[200William-EC] Lobby emergency bells in case of fire

Matt Perkins matt at spectrum.com.au
Wed May 1 17:28:14 EST 2013


Stop me if im wrong but. Isn't this all a matter for the BMC.  As far as 
the EC goes Im not sure there's much to discuss. Im sure George is just 
keeping us informed as a courtesy. I think all we need to do is wait for 
Rob to come back and tell us how much which hopefully we can vote on at 
the AGM so an EGM would not have to be called.

Matt.


On 1/05/13 4:42 PM, Shane Ellis wrote:
> For the record,
> George Ziri alerted all of us to the tile issue at the facade on 21 
> March (email attached).
>
> At this stage I was being pressed to finalise details for lobby 
> refurbishment, but I advised the EC on 03 April (email attached) that 
>  Lobby Repair should be placed on hold until costs arrived for facade 
> repair, as I knew costs for this would be large and funding would need 
> consideration.
>
> So; no one was concerned about the facade until GEORGE bought it up 
> (not Shane)
> In terms of Hazard Assessments, and liability, one must consider
>
> PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENT:
> SEVERITY OF ACCIDENT:
> COULD RISK BE FORESEEN:
> WILL YOU BE PROTECTED BY CONSULTANT CERTIFICATION:
>
> I'd say facade repair is urgent. Heavy tiles are about to start 
> dropping onto the (busy) footpath...
>
> Best Regards
> Shane Ellis
> 0423 000 221
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> On 30/04/2013, at 10:35 PM, CSCL <cscl at optusnet.com.au 
> <mailto:cscl at optusnet.com.au>> wrote:
>
> We'll agree to disagree on safety vs the façade. No one seemed 
> concerned about the facade until Shane brought it up.
> *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com 
> <mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com>[mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com 
> <mailto:bounces at 200william.com>]*On Behalf Of*Matt Perkins
> *Sent:*Tuesday, 30 April 2013 8:15 PM
> *To:*ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>
> *Subject:*Re: [200William-EC] FW: Lobby emergency bells in case of fire
> I wouldn't be to worried Craig. If there is a real threat the fire 
> department would go door to door.  I dont think we need to panic on 
> this one. In any case this will be my last email on the subject so as 
> not to fill up everyone's email boxes. The number 1 priority at the 
> moment is the facade.
>
> Matt.
>
> On 30/04/13 7:21 PM, CSCL wrote:
>
>     Hello Shane,
>     About a month ago we had a situation which was considered by the
>     fire department to be an "emergency."  I understand they broke
>     down the door of the fire control room (on Dowling) because there
>     was a chance that there was a fire in the building.  IF the fire
>     department are notified, why not also raise the alarm inside our
>     building.  It's cheap to do so!
>     We apparently have 10,000 litres of live fuel in the car park
>     (AVIS).  We may be in full compliance of the fire
>     department,/however/why risk lives when the cost of installing a
>     fire alarm on each level is so minimal??
>     When the 'emergency' occurred a month ago, I had NO warning on my
>     level.  NO bells, NO whistles!!  Doesn't it make sense to be
>     pro-active, just in case there is a fire on the lower
>     levels.........a fire which ultimately rises??? EEK!!
>     Best,
>     Craig
>     *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com
>     <mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com>[mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com]*On
>     Behalf Of*Shane Ellis
>     *Sent:*Tuesday, 30 April 2013 7:08 PM
>     *To:*George Ziri
>     *Cc:*ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>
>     *Subject:*Re: [200William-EC] FW: Lobby emergency bells in case of
>     fire
>     Hi Craig,
>     we have been without the additional alarm system for 12 years...
>     The building is currently compliant... this proposal is in excess
>     of legislation.
>     I see the merit in it, but I don't see the rush.
>
>
>     Best Regards
>     Shane Ellis
>     0423 000 221
>
>
>
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>     On 30/04/2013, at 6:25 PM, "George Ziri" <Georgeziri at bfms.com.au
>     <mailto:Georgeziri at bfms.com.au>> wrote:
>     Hi All,
>     I'm waiting on one more quote for the facade repair but so far.
>     Unicorn Building - $93,500
>     Remedial Building Services - $95,500
>     Craig, i attached the quote for the upgrade of the fire system.
>     ________________________________________________________
>     *George Ziri | Operations*
>     **
>
>     *Building Facilities Management Solutions Pty Ltd*
>
>     Direct: 0400 300 242 | Facsimile: 9547 3132 | PO BOX A2319 SYDNEY
>     SOUTH NSW 1235
>     visit uswww.bfms.com.au <http://www.bfms.com.au>
>     *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com
>     <mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com>[mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com <mailto:bounces at 200william.com>]*On
>     Behalf Of*CSCL
>     *Sent:*Tuesday, 30 April 2013 4:45 PM
>     *To:*ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>
>     *Subject:*Re: [200William-EC] FW: Lobby emergency bells in case of
>     fire
>     Hi everyone,
>     Thanks Shane for your response.
>     However, I believe we should keep the fire alarm and lobby items
>     separate.  The fire alarm system is rather critical I believe and
>     it's not an extraordinary cost. The other, however, is an option
>     we can either agree to do in the future........ or not.......ie
>     the lobbies.
>     I'm not concerned about potential purchasers making a decision on
>     whether or not they're going to buy an apartment............simply
>     because the EC has decided to amortize $3,949 over all the 37
>     apartments..........for a fire alarm system!
>     Cheers,
>     Craig L
>     *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com
>     <mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com>[mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com]*On
>     Behalf Of*Shane Ellis
>     *Sent:*Tuesday, 30 April 2013 3:56 PM
>     *To:*ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>
>     *Subject:*Re: [200William-EC] FW: Lobby emergency bells in case of
>     fire
>     Hi all, I am in agreement with Craig... however, I believe we
>     should wait until George finalises quotes for repairing the tile
>     facade at Williams Street side of the building, which is
>     potentially a large cost.
>     Then we should review what we have in the sinking fund, and
>     incorporate this and potentially a minor lobby refurbishment...
>     My logic is that; should the facade repair require a special levy
>     (I think it will) - then we should include the above items with
>     it.... A voluntary levy for refurbishment of lobbies, and upgrade
>     of Fire services will not scare potential purchasers away... a
>     levy for mandatorily repairs of the facade will scare
>     purchasers... Let's package it up strategically for the benefit of
>     all of us.
>     George, are you close to having tenders complete on facade repair?
>
>
>     Best Regards
>     Shane Ellis
>     0423 000 221
>
>
>
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>     On 30/04/2013, at 3:46 PM, "CSCL" <cscl at optusnet.com.au
>     <mailto:cscl at optusnet.com.au>> wrote:
>     Good afternoon everyone,
>     I don't believe there has been any correspondence regarding the
>     attached quote from George for a fire alarm to be installed on
>     each floor (as discussed at our last EC meeting).
>     With 10,000 litres of petrol sitting happily in the parking lot
>      below the apartments (for the AVIS cars), I believe this is
>     something we should earnestly consider approving as soon as
>     possible.  Can we get some votes on this please?  I am a definite
>     'yes' for installation.
>     Thank you and regards,
>     Craig Laforest
>     *From:*George Ziri [mailto:Georgeziri at bfms.com.au
>     <http://bfms.com.au>]
>     *Sent:*Tuesday, 9 April 2013 10:38 AM
>     *To:*CSCL
>     *Subject:*RE: [200William-EC] Lobby emergency bells in case of fire
>     Good Morning Craig,
>     Please find attached the quote for the per level fire alarm sounder.
>     ________________________________________________________
>     *George Ziri | Operations*
>     **
>
>     *Building Facilities Management Solutions Pty Ltd*
>
>     Direct: 0400 300 242 | Facsimile: 9547 3132 | PO BOX A2319 SYDNEY
>     SOUTH NSW 1235
>     visit uswww.bfms.com.au <http://www.bfms.com.au>
>     *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com
>     <mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com>[mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com]*On
>     Behalf Of*CSCL
>     *Sent:*Tuesday, 2 April 2013 5:31 PM
>     *To:*George Ziri
>     *Cc:*ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>
>     *Subject:*[200William-EC] Lobby emergency bells in case of fire
>     Hi George,
>     1. Just following up on a couple of matters -- were you able to
>     lock in someone to give us a quote re the fire alarm bells for all
>     floors (per EC meeting)?  Thank you for following up with Sharpes
>     a/c re vent on several lobby floors.  Much better air coming out!
>     2. There is a white jag that has been sitting in the visitors spot
>     for the past 2 weeks.  I'll leave it to you.
>     3.Any news on warranty also for work carried out on the elevator
>     that was jumping?  The lift company sent someone out a couple of
>     weeks ago and there is no problem with it at the moment.  I just
>     wanted to check if we should be looking a year warranty instead of
>     individual payments for each service call?  Over to you.
>     Thank you George.
>     Craig Laforest
>     *From:*"George Ziri" <Georgeziri at bfms.com.au
>     <mailto:Georgeziri at bfms.com.au>>
>     *Subject:**RE: [200William-EC] Lobby emergency bells in case of fire*
>     *Date:*9 April 2013 10:38:01 AM AEST
>     *To:*"CSCL" <cscl at optusnet.com.au <mailto:cscl at optusnet.com.au>>
>
>     Good Morning Craig,
>     Please find attached the quote for the per level fire alarm sounder.
>     ________________________________________________________
>     *George Ziri | Operations*
>     **
>
>     *Building Facilities Management Solutions Pty Ltd*
>
>     Direct: 0400 300 242 | Facsimile: 9547 3132 | PO BOX A2319 SYDNEY
>     SOUTH NSW 1235
>     visit uswww.bfms.com.au <http://www.bfms.com.au>
>     *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com
>     <mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com>[mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com <mailto:bounces at 200william.com>]*On
>     Behalf Of*CSCL
>     *Sent:*Tuesday, 2 April 2013 5:31 PM
>     *To:*George Ziri
>     *Cc:*ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>
>     *Subject:*[200William-EC] Lobby emergency bells in case of fire
>     Hi George,
>     1. Just following up on a couple of matters -- were you able to
>     lock in someone to give us a quote re the fire alarm bells for all
>     floors (per EC meeting)?  Thank you for following up with Sharpes
>     a/c re vent on several lobby floors.  Much better air coming out!
>     2. There is a white jag that has been sitting in the visitors spot
>     for the past 2 weeks.  I'll leave it to you.
>     3.Any news on warranty also for work carried out on the elevator
>     that was jumping?  The lift company sent someone out a couple of
>     weeks ago and there is no problem with it at the moment. I just
>     wanted to check if we should be looking a year warranty instead of
>     individual payments for each service call? Over to you.
>     Thank you George.
>     Craig Laforest
>
>
>
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