PORT ANGELES — Additional steel will be needed to support the foundation of the pavilion at The Gateway, architects have determined.
The need for more work means that the combination bus stop, parking garage, police substation, clock tower, public plaza and transit center — located on Lincoln and First streets, and Railroad Avenue — probably will be completed sometime after the first of the year.
Glenn Cutler, Port Angeles public works director, had said the project, originally expected to be finished in September, might be finished by Christmas.
Now, he said he hopes only to have The Gateway’s west parking garage open before then.
Cracking in the east foundation wall has delayed completion of the project, and Krei Architecture has determined that the steel is needed for additional support, said Glenn Cutler, Port Angeles public works director.
“They have told us if we do the repairs on this wall that we can go forward,” he said.
“We feel confident in the design that we have.”
Cutler said Krei’s solution is under review by the city’s building official and its engineering consultant at Zenovic and Associates.
He said he couldn’t estimate how much additional cost the solution would add to the project.
Estimated to cost $13.8 million, the project is budgeted at $14.7 million.
Second pour
A second pour of concrete still is needed on the plaza deck within the pavilion.
Under the plaza is a small parking garage, which is where the cracking occurred.
Pouring of the additional concrete has been on hold while the cracking is analyzed.
Finishing The Gateway will likely include extending Primo Construction’s $8 million contract, Cutler said.
The Gateway is a joint venture between the city of Port Angeles and Clallam Transit.
City Finance Director Yvonne Ziomkowski said the project cost has exceeded the original estimate, but it remains within budget.
The budget includes a contingency fund for cost overruns.
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Reporter Tom Callis can be reached at 360-417-3532 or tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com.
