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Typically, chris, that's spalling. >> so, spalling is where rebar, which are the bars inside of cement, attach to moisture and rust and it creates outward pressure that will crack the outer layers of concrete. create a structural issue or not. >> yeah. let me give you an example of that. typically, with a -- with a building like this, you have got balconies and people over the years have put things on those balconies whether it's artificial turf or hard flooring. that tends to trap moisture that deteriorates the concrete surface underneath. once that surface gets degraded, it can affect the re...

And then there were bids. in florida wonder florida law, boards have to get competitive bids for certain contracts that are above a certain price. >> for the roof? >> for everything. if they're going to do concrete repairs, they need to get competitive bids. those bids were still out and had not yet come back. >> so what about that as a significant issue, that there was concrete work that needs to be done? is that around the foundation? is that something that needs to be looked at? >> it's concrete work typically, chris, that's spaling. we normally see that -- >> so spaling is where rebar, whi...