Kingston’s Midtown center rehab project cost likely to top $1 million – The Daily Freeman

KINGSTON >> Renovations at the Andy J. Murphy III Midtown Neighborhood Center are largely completed, with final costs expected at over $1 million, city officials said.

Megan Weiss-Rowe, director of city communications and community engagement, said the city has made great progress on the Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center so far ...

Weiss-Rowe said that the city is currently seeking bids to upgrade the heating and cooling system at the Broadway facility. The project cost is expected to be about $35,000, she said.

In all, including that upgrade, the cost of renovations is expected to total $1,037,450.50, Weiss-Rowe said. The Common Council has authorized spending up to $1,286,000, she said.

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The work for the cooling and heating system is expected to include a new steam valve, two temperature sensors, boiler controls, outside air temperature sensor, incorporation of controls into the existing boiler control, and new electrical wiring.

This work will provide for better control of office temperatures in the upstairs Recreation Office space, Weiss-Rowe said. Our previous work that provided for large ceiling fans in the gymnasium has helped to reduce air stratification and created a more comfortable recreational space.

In June, the Common Council and Mayor Steve Noble agreed to borrow an additional $550,000 for repairs and rehabilitation work at the center at 467 Broadway after City Engineer Ralph Swenson told them structural damage found in the 19th century building was worse than expected.

With the new funding, the city paid Ganem Contracting Corp. $646,246 to install exterior gutters on the building and fix structural damage. Ganem, based in Saratoga County, was the sole bidder for the job.

The city also paid J&J Sass Electric of Kingston $34,639 for work at the center, including the installation of new large ceiling fans. The general contractor, PCC Contracting, was paid $262,312.

Swenson has said the structural damage was discovered after repair work already had started. He has said the original plan was to repair the existing built-in gutters on the building, but that plan had to be changed.

The renovation project at the Murphy center, named for the late former city parks and recreation superintendent, began in September 2015. PCC Contracting was awarded a $508,875 contract to address exterior masonry deterioration at the building, as well as inadequate roof drainage and structural framing deterioration in the balcony end supports in the gymnasium area.

The building, which dates to 1873, initially served as an armory.

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