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2-year Renovation Starts for Capitol's Famous Dome.....

A more interesting thing would be to know who had the US Capitol building maintenance contract and allowed it to deteriorate to this extent.

honestly after your comment before, I'm surprised you would say this.

Regular building maintanence workers are there to fix basic issues with the building as they come, electrical, plumbing, fire safety etc.

They're not really there to fix massive underlying structural issues of centuries old architecture.
 
Not even close.....I don't mind helping those from the lost flock with any reality.

Yeah I figured you would while sitting around on a computer. Par for the course.

As opposed to you, who was posting from the International Space Station.
 
A more interesting thing would be to know who had the US Capitol building maintenance contract and allowed it to deteriorate to this extent. When I get a maintenance or "make ready" job I supply the customer a detailed list of observed defects and then let the customer decide which of them I should repair. Infrequently, I find defects that require skills (or permits) that I do not possess (e.g. electrical service panel upgrade or septic system repair is required) but make these defects known as well.

I would guess "nobody" outside of normal plumbing/electrical/carpeting/code maintenance. The US Capitol building is a pretty sturdy structure; external touchups have likely been done over the years but basic structural repairs are likely farmed out on a need-only basis.

This is pure conjecture, so feel free to shoot it down.
 
60 million dollar renovation is government talk for 300 million "work in progress" project. They never tell us the true number....
 
honestly after your comment before, I'm surprised you would say this.

Regular building maintanence workers are there to fix basic issues with the building as they come, electrical, plumbing, fire safety etc.

They're not really there to fix massive underlying structural issues of centuries old architecture.

What are you talking about? 90% of this work is not "structural" at all - it is sealing cracks to prevent water damage and replacing/repairing gutters and clogged drainage ports. Those things are normal building maintenance. While it is true that simply cleaning and repainting things is the easy way to hide water damage problems, it does not fix them; we are now to the point of having to place catch buckets under the leaks - that does not occur in a properly maintained building.
 
I would guess "nobody" outside of normal plumbing/electrical/carpeting/code maintenance. The US Capitol building is a pretty sturdy structure; external touchups have likely been done over the years but basic structural repairs are likely farmed out on a need-only basis.

This is pure conjecture, so feel free to shoot it down.

See my post #30.
 
Two contractors were awarded a contract totalling $40.8 million to do the work. The budget is $59.55 million, so there's room for unforeseen conditions which may be encountered. The dome has been inspected routinely since the late 90's, and the progress of rust and damage has been completely documented since that time. The skirt of the dome recently received similar treatment, so the AOC should have a pretty good handle on both methods and cost. Rust never sleeps.
 
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