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Drawings. what would you most want to see? >> absolutely. this is an old building. i reviewed the plans, but the plans are old as well. we don't know if there was a revision to those plans. we don't know if there was a structural plan review that caught some error and presumably changed the design. so we can't speak until we know what the final construction set is. another question, if there was a design flaw or construction flaw, my question would be why wasn't that caught during the plans review process, or, furthermore, the lack of reinforcement? why wasn't that caught when inspectors do a ...

Presumably, changed the design. so we can't speak, until we know what the final construction set is. another question is if there was a design flaw or construction flaw, my question would be, why wasn't that caught during the plans-review process? or furthermore, the lack of reinforcement. why wasn't that caught? inspectors do a steel framing inspection of the columns in the area in question. that would be my question if in fact found to be a design or construction flaw. >> i get all the provisos. rick, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. a miami-based company has just been hit by a massiv...

To the ground being exposed to water intrusion for 40 years. rick la guardia, a forensic engineer who is familiar with the building and who specializes in building component failures. rick, obviously i lack your expertise, but when i look at the powerpoint presentation that was made in the fall and winter of 2020 to building residents -- in fact, i'm going to put something on the screen that i just quoted so everybody can take a moment and have a peek at it. this was under the headline why we have to do all this now, and the part that jumped out to me was the slabs in the area up front have be...

Made in the fall and winter of 2020 to building residents. in fact, i am going to put up on the screen something that i just quoted so that everybody can take a moment and -- and have a peek at it. this was under the headline, why we have to do all this now. and the part that jumped out at me was the slabs under the landscaping in front. the area over the storage units have been overstressed, since the day the building went up. design or construction flaw. of what significance do you see in that? >> well, first of all, i'd like to caution that it's way too early to start speculating about pote...

Who consulted on that report to the individual who made a presentation, i think it's very alarming when concrete elements are not designed to be overstressed. they're designed so they don't get overstressed. so if we're talking about a potential design or construction flaw, that makes an issue that could be very critical for the sister building that potentially has the same contractor and the same developer. so i would urge if a design professional did write that statement and can verify that, that he immediately speak to the surfside officials and bring it to their attention regarding the oth...