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wear. Mr. Hulbert advised that his firm was not a contractor, but that they did <br />have a maintenance division. <br />Discussion among members and Mr. Hulbert included eventual replacement of <br />assets even with good construction and maintenance; goals to exceed warranties <br />for roofs, with Mr. Hulbert anticipating an approximate 15 year increase in a <br />normal roof cycle; and how Tremco accommodated putting roofs under <br />warranties. <br />Mr. Hulbert noted that Tremco could serve in several different capacities at the <br />discretion of the City and the amount of oversight they chose. Preferences could <br />include detailed specifications, design and budget estimates for roofing projects; <br />overseeing the projects; overseeing the bidding process; or working with <br />architectural or engineering firms cooperatively or with labor bid separately with <br />contractors. Mr. Hulbert noted that municipalities could access state contracts <br />already in place through state bidding processes. Mr. Hulbert clarified that <br />Tremco was not seeking to push contractors out, but to enhance what the City was <br />doing and take their program up another level to realize life cycle cost benefits <br />through asset management. <br />Mr. Schwartz noted the significant dollars pending for roof replacement for the <br />City over the next 3 -4 years; resulting in this preliminary investigation by staff to <br />attempt a longer life cycle for its assets. Mr. Schwartz advised that staff was <br />considering submitting this type of proposal as part of their recommended budget <br />to the City Council. <br />Chair DeBenedet opined that this was an interesting topic, and may require more <br />in -depth discussion at a future meeting. <br />Member Stenlund concurred that this was an interesting concept; and that it would <br />be interesting to hear from other vendors providing this or similar asset <br />management services. <br />Chair DeBenedet noted further discussion could include how such an asset <br />management firm was compensated; and opined that risk was never actually <br />shifted since the City was the owner and retained the risk, even if they contracted <br />to share that risk. <br />Member Vanderwall opined that it was relevant to learn about this type of project <br />from a vendor; however, he expressed his trust in and supported the competency <br />of staff to determine the market and explore options to advise the Commission at <br />a later date; rather than the Commission attempting to micromanage staff <br />Member Stenlund noted the advantages of applying such principles and concepts <br />for maintenance items, since allocating significant dollars for that maintenance <br />was an ongoing budget challenge. <br />Page 7 of 18 <br />