Mahnomen City Hall ADA and Water Infiltration Feasibility and Predevelopment: Feasibility Research Report
To hire a qualified architect to conduct a feasibility study of the Mahnomen City Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The deliverable were to complete a pre-development feasibility study which would:
o identify the placement of an elevator, bringing the second floor into ADA compliance, in order to utilize the second floor for public meetings and events; and
o re-configuring restrooms and hallways on the second floor to bring them into ADA compliance; and
o investigate and prepare a recommendation on how to prevent further water infiltration into the building's first and second floor.
The report has met all of it's achieved targets by:
- Identifying the location of an an elevator, as well as pointing out improvements needed to the stairwell to bring the second floor into ADA compliance
- Identifying how to bring the buildings bathrooms and first floor into ADA compliance through the reconfiguration of some of the existing walls and restroom facilities and improvements to two of the public accesses into the facility.
- Identifying, through an exterior envelope assessment, recommendations to make the facility more waterproof through the replacement and/or repair of the roof, windows, and exterior stone work.
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