The presentation provides specific details and pictures of the Orange Board of Education's requests for bonding. These needs were presented to the public for the first time at the Board of Education meeting, December 3, 2012. PTO's have or will see the presentation, as well.

1. Orange Public Schools Needs
Upcoming Bonding Referendum
Jeff Cap – Chair
Bill Kraut – Vice Chair (BOND Committee)
Keith Marquis
Bobby Ricciardi
Scott Massey
Mike Luzzi, Director of Facilities
Kevin McNabola, Business Administrator (BOND Committee)
Lynn McMullin, Superintendent

2. Recommendations of the
BOND COMMISSION
• A combined town-wide package of
Orange’s most dire needs
~ Roads
~ School Building repairs to all three
elementary
schools and Peck Place’s parking lot
~ Repairs to Town Facilities
• Total bond: $14,500,000

3. FOCUS: “Weather-Tight”
~ Repair the ‘shells’ of our buildings
(as determined by the Bond Committee)
~ Save energy costs through efficiency
~ Address safety issues
~ Take care of our assets
~ Limit discomfort and hardships
~ Prevent emergency relocation of
students
NEEDS:
~ Roofs, Boilers, Windows, Doors
~ Peck Place Parking Lot
~ MLT Fascia Repair

4. ROADS
PAVE TOWN ROADS $ 5,000,000 EST.
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION
TURKEY HILL BOILER REPLACEMENT $ 1,330,849 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
PECK PLACE ROOF 791,526 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
TURKEY HILL ROOF 697,207 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
RACEBROOK ROOF 808,476 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
PECK PLACE BUS/DROPOFF CIRCLE 208,780 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
RACEBROOK BOILER REPLACEMENT 1,796,961 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
PECK PLACE REPLACE UNIT VENTILATORS 460,299 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
TURKEY HILL REPLACE WINDOWS 151,165 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
RACEBROOK REPLACE WINDOWS & EXT. DOORS 334,374 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
MLT FASCIA EXTERIOR PAINTING and REPAIR 100,000 Quote
DISTRICT ADA PROJECT 731,363 Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
BOARD OF ED SUB-TOTAL $ 7,411,000
TOWN FACILITIES
HIGH PLAINS - PARKING EXPANSION/ REPAVING /
LIGHTING $ 390,000 Quote
LIBRARY R00F / INTERIOR WATER DAMAGE REPAIR 250,000 EST
POLICE STATION HVAC (INCLUDES BOILER) 411,000 EST
Asbestos removal/piping/condenser
HIGH PLAINS - HEATING SYSTEM 500,000 EST unit
HIGH PLAINS - SOUTH WING RENOVATION 538,000
TOWN FACILITIES SUB-TOTAL $ 2,089,000
TOTAL BOND REQUEST $ 14,500,000

5. ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION
TH BOILER REPLACEMENT $ Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
1,330,849
PP ROOF Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
791,526
TH ROOF Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
697,207
RB ROOF Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
808,476
PP BUS/DROPOFF CIRCLE Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
208,780
RB BOILER REPLACEMENT Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
1,796,961
PP REPLACE UNIT Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
VENTILATORS 460,299
TH REPLACE WINDOWS Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
151,165
RB REPLACE WINDOWS & Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
EXT. DOORS 334,374
MLT FASCIA PAINTING and 100,000 Quote
REPAIR
DISTRICT ADA PROJECT Quote 23% Possible reimbursement
731,363
$
BOARD OF ED TOTAL 7,411,000

6. School Square Feet Student Population
Mary L. Tracy 49,550 176
includes pre-K
Race Brook School 56,150 376
Turkey Hill School 54,124 317
Peck Place School 60,576 379

7. ROOFS
Turkey Hill, Race Brook, and Peck Place
NEEDS:
Ballasted and adhered EPDM rubber installations currently in
very poor condition
Membranes exceeded life expectancy
 Contain numerous failed patches
 Lap seam adhesives dried and splitting
 Splitting, exposing reinforcing scrims
Pipe penetrations through membranes, not flashed
Skylights with failing gaskets
Flashings have dried and split
Lack of pitch creates ponding of water and plant growth on
roofs

8. CONCERNS:
A failing roof at any or all of the schools will cause interior
water damage
Once water penetrates into the insulation and ceiling tiles,
in addition to damages, mold will become a problem
Closing a school and reallocating students, due to damage
and mold, will be a significant hardship

9. Work Plan:
Combining the roofing projects will achieve more favorable
bidding
Approval Spring 2013
All architectural designs and drawings must be completed and
submitted before February 2013
Application for ED-042 from the Connecticut State
Department, due by February 2013, is in process
Work would be completed June – August 2013

10. Cracked membranes can cause the roofs to fail.

11. Cracking is significant along structures within the roofs – here, along the heat and
air-conditioning unit which services the center core.

12. Skylights, and other roof structures, require resealing.

13. Fresh air vents on roof structures need to be replaced with
updated equipment for better air flow in the building.

14. Example of an older, damaged air vent..

15. Ponding results from an improper pitch away from the roof drains.

16. Ponding, due to an
incorrect pitch,
causes water to
collect away from the
drains.
The effect of water
sitting in the low
spots is excessive
cracking.

17. Ponding is a consistent problem in many areas of the roofs.

18. Excessive ponding is quite dramatic after some weather events. The
improper pitch is preventing the water from reaching this drain.

19. Again, this excessive ponding is caused by improper pitch.

20. Ponding on the roofs, while different in each of the
schools, leads to the same result -- leaks.

21. In some areas, ponding on
the roof has actually led to
significant plant growth.

22. Water which collects on the roofs freezes,
thaws, and refreezes causing cracks.

23. Ponding is quite significant in some areas. Here
the water has started to freeze.

24. Effects of freezing and refreezing are excessive
checkering and deterioration.

25. Checkering, which is widespread on all three roofs,
has already begun to cause leaks.

26. Checkering is widespread on all three of the roofs. Walking on the roofs,
such as to remove water or snow, creates further damage.

27. Here the patio cinder blocks which hold down the membrane need to be removed.
While the damage looks different from one roof to the next, the concerns are similar.

28. The damage on the roofs is widespread, not limited to small areas.

29. These tiles were removed in an attempt to locate a current leak.

30. The amount of repair work needed to fix leaks is becoming more and more
extensive with each weather event.

31. These tiles were removed to repair a leak around the drain.

32. Note the plant growth, caused by air-
borne spores and ideal conditions.
These are patches to the membrane.
Because the tiles are broken, they will not be replaced.

33. This is a ‘rolled roof’ and
the pitch is incorrect for
this roof application.

34. BOILERS
Turkey Hill and Race Brook
Turkey Hill Race Brook
Installed in 1964 Installed in 1959
Original square footage: 46,624 Original square footage: 32,900
Additional 7,500 added in 1989 Additional 12,000 in 1989
Additional 4,000 in 2005
NEED:
Oil-fired 12 sections - over 1,000,000 BTU per boiler
Burning up to 20 gallons per hour
Nipples are failing; boilers need to be split to reach and repair
bottom nipples (increasing costs for repair)
Concern for mud-drums failing
If the mud-drums fail, the boiler becomes unusable due to ‘fatigue’
and age of the boiler

35. CONCERNS:
Currently holding $23,000 in case one of the boiler fails
this winter
 $23,000 is the estimated cost for portable heat
 Each day without a failure reduces that amount
Have been spending $5,400 annually for nipple
replacement
Estimated additional $15,200 for remaining top nipples
Repairs to the lower nipples will be twice as expensive as
upper nipples; boiler must be split to reach the lower
sections
Cost of repair will run about the 1/3 the cost of
replacement
Noisy and very difficult to control temperatures

36. BENEFITS:
New boilers will be high-efficiency dual fuel boilers
Gas is a cheaper energy source than oil
Currently the gas is ready-and-waiting at each building
This work would include uni-vents in the classrooms that
control heat and ability to bring in outside air

37. What happened when we converted to gas at MLT?
Avg. Oil Consumption Rate per year =
23,000 x $2.63 = $60,490 annual cost of oil
2011 – 2012 Actual Natural Gas =
23,828 c.c.f. x 8.3 dth = $28,975
Cost Savings = $31,515

38. BOILERS
WORK PLAN:
Approval in early Spring 2013
Architect and engineer designs by Spring 2013
Put out to bid in late Spring 2013
Replace boilers over the summer of 2013
Convert to gas upon installation

39. Current original boilers are
over 50 years old.

40. Boilers at TH and RB are old, inefficient, difficult to control,
and expensive to repair. The parts are obsolete.

41. The Johnson air-controls
are old and inefficient.

42. Current thermostats that
control room temperatures
are old and leak air. They
cannot be repaired because
replacement parts are no
longer available.

43. This is classroom univent
control valve. It is
inefficient in its job of
controlling fresh air and
heat.

44. Another inefficient classroom univent.

45. Boilers have failing
nipples and mud-
drums.

46. On the boiler itself, failing upper
nipples are repaired as needed.

47. Failing upper nipples are rusted.

48. These nipples will all
eventually need repair.

49. Water infiltration is
evident around this
failing nipple.

50. Lower nipples are twice as
expensive to repair as the
upper nipples, due to their
location.

51. To date, about half-a-
dozen nipples have been
repaired as needed.

52. Repair of 50+-year-old
boilers will cost 1/3 the cost
of installing a new dual-fuel,
energy efficient boiler.

53. Failure of the mud drums will
cause a major boiler failure and
require portable heat.

54. Repair of lower drums is becoming
more and more eminent.

55. These lower mud drums and nipples show serious signs of water seepage.

56. Gas lines are installed and waiting for our conversion.

57. These next slides illustrate the modern control features available with a new
system. Here you see the ‘Main Screen’ for MLT.

58. Here you see the ‘Main Screen’ for Peck Place, which has been converted to gas.

59. This is a boiler operation screen, which controls boilers, water circulation, and heat.

60. This is a boiler operation screen ‘floor plan,’ which reports current room
temperatures to maximize fuel cost savings.

61. This is the roof-top unit control screen, which shows the current temperatures.

62. Current thermostats in MLT and
Peck classrooms, where we
have already converted to gas.

63. DOORS and WINDOWS
Turkey Hill, Race Brook, and Peck Place
NEEDS:
Windows in some buildings do not close properly due to
mechanism fatigue.
Glass is not e-rated for energy savings.
Glazing is old and dried-up; some of the glass is cloudy from
moisture.
Panic-bars on the doors are old; some are mis-positioned.
Doors are not energy efficient; some are rusting and/or rotting.
Door jams are inoperable; some hinges are failing or sagging.

64. DOORS and WINDOWS
WORK PLAN:
Approval in early Spring 2013
Due to three roofs and boilers being completed in Summer
2013 (asbestos removal requires buildings be closed and
sealed for a period of time)
Put out to bid in Spring 2014
By the end of the summer of 2014, complete the doors and
windows replacements

65. Some door thresh-holds are failing..

66. Some doors are either rotting or rusting.

67. Old steel doors
are not energy
efficient.

68. Rusted door.

69. This door was damaged by vandalism.

70. This door shows rust and mismatched handles because the original parts are no
longer available.

71. An air gap at the thresh-hold
wastes energy. This is a
common problem throughout
the district.

72. This door was sprung at
the hinges, creating the
need for an after-market
hinge.

73. Rusted doors are common.

74. Panic bars on these exit doors
do not match because old
parts were no longer available.

75. Another old versus
new handle which
creates a ‘mismatch’
when entering and
exiting.

76. Deteriorating door.

77. Interior door hinges are failing.

78. Frames of windows and doors are deteriorating,
causing air gaps and moisture.

79. There have been numerous attempts to seal
old, single-pane windows.

80. Another example of caulking and re-caulking
single-pane windows

81. Metal separation has caused water infiltration.

82. Worn mechanisms make windows
difficult to operate.

83. Worn window mechanisms mean
the windows in some classrooms
can’t be opened by the classroom teacher.

84. PARKING LOT
Peck Place School
NEEDS:
Parking lot was installed in 1968
Spent $1,700 in November 2011 to patch holes in front
and side of Parking Lot
Patches are inadequate
Not enough spaces for day-to-day parking or event
parking
Unsafe vehicle traffic flow
Curbside drop-off and pick-up creates pedestrian
patterns

85. Peck Place Parking Lot
Work Plan:
A much-needed sidewalk repair was completed Summer
2012
Parking Lot Approval in Spring 2013
Hire an architect to redesign the traffic pattern and
scope additional parking spaces
Plan would go before proper town agencies for approval
Parking lot installation to follow roof repair and boiler
installations

86. Peck Place School
Holes are typical of a
yearly spring thaw.

87. Holes have required patches for safety reasons.

88. Current exit and entrances at Peck need
safety improvements. A bus turning right and a car
turning left cross paths.

89. General deterioration.
Student drop-off has no clear
traffic pattern.

90. Even the patching creates a safety issue with
uneven surfaces.

91. Even the patching creates a
safety issue with uneven
surfaces.

92. The plan will also address the unsafe flow of traffic in which buses turning right
cross over cars turning left.

93. The plan will also address the shortage of parking.

94. The parking lot plan needs to take
wetlands into consideration.

95. Parking lot drainage will need to be improved.

96. FASCIA REPAIR
Painting, scraping, and repair
Mary L. Tracy
All of the surrounding trim needs to be power-washed
and scraped
Rotting wood must be replaced
Trim needs to be painted
Minor masonry repairs

97. The front entrance is shown here.

98. The courtyard is showing its wear.

99. The exterior trim work on the historic Mary L.
Tracy building is in need of repair and
painting.

100. The extent of repairs to the wood trim is unknown until the work begins.

101. The fascia around the
entire building is in
equal need of
attention.

102. Decorative trim needs scraping and paint.

103. Some masonry work is also needed