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GSA Courthouse Management Group
Mechanical Lift Analysis
The following U.S. Courthouses are participants in this effort:
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Knoxville, Tennessee
Covington, Kentucky
Omaha, Nebraska
Brownsville, Texas
Phoenix, Arizona
Lafayette, Louisiana
Corpus Christi, Texas
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Las Vegas, Nevada
Denver, Colorado
Fargo, North Dakota
Kansas City, Missouri
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Survey Process
The process will start with the distribution and completion of survey forms included with
this narrative. Once the responses have been received, they will be preliminarily analyzed
for any consistent problems. (It is also anticipated that conditions will be discovered
where lifts function very effectively.)
Other Aspects Of The Study
During the time period that the surveys are being filled out and sent back to HDR, three
other tasks will be addressed to include:
Identification of all available lift manufacturers;
Investigation of research being done on new lift systems; and
Analysis of all current code and other regulatory requirements
pertaining to mechanical lift design and installation.
Site Visits
During the last week in April and the first two weeks of May, representatives of HDR
will be traveling to each participating courthouse to interview appropriate staff regarding
the design, operation, and maintenance of the installed lifts. At the same time, the lift will
be photographed in detail, and the operation recorded on videotape. (Site visit schedules
will be developed while the surveys are being filled out and returned, during the second
and third week of April.)
DR Architecture, Inc.
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