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BauerLatoza STUDIO 541 South Lake Street Gary, Indiana 46403 Phone 219.938.87821Fax 2 t 9.939.3877 MEMO Date: Jane 8"', 2007 To: Catherine Hostetler From: Bill I_atoza Re: Marquette Primary Center— South Bend, Indiana Pursuant to our meeting and walk-thru on Friday, May 4"', 1 -ranted to take the opportunity to discuss some of lny findings and thoughts concerning the above referenced school. I was pleased to have the opportunity to walk thru the school with you and discuss some of the issues that were addressed by the teachers and the report that was prepared by Hebard & flebard. I'm in agreement with the architects that the school is structurally sound and could easily and cost effectively be renovated into a state-of- the-art facility. The building is in good condition, and is an excellent candidate for renovation. The current heating system is close to the end of its productive life along with the pneumatic controls. These items will need to be replaced. The interstitial space between the roof and the second floor would provide the space necessary to install ducts for a new HVAC system and would provide the school with the type of heating and cooling they desire. Electrical upgrades for the building should also be done at this time and would not pose any problems or additional expenses to retrofit. As we discussed, the windows could either be restored or replaced — the costs being equal and the windows that we have recently restored on our numerous Chicago Public School projects have shown to be as energy efficient as new replacement -windows. Classrooms are adequate, but could simply be reconfigured if the need arose to have larger classrooms. Storage is always a question in. schools, but by reconfiguring the current classroom storage areas and adding sonic additional cabinets and closets, the future needs of the teachers could be met. Based on my -walk-thru - Marquette School could be renovated for far less money than a new school -- and -would perform as well — if not better than the new school that has recently been constructed. I would be pleased to come back to South Bend later this month to discuss in greater detail and show drawings that would clearly show how this could be done. Please let me know when you -would like ine to come down to discuss Marquette School in greater detail. I look forward to your response and coming down.