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Thanks for the spell check Mike. Thought it was off. I wonder if Eugene is a qualified inspector.

SlideRuleEra, I mentioned the use of a qualified third party professional to inspect the structure to the contractor and he agrees. I do not want to get in a situation where we do a surgical job and leave the platform in a potentially hazardous condition by not revealing all the existing...

BUGGAR, I do not know what the design life span is and I can only guess that the platform has not been serviced in at least 5 years, likely more. The concrete bents appear to be in a serviceable condition and I observed only minor cracking and little discoloration (on the beams). This is a good...

I like the evaluation idea and using a small vehicle load as well. I don't think the hotel will have a problem with the glulam beams being pressure treated so I think I will not specify naturally durable wood. Should I have a third party evaluate the rusted seats or better off replacing them...

I am putting together a proposal for the existing pedestrian platform shown in the google image attached. The structure and Levy are both open to the public 24/7. I assume as part of the lease agreement the Hotel (Client) is responsible for servicing this structure. I would appreciate feedback...

"the connections of such discontinuous elements to the supporting members shall be adequate to transmit the forces for which the discontinuous elements were required to be designed." means that the hold-down supporting the tension chord of the shear wall needs to be sized based on the required...