Portion of Apache Junction library roof to be recoated
Special to Independent Newsmedia, Arianna Grainey
Before the recoating work is done, a 11,074-square-foot portion of the roof at the library, 1177 N. Idaho Road, will be cleaned with a 2,000-psi pressure washer at a cost of 31 cents per square foot.
A 11,074-square-foot roof section at Apache Junction Public Library will be repaired and recoated under a more than $52,000 contract approved recently by the City Council.
The council voted unanimously Nov. 21 to approve a $52,720.75 contract with Centimark Corp. for the library building roof recoating.
The contract includes cleaning the roof, performing any necessary repairs and installing a surface primer, white silicone coating and rock covering over the prepped application. There will be a 10-year warranty on the defects in material and workmanship, Administrative Services Manager Heather Hodgman said in a memo to the council.
“The section we’re talking about, the last time it was done was 10 years ago so we have no warranty on it,” she said during the council meeting. “So this is just to do preventative maintenance on the section of the roof.”
The roof at the library, 1177 N. Idaho Road, will be cleaned with a 2,000-psi pressure washer at a cost of 31 cents per square foot. With 11,074 square feet of roof, it comes to $3,432.94, according to the contract.
The contract also states:
A two-person crew will do the roof investigation and repair at a cost of $180 an hour for a total of $7,200;
A prime substrate will be applied for a total of $6,201.44;
A silicon roof coating will cost $30,213.56;
The rock coating will cost $4,897.63; and
The prime contractor 10-year manufacturer warranty on restoration services will cost $775.18.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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