Below is an email from the city regarding the repairs that it would like to make to city hall in the upcoming week. When the OP Legal Collective announced these repairs at a general assembly last week, we were asked for details. We then asked the city to provide us with detailed information regarding the repairs--exact locations, anticipated time frame, and method of repair. Below is the response we received from the city regarding their planned repairs.
                                                                  --from Sheila, on behalf of the Occupy Philly Legal Collective

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Date: Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: City Requests - Scaffolding and Window Repairs
To: Occupy Philadelphia Legal Collective

This is the information provided for the restorations. If you have any other questions, please feel free to call or email me. Have a great day.

WINDOW RESTORATION - WEST ELEVATION OF CITY HALL

The proposed schedule for the window restoration is to start on Monday 11/14 and continue thru Friday 12/2/11 for a total of three weeks, weather dependant.

The windows were classified as requiring blocking on an emergency basis due to failed support joints and sashes.  

There are a total of eight windows on the West Elevation as follows 790A, 788D, 788, 784, 284, 368A, 664, & 662.  These are shown on a plan elevation drawing bubbled in red on the PDF file below.
       
The two plans attached below represent the logistics plan provided by the contractor showing the clear area required by the lift to complete the windows on the West elevation.  They are also performing exterior water proofing work for room 668 at this time.

Financial and contractual impacts, if the work is delayed, include at a minimum the additional cost for the lift rental ($38K), and may include extended general conditions cost for the contractor and the project manager.  

WINDOW RESTORATION - NORTH ELEVATION OF CITY HALL

There are also five windows that require restoration on the North Elevation adjacent to the North West Corner Pavilion (NWCP); however, if the plan for the west, as detailed above, is implemented all five can be accessed without any further tent relocations.  This work will be completed within the same time frame as listed above (11/14 thru 12/2/11), again weather dependant.

Two of the windows (NWC6 and 790) can be accessed by driving the lift up the cleared path along the west, per the plan mentioned above, and then parking the lift in front of the NWCP.  

The remaining three windows (694, 594, & 294) can be accessed via the cleared area east of the existing metal barricade line on the North apron.  

If the North apron is opened, the need for coordination (relocating tents) is anticipated to increase over time for the windows listed above as well as the remaining North elevation windows to the east.

Joe

Jazelle M. Jones
Deputy Managing Director/
Director of Operations for Special Events
City of Philadelphia
Office of the Managing Director