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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS
Sammamish Waterway Condominiums Restoration Project
FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) for Tenants and Owner Occupied units.
What’s going on here?
The Sammamish Waterway Restoration Project involves a complete removal and replacement of siding on all 6 buildings in the complex. The project includes repairing the damaged siding, new roofing, and installation of new windows, sliding glass doors, new deck surfaces and new aluminum railings.
Will I be able to live in my unit?
Yes. The planned repairs should not impact the livability of the condominiums units. There will be the need to be diligent while walking around the exterior, but the interior of units will be impacted very little. Exterior construction work will be occurring from 7:00am-4:00pm, Mon-Fri and with notice, an occasional Saturday.
Will access be needed to the interior of my unit?
Yes. During the construction project it will be necessary to have interior access for the purposes of installing the new windows, for needed repairs found during the demolition process and completing the final cosmetic repairs.
I’m a tenant, not an owner, am I required to allow this access and under what authority?
Yes. All rental and lease agreements as well as the Washington State Landlord Tenant Act, include provisions for homeowners to gain access to their property for repairs. In addition the Sammamish Waterway Condominium Rules and Regulations include such a provision allowing the community as a whole to require the owners to enforce this legal authority and gain this access. Tenants/Residents who do not cooperate with access will simply force landlords and the condo association to utilize the available legal means of access. Costs of this process would be passed on to owners and thereby tenants.
I’m not opposed to this idea, just tell me what provisions for protecting my security and property will be taken?
All workers working around and entering the condominiums during construction are licensed, bonded and insured. They all wear ID tags indicating their authorized presence here. This construction company was chosen in part for their excellent reputation and skill at working in a community that is being lived in while under construction. When gaining access to your unit, care will be taken and advance notice will be given.
When and How is the access going to be needed for my unit?
Each resident at SWC (owners and tenants) will receive information by mail and posted at the community about the commencement of work at your building. Once work begins at your building, access to your unit may be needed until completion of the work. The best way to coordinate access and with the least inconvenience to residents is to provide a key to your condo. A secure, coded system to hold unit keys has been established by the contractor. Keys are stored in a secure location and ONLY accessible to the primary contractor. The site superintendant is Jacob and the Foreman is Chris, both with Eggert Strand Hunt Construction. When actual access to your unit is needed, you will receive another notice giving you advance warning of a 2-4 day window of time where access is going to be needed. This access will be at random times during the work day and it will be impossible to give exact times. The nature of this repair project means an unpredictable process at times; addressing discovered conditions, schedule impacts based upon weather and work progress are common.
What if I don’t want to provide a key to my unit?
Then it will be necessary for you to be at home during the entire period you were notified that access might be needed. This would typically be a 2-4 day period of time. If you are not at home to provide access when it’s needed, and delays in the work at your unit/building result, the condominium association and therefore the owner will likely incur costs.
What else do I need to do?
When you are notified that construction will begin on your building, it will be necessary for you to remove all items off your patio/deck; this includes satellite dishes, BBQ’s, plants, and items hanging on the exterior of the building or attached to the railings; this includes wreaths and other décor items. (Items left on decks will be deemed abandoned and may result in charges for their removal.) Once the siding removal process begins at your building it will be necessary to screw your sliding door shut; you will no longer have access to your deck. This is not only done for safety reasons but also because some of the decks have been found to have considerable decay at support areas. Your window blinds will ultimately need to be removed so workers can operate around the window opening. An easy privacy measure you can take is to tape paper over the glass portions of the windows. The paper allows them to remove the windows for repair work and still gives you privacy in the mean time, protecting your blinds. One owner reports that Staples sells rolls of white paper which is perfect. One roll did a 1Br + Den unit. Please watch for notices by mail and at your door for important instructions.
The windows are being replaced? How will this work effect me?
The actual windows will only be removed for short periods of time. The current window will be removed and put back in a couple times before the new one will be installed. This is done to inspect for damage and prepare for the new windows. At no time will the window be left out unless actual work is occurring. The units will always be secure (windows back in) at the end of the work day.
Who can I talk to with general questions and concerns?
General Construction Questions/Concerns & After Hours Construction Emergency:
Jeanne Quackenbush, construction liaison.
jeanneq@eggertstrandhunt.com 206-715-5028
Who do I contact during the day with urgent questions and concerns?
Urgent Construction Concerns M-F, 7am-4pm. On Site Construction Superintendant
Jacob Hagemier, Construction Trailer, behind Bldg #2
Who do I contact with general Condo Association questions?
Unit owners should contact RCA Management, Rich Redelfs
206-542-3300 rich@rcamgmt.com
Tenants should contact their landlord.
When will this work be complete?
The actual completion will vary from building to building. Please check the online construction schedule for updates. At this time the entire project is scheduled to be done in June.
