U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA)-compliant doors will soon be installed in the McMinnville Public
Library’s main entryway thanks to the Friends of the McMinnville Library.
At its evening meeting on Dec. 13,
the McMinnville City Council approved a resolution authorizing the city manager
or its designee to enter into and manage a contract for the ADA doors with ASSA
ABLOY Entrance Systems US. The meeting was held in McMinnville Civic Center.
ASSA ABOLOY Entrance Systems US was
the lone bidder for the doors. Its bid was accepted by the Friends’ board of
directors during a Dec. 13 afternoon meeting on the basis of price, aesthetics,
and timing of installation. That meeting was in the library.
Preliminary estimate is that the
doors and installation of them will cost about $15,000.
According to its literature, ASSA
ABLOY, a Swedish firm, is the “global leader in door opening solutions.”
To be installed will be Besam SL500
T67 telescoping doors. See photo posted with this story.
The bid was submitted by the
Portland-based branch manager of Pedestrian Door Solutions ASSA ABLOY Entrance
Systems.
Each of the two motion-detected
quietly-operating Besam SL500 T67 telescoping sliding doors has six panels that
open in the middle, with three each sliding into each other on the right and
three on the left. Literature says the door offers “optimal energy efficiency,
including insulated glass, magnetic catches and Besam EcoDoor seals which can
reduce air infiltration by as much as 40%.”
Funding for the project will be from
part of a bequest to the Friends, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, from the William F.
and Rosadele J. Dickman Trust, said Duane
Bond, Friends president.
“When I first learned of the Dickman
gift, I was quite overwhelmed by the generosity of it,” said Bond.
Jenny Berg,
Library director, said the doors will be installed as soon as possible on a
Monday, a day the library is always closed.
“The new ADA-friendly entrance to
the library is a benefit for all library users. We are grateful for the
generosity of the donor and the Friends for continuing to make the entrance of
the library a welcoming place for all,” Berg said.
The library is located at 225 NW
Adams St., at the corner of Adams and Third Streets.
Source: News release of 12/13/2016 from Friends of
McMinnville Public Library. Contact:
Duane Bond, Friends president. 503-435-1053
