Capitol Campus tab hits $70.2 million

Many government buildings need structural work

THE OLYMPIAN

Originally published Mar. 12

OLYMPIA -- Exterior damage to the domed Legislative Building includes the need for temporary restraints to hold stonework in place and repairs to pillars, buttresses, the dome rib, exterior windows, roof membrane and metal roof, according to estimates released by General Administration spokesman Steve Valandra.

Interior damage includes the interior dome and colonnade, ceilings and wall plaster and marble in the Senate and House chambers, plaster, skylights and furnishings in the State Reception Room and designs for repairs.

The Capitol damage was part of a $70.2 million estimate for GA-controlled buildings in the Capitol Campus area.

The single biggest chunk is $27 million for repairs to Deschutes Parkway, and another $3 million for adjacent Marathon Park.

Other top repair bills include:

-$2.8 million for cracked concrete in sheer walls of the General Administration Building.

-$2.13 million to repair brickwork at the Employment Security annex. An unreinforced brick masonry wall collapsed inside the building, blocking a second-floor exit and exterior bricks and walls are not tied adequately to the building.

-$1.939 million for unspecified damage to the Highways-Licenses Building.

-$1.9 million for unspecified damage to the Plaza Garage.

-$1.84 million for the Transportation Building. An I-beam deflected, spacer plates to support stands dislodged and a cooling tower dislodged.

-$1.01 million for damage to marble, cracked support beams, water damage and other damage in the John A. Cherberg Building.

-$1.01 million for damage to marble, cracked stone on veneer, water leaks and other damage in the John L. O'Brien Building.

-$965,000 for Office Building 2. A tower under construction shifted off its support channel.

-$723,000 for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Exterior stone cracked and bricks loosened and fell, and unreinforced brick separated from the building.

Regionwide state-owned buildings had an estimated $150.5 million in damage, according to data released by the Office of Financial Management.

The biggest pieces were $30 million, including pay for dislocated residents of Western State Hospital and $28.8 million for asbestos-related work at the University of Washington.

Locally, South Puget Sound Community College reported $83,300 in unspecified damage.

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