[200William-EC SP67851] SP 67851 - Engineers Report for Water Issues for Unit 601 & 602

Matt Perkins matt at spectrum.com.au
Wed Jul 6 17:03:31 AEST 2016


Im Happy to go with an engineer of Patrick's choice if that is the 
consensus.

Matt.


On 6/07/2016 1:09 PM, Patrick Rush wrote:
>
> Dear Committee,
>
> Please be advised there is no point in organising an EGM and raising a 
> Special Levy without knowing the costs of the rectification.
>
>
> A General Meeting also requires at least 2 weeks notice for all Owners.
>
> Once the Engineer has provided the specification for the required 
> rectification, tenders can be sought and then an EGM and special levy, 
> if required can be raised.
>
> I am not sure what contractors you are referring to below Craig, but 
> it is best to have the Engineer provide a specification and then go to 
> tender with contractors of the Engineers choosing. This benefits the 
> Owners Corporation as the Engineer would have worked with the 
> contractor before and have a good relationship as well as knowing the 
> standard of their work.
>
>
> Once the Committee confirm if you would like to use the same of a 
> different Engineer for the pooling of water on Basement Level 4, I 
> will organise for this specification and tender.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> *Patrick Rush*
>
> Strata Manager
>
> Phone:(02) 9266 2600 | Email:prush at stratatitle.com.au 
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> *From:*craig [mailto:cscl at optusnet.com.au]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 5 July 2016 10:43 AM
> *To:* 'Matt Perkins'; Patrick Rush; ec at 200william.com; 'Marquis BFMS'
> *Cc:* robin.j.patrick at gmail.com
> *Subject:* RE: [200William-EC SP67851] SP 67851 - Engineers Report for 
> Water Issues for Unit 601 & 602
>
> Good morning,
>
> Further to Matt’s recommendation, let’s go ahead please and 
> immediately set up the EGM as a special levy  will probably need to be 
> raised and it would be in each owner’s interests to understand that 
> this is about to happen and that they will have to find the funds. 
>  Several of them are unaware of the immediate problems we have with 
> the 601 and 602 water coming down from level 7.
>
> We have the report from the engineer which has been forwarded to all 
> of us.  The tribunal has stated that the problem with 601 and 602 
> should be attended to as a matter of priority and the owners of 601 
> and 602 have been very patient.  We are now using the same contractor 
> which recommended the initial works which have cost us already $14,000!!
>
> I believe we should have an EGM no later than in one week’s time. This 
> gives us plenty of time to determine the costs of the repairs, based 
> on the recommendations of the engineer for 601 and 602.   We have had 
> a couple of contractors visit the property already.  Let’s get the 
> engineer and the same contractors in this week to provide us with the 
> exact costs to repair the P4 level water penetration problems, prior 
> to our EGM
>
> I would like to have the EGM between Wednesday, July 13 and Wednesday 
> July 20.  Would everyone on the committee please advise the best 
> suitable time/date and Matt would you please liaise with Patrick to 
> have the final details together before we all get together.  We must 
> advise all owners asap about this special levy and have the works 
> commence.
>
> Thank you, Craig
>
> P.S. Mr Beves, in your July 1 email you stated “Photographic evidence 
> today reveals NO water pooling as alleged.” Hopefully you received the 
> pictures sent out by Robin, who is also on the EC, recently showing 
> the water damage on P4. May I suggest that if you still believe that 
> the problem isn’t a fact that you visit the site asap.
>
> *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com <mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com> 
> [mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com] *On Behalf Of *Matt Perkins
> *Sent:* Monday, 4 July 2016 8:05 PM
> *To:* Patrick Rush; ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>; 
> Marquis BFMS
> *Subject:* Re: [200William-EC SP67851] SP 67851 - Engineers Report for 
> Water Issues for Unit 601 & 602
>
> Hi Patrick,
>  Thanks for the clarification.  I have marked the direction of water 
> flow on the strata plan.
>
> The water is flowing under the ramp in a line roughly adjacent to the 
> curved line between the ramp and the direction of water flow.
> The tank is located in the box as located by the Commercial strata 
> plan number. It's not the tank itself that causes the water to flow 
> that way but the design of the ramp Which is setup in such a way which 
> would not be needed if not for the tank.
>
> Im guessing the long and the sort of it is we are responsible for 
> cutting in the drain. Darren The key info I think we need is the 
> values of the quotes for the drain so we can decided if we have the 
> budget to pay for it's install or if a levy needs to be raised.  if a 
> levy needs to be raised. I think it would be best to get the 
> restorations to the water leak's from level7 to 6 balcony's costs into 
> the same EGM. So we only need to call one EGM.
>
> Darren what is your estimate for when you will have the quotes 
> available for the drain.
>
> Matt
>
>
>
>
> On 4/07/2016 5:16 PM, Patrick Rush wrote:
>
>     Hi Matt & Fellow Committee Members,
>
>
>     Basement Level 4 is in fact the Owners SP 67851’s property with
>     easements as per the attached strata plan that allow SP 67850 to
>     use parts of the areas. There are no exclusive use By Laws.
>
>
>     Depending on what the easements say and where the fuel tank is
>     located will determine who is responsible for the repairs and
>     maintenance.
>
>
>     It will not likely be the BMC but either the commercial or
>     residential strata that are required to undertake the repairs.
>
>     Darren, can you please mark on the attached strata plan exactly
>     where the fuel tank is located and I can then review along with
>     the easement and advise who is responsible for the repair s and
>     maintenance of the leaking water if in fact this is coming from
>     the fuel tank. Can you also confirm if water is leaking from this
>     fuel tank and causing the pooling water in Basement Level 4?
>
>     Kind regards,
>
>     *Patrick Rush*
>
>     Strata Manager
>
>     Phone:(02) 9266 2600 | Email:prush at stratatitle.com.au
>     <mailto:prush at stratatitle.com.au> | Address:PO Box 2727, Taren
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>     *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com
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>     [mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com] *On Behalf Of *Matt Perkins
>     *Sent:* Friday, 1 July 2016 6:17 PM
>     *To:* Ed Sainsbury
>     *Cc:* ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>; Marquis BFMS
>     *Subject:* Re: [200William-EC SP67851] SP 67851 - Engineers Report
>     for Water Issues for Unit 601 & 602
>
>     Sorry for my short reply before I was out and about and didn't
>     want to see someone exposing a 10,000l  fuel tank with a metal
>     crowbar.
>
>     The matter with the water in the carpark has been determined by
>     Darren and the contractors to be water from the wet wall   Seeping
>     along under where the ramp was poured over the slab.  In essence
>     it's bad building design.
>
>     Two solutions have been offered. Cutting a drain and / or cleaning
>     the wet wall Pitts and walls  in that area so water can more
>     easily drain to the sump.
>
>     The strata manager has determined that level p4 is residential
>     strata as there are no commercial lots there. However as Avis
>     maintain an exclusive use bylaw for the fuel tank which is part of
>     the commercial strata. Not only is the tank located on level p4
>     but it's design is partly responsible for the water under the
>     ramp. Therefor I believe the strata manager is in error.
>
>     I believe the water in the car park is a bmc issue and the
>     solution should be to cut in a drain to the sump. An expense which
>     should be born by the bmc.
>
>     I will ask the strata manager to put the question to the bmc. I'm
>     sure Andrews response will be to deny the request.
>
>     Where we go from there is uncertain. We could pay for it ourselves
>     with a special levy or we could perhaps find a way to compel the
>     bmc to fix the issue.
>
>     Darren is obtaining quotes for the fix.
>
>     -- 
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>     On 1 Jul 2016, at 4:50 PM, Ed Sainsbury
>     <edsainsbury at ozemail.com.au <mailto:edsainsbury at ozemail.com.au>>
>     wrote:
>
>         Dear EC,
>
>         I went up to Craig's apartment to have him show me the water
>         issues, so I could better understand them. I can confirm that
>         there is still water coming down behind the exterior paint
>         from the roof area on the western and north-western sides. It
>         is creating pockets of pooled water under the exterior paint.
>
>         I was also shown the water polling in the basement. I am
>         thinking that it might be coming from pumps or other, that are
>         under the plates on the ramp down to P4. I was wondering if
>         anyone k owe whether the strata has steel rods (like a crow
>         bar) that are used to lift the concrete plates, so that we
>         could look in to see if they are leaking.
>
>         <image1.JPG>
>
>         <image2.JPG>
>
>         Regards,
>
>         Edward
>
>         Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>         On 1 Jul 2016, at 12:51 PM, Robin Patrick
>         <robin.j.patrick at gmail.com <mailto:robin.j.patrick at gmail.com>>
>         wrote:
>
>             I agree to proceed with the recommendations.
>
>             Thanks
>
>             RJP
>
>             On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Patrick Rush
>             <prush at stratatitle.com.au
>             <mailto:prush at stratatitle.com.au>> wrote:
>
>             Dear Committee,
>
>
>             Please see attached a copy of the report from Strata
>             Engineering Solutions.
>
>             Please review and if you agree with the recommendations on
>             Page 2 & 3 I will request the Engineer to proceed?
>
>             If agreed, I believe it may also be best to have Strata
>             Engineering Solutions attend and inspect the pooling issue
>             in the basement car park currently being experienced.
>
>             Both these items will be at a charge, while the attached
>             report was carried out at no charge.
>
>             Please advise on Teh above?
>
>             Kind regards,
>
>             *Patrick Rush*
>
>             Strata Manager
>
>             Phone:(02) 9266 2600 | Email:prush at stratatitle.com.au
>             <mailto:northshore at stratatitle.com.au> | Address:PO Box
>             2727, Taren Point, NSW 2229
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