The city’s original request for competitive sealed proposals called for contractors to repair life and safety systems and stucco soffits components and replace crawl space walls at the Tower’s top house.
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Landry’s, tower operator and lessee since 2004, plans to invest “several million dollars” in enhancements to the tower and will manage the project around ongoing operations, said Kelly Saunders, public relations manager for the Center City Development and Operations department. The city’s original request for competitive sealed proposals, posted in November, called for contractors to repair life and safety systems and stucco soffits components and replace crawl space walls at the Tower’s top house.
Designed by architect O’Neil Ford, the 750-foot Tower of the Americas is the tallest observation tower in Texas. The tower was built over 18 months on the grounds of the 1968 World’s Fair at a cost of $5.2 million.Courtesy / UTSA Libraries Special Collections at ITC The report stated that tower components are in “relatively serviceable” condition and observations of the interior structural steel did not reveal “any real life safety issues.”
A image shows the depth of delamination in concrete on the exterior shaft of the Tower of the Americas.Courtesy / WJE
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