[200WILLIAM-EC SP67851] A ridiculous amount of money for each balcony/apartment. Ridiculous. This could be done easily over a couple days with a reputable company. I do not find MJ to be reputable. Re: Balcony flood testing

[Craig Laforest]

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 Hi All,   In recent discussions with MJ Engineering, I mentioned to
them the OC’s desire to potentially reduce the number of balconies
requiring full remediation in order to progress with the external
facia works, including painting.   MJ Engineering have agreed that
this could be possible to do via flood testing all balconies and
marking those that require immediate remediation, and those that are
currently functioning correctly in accordance with their purpose.  
Should there be a significant number of balconies that pass the flood
testing, it could potentially drastically reduce costing the first
stage of the remediation works.   Naturally, whoever performs the
works to the exterior (incl painting), may add warranty exclusions for
areas that have not been remediated completely that then may fail in
time in respects to water egress and damage the paint job. This is
however a bridge to cross once we’ve ascertained the actual numbers.
  I attach a proposal from MJ Engineering for flood test works for
the building and have confirmed the approximate number of balconies
requiring testing would be 45.   In saying that, some of the small
balconies may be rolled in to the job as in close proximity to larger
balconies with easy access etc, however I think we should probably
work to a worst case scenario which would be about 45 by my count.  
Per the attached quote, the cost of the actual flood test per balcony
is $2,000.00 + GST, with the corresponding report an additional
$1,200.00 + GST per balcony.   That rate alone would estimate the
cost of the flood test to be in the vicinity of $144,000.00 + GST,
plus the additional inspections, consulting and potential technical
specifications.   Please peruse and let me know your thoughts.    
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