Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library

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Notice: Project Completed

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Potomac Library Refurbishment

Funding/Expenditure Schedule: APPROVED

Project Team

Montgomery County Government
Department of General Services

Division of Building Design & Construction

Division Chief: Hamid Omidvar, AIA
[email protected]
Section Chief: Ali Davoodi
Project Manager: Gary Colton

Architect / Engineer

Sheladia Associates, Inc.

Contractor

TBD.

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Montgomery County Public Libraries

Current Phase: Design

Project Schedule:

Phase 1 - Parking Spaces Repair
Construction commenced on April 23,2018
Construction completed September 2019
Phase 2 - Stair Towers Renovation
Construction commenced on September 23, 2019
Construction will be completed August 2021

Sheladia Associates, Inc. will submit the schematic / design development drawings for the refurbishment on December 21, 2024.The window film contractor has completed installing the window film on the 3rd, 4th and 5th floors and is now working in pavilion. Completion is anticaipated in early January 2025.

Live Project Video

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Event Images

Event Images

Event Image

Sheladia and Associates has been retained to prepare the design of the library refurbishment in accordance with the Program of Requirements previously developed for the library. Among other things, the Program of Requirements call for addressing the noise in the children's area,  adjusting and cleaning the glass canopy over the coffee shop entrance, replacing defective window blinds, replacing all sliding entrance doors with swing-out doors, replacing all damaged and dirty furniture along with carpeting and paint. In a separate project, DBDC has retained a contractor to install window film on the inside of the south facade and cafe / rotunda to reduce the heat gain in these areas.

Architectural and Construction Images

NEW STOREFRONT ENTRANCES

Pavilion - South Glass

NEW FAMILY RESTROOM

FACADES OF McGEE LIBRARY TO GET WINDOW FILM INSTALLED

NEW CHILDREN’S NOOK

WINDOW FILM INSTALLATION ON THE 3RD FLOOR, McGEE LIBRARY

NEW QUIET STUDY ROOM

WINDOW FILM INSTALLATION ON 4TH FLOOR OF McGEE LIBRARY

CAFÉ STYLE SEATING IN ADULT AREA

INSTALLATION OF WINDOW FILM

NOOK STYLE SEATING IN ADULT AREA

SCAFFOLING IN PAVILION OF McGEE LIBRARY

NEW TEEN AREA

SCAFFOLDING IN PAVILION OF McGEE LIBRARY

NEW SEATING IN MAIN AREA

INSTALLATION OF WINDOW FILM IN PAVILION OF McGEE LIBRARY

NEW STEEL RAILING

NEW STEEL RAILING

STAFF AREA READY FOR NEW MILLWORK

STAFF AREA READY FOR NEW MILLWORK

NEW RAILING ON REAR WALL

NEW RAILING ON REAR WALL

BRICK WALL REPOINTING / REPAIRS (PRE-CLEANING)

BRICK WALL REPOINTING / REPAIRS (PRE-CLEANING)

INITIAL ROOF SPOT REPAIRS

INITIAL ROOF SPOT REPAIRS

INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF OVERFLOW DRAIN

INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF OVERFLOW DRAIN

NEW BOLLARDS TO PROTECT LIGHT POLES

NEW BOLLARDS TO PROTECT LIGHT POLES

INSTALLATION OF NEW PVC SEWER PIPE IN STAFF AREA

INSTALLATION OF NEW PVC SEWER PIPE IN STAFF AREA

INSTALLATION OF NEW STEEL FRAMING FOR WALLS IN LIBRARY

INSTALLATION OF NEW STEEL FRAMING FOR WALLS IN LIBRARY

Architectural and Construction Images

Reception/Admin. & Staff Work Area 142 & 142A

Main Lobby 101

Kitchen Renovation - download Final Design

Existing Kitchen

New Kitchen Design

Architectural and Construction Image

TBD