The Pulaski County Commissioners heard an update on the courthouse project during their meeting last week.
Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer announced the slab of concrete in the basement has been completed. He stated Project Superintendent John Allen informed him the concrete mix used is much heavier than a regular mix. He went on to say that testing has been done on the newly poured concrete. Origer stated a psi of 5,000 was the result of that test and added the first test needed to be at least 70 percent but this sample came back much higher at 95 percent.
In a previous story, Origer said, Tonn and Blank contractors found that the slab of concrete in the basement needed to be completely removed. Prior to the start of the project, during the bidding process, the commissioners agreed to not remove the entire slab of concrete and to only repair what was badly needed in order to save costs. Origer explained that as the contractors started to remove pieces of concrete, they found that areas were crumbling and moisture was an issue and that it could worsen if the entire slab was not replaced.
Origer stated the scope of work for this previously approved change order included required excavation, the placement of a six inch layer of number 53 stone, the installation of a vapor barrier which is currently underway, and the pouring of the concrete slab which has now been completed.
