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1504 StarGrass Circle <br />wAMERiCAAN p p Aurora, Illinois 60506 <br />L\� TRUCTUREP PINT TEL (630) 297-6191 <br />III���I INC. <br />wwvr, structrra°epoint.com <br />PROPOSAL <br />sent via email to aczarnec@southbendin.gov <br />DATE: September 19, 2018 <br />ATTN: Ms. Alicia Czarnecki <br />Project Engineer <br />city of South Bend <br />Department of Public Works <br />p"EDM: Charles E. Gasser SE, PE. <br />RE: Morris Center For Performing Arts <br />Plaster failure Investigation & <br />Debris Protection System Design <br />211 N. Michigan Street <br />South. Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />ASI Project No. 2018.02033 <br />Per your request, American Structurepoint, Inc. is pleased to provide this proposal for consulting <br />engineering services for the project noted above. <br />PROJEc'f DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF WORK <br />American Structurepoint Inc. understands that a piece of decorative plaster cornice surrounding the base of <br />the 60ft x 90ft dome in the ceiling of the subject theater detached and fell onto the balcony seating area <br />bellow. Per the City of South. Bend's request. Mr. Charles Gasser of American Structurepoint performed an <br />inspection of the remaining cornice surrounding the base of the dome. During that inspection a crack <br />extending through the top of the cornice was observed opposite the location of the failure and at a separate <br />location another portion of the cornice fractured when minimal pressure was applied. Based on that <br />inspection options to close the theater, erect scaffold and begin repairs immediately, or erect a debris <br />protection system using a yet to be determined configuration of debris protection netting, allowing the theater <br />to remain open and repairs to be scheduled at a later date were discussed. It is our understanding the City of <br />South Bend has elected to install a debris protection system. The system is anticipated to include a series of <br />nets interconnected with air craft cable, and carabiner• hooks that will be suspended from the ceiling structure <br />above the dome. <br />American Structurepoint Inc. will provide the structural engineering services to design the debris protection <br />system and provide sketches and installation guidelines as required for the client and the installing <br />contractor's use. Work will include design and detailing of the safety system, installation procedure, and <br />Page 0 of 4 Ver. 1/2017 <br />