shrinking.”

“(Libraries) are being used as art and educational facilities, community centers,” she said previously.

Monday’s meeting starts at 5 p.m. in commission chambers at the Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd.

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