Oregon Public Broadcasting Nonconforming Upgrades

A Matter of Inches: OPB Nonconforming Site Upgrades

Sometimes, construction throws you curveballs. No one knows this better than our clients at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), who recently learned that a few areas of their downtown Portland headquarters had not been built to code. The problems stemmed from the site’s original design, which led to some nonconforming development that needed to be addressed.

These areas urgently needed to be fixed, and on the strong recommendation of their engineering partner, OPB selected Klosh Group to shepherd them through the site upgrades.

Small, yet complicated issues

The issues were seemingly minor—for instance, a curb needed to be slightly realigned, and a fence line crossed a mere two inches into TriMet’s right-of-way. However, navigating what to do and how to do it correctly prompted OPB to rely on an advocate in Klosh Group to help.

  • Location: Portland, OR

    Duration: 12 months

    Estimated Completion: November 2023

  • Client: Oregon Public Broadcasting

    Landscape Architect: DOWL Engineering

    GC: Fortis Construction

  • Construction Management

    Project Management

We quickly mobilized a team to understand the issues and impacted agencies and worked towards a resolution to diffuse some of the unease surrounding the project. The team’s skills and experience added significant value in terms of lower risk, higher quality, and client peace of mind.

An advocate in their corner

Before work could begin, the construction contract had to be approved by the client, a lengthy process that was threatening to impact the project schedule. To keep things moving forward, we sat down to review the contract with them line by line, explaining every detail and answering their questions along the way to ensure they understood the what, why and how of the project.

We have kept communication a top priority in keeping stakeholders at OPB in the loop, while keeping external interference to a minimum. The work underway, and with our guidance and advocacy, OPB can return to focusing on what they do best—delivering outstanding public programming.