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9 <br />3. Above the main floor level in the office area adjacent to the library, a support beam need to <br />be shored up and repair of a masonry chase. <br />4. On the second floor a 2x8 ceiling joist was cut to accommodate a plumbing pipe and must be <br />repaired. The area will be returned to the original position and new wood support added. <br />Environmental Air Systems developed a change order request in the amount of $56,017.00 for <br />the above-described work, which was approved by Orange County staff on July 16, 2003. <br />Once dropped ceilings were removed, Environmental Air Systems identified materials that <br />could contain asbestos and requested that testing be conducted on those materials. The <br />materials identified were 12x12 ceiling tiles; ceiling the glue; drywall joint compound; brick <br />mortar; and wall plaster. <br />Quantum Environmental conducted a limited asbestos building inspection of the REWHS <br />Center and prepared a report. The purpose of the inspection was to identify remaining <br />asbestos-containing materials on the project site. The only material that contained asbestos <br />was of the non-friable type in the ceiling the glue at levels between 3% and 5%. The area where <br />the glue for the ceiling tiles is located is mainly in the corridors and stairwell and limited amounts <br />in the space previously occupied by Adult Day Treatment. The glue is above the ceiling the and <br />requires the removal and disposal of the ceiling the and unfastening and support of conduit <br />piping and electrical wiring to access the glue. Additionally, the second floor corridor has an <br />additional layer of drywall below the 12x12 ceiling the and glue that must be removed and <br />replaced. <br />Environmental Air Systems solicited a proposal from PCS Inc. an asbestos abatement <br />contractor and provided a change order for asbestos ceiling the glue removal and associated <br />work in the amount of $33,465.00. Orange County staff approved a change order in the <br />amount of $33,465.00 on July 16, 2003. <br />The total amount of change orders during this period is $89,482.00. The approval of these <br />change orders will allow the project to continue without disruption and allow for continued <br />progress toward completion. <br />