By Gemma Q. Casas
Variety News Staff

THE legislative building on Capital Hill will finally undergo renovation nearly three years after its roof was damaged by supertyphoon Chaba.
Legislative Bureau Deputy Director Glenna Palacios-Reyes said Sens. Paul A. Manglona, R-Rota, and Jude Hofschneider, R-Tinian, will be asked to vacate their offices to allow construction in that portion of the building.
There is still no word on where the two will temporarily relocate and the awarding of the contract has yet to be announced.
“We asked the (governor’s special assistant for administration) to identify an office that (Manglona and Hofschneider) can temporarily use,” said Palacios-Reyes.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will finance the renovations.
“This is a grant that we applied for under hazard mitigation. This will allow us to repair portions of the building that are not made of concrete,” Palacios-Reyes said in an interview on Friday.
She said the project will include hardening the building’s roof and installing typhoon shutters on its windows and doors.
FEMA wants the project to be completed on or before Sept. 30.
The Department of Public Works was assigned to deal with the contractor’s scope of work to meet FEMA’s 150-day deadline.
The Legislature building was flooded and damaged three years ago when the islands were struck by supertyphoon Chaba.