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BECS is now a Lerch Bates Company Firm License Number: P-2493 WeAreBECS.com · LerchBates.com August 27, 2025 Attention: Orange County c/o Alan Dorman, Asset Manager 306 Revere Rd. Hillsborough, NC 27278 Subject: Proposal for Façade Consulting The Gateway Center 228 Churton St. Hillsborough, NC 27278 BECS #20250551 Dear Mr. Dorman: Building Envelope Consultants and Scientists, PLLC (BECS) is pleased to submit the following proposal to assist with the referenced project. Below, you will find our proposed scope of services based on our current knowledge of the project and our experience with similar projects. Background BECS was contacted to review some concerns at Orange County’s’ Gateway Center in Hillsborough, NC. There is bulk water and mold issues presenting itself on the north elevation on other areas of the 2nd and 3rd floor. Proposed Scope of Services The BECS services outlined below are conducted by a team of registered engineers and architects, building scientists, and roofing/waterproofing consultants with specialties in structural and restoration engineering, building envelopes, and general construction. The specialists working on each project have extensive experience in such investigations. Conclusions will be drawn from on-site observations and interviews with users and management/maintenance personnel. Appropriate documents will be reviewed for orientation purposes. Unless indicated otherwise, no destructive testing, calculations, intrusive observations, or laboratory analysis is included in the services outlined herein. BECS will require structural, architectural, and as-built drawings for our investigation. If drawings are unavailable, we reserve the right to revisit our proposal to determine the impact on our scope and costs when performing the investigation. T ASK 1 – FAÇADE CONSULTING, DRAWING REVIEW, AND PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS • BECS will review available reports, leak logs, and other pertinent data from previous studies of the referenced components the Client and management staff provided. We will also interview the Client regarding the project's history. If there are known conditions that you would like us to consider, please inform us of them and their location. • Review available drawings of the building to determine the construction details. We understand the Client will make existing drawings available to us at least seven days before the beginning of our survey. • Make multiple day site visits to perform visual observations of accessible exterior and interior wall sections where water intrusion is believed to be ongoing. Utilize specialty equipment such as infrared cameras and moisture meters to help verify existing conditions and observations. Our observations will focus on thermal, air, weather, and water management of as-built details. During our observations, we will require access to the interior of the building and accessible roofs. We will work with the Management Staff to gain access to all floors with exposed exterior wall conditions. If there are existing areas with known detailing concerns, we request Management Staff make this information known to us prior to the start of our Work so these locations may be included as part of our survey. We will coordinate access to these Docusign Envelope ID: FC887B74-13D0-4575-BB1C-E4A9D8E29E85