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From: Ronnie
Smith, Vice Chancellor, Administration and Finance
Subject: Hurricane Katrina Recovery – Update #63
Posted: February 29, 2008
Another part of our ongoing
efforts to enhance the exterior lighting on campus
is well underway. New (and additional) light poles and brighter
light fixtures are being installed in the
440 Perdido St.
parking lot. The foundations have been poured for the new
light pole bases, power cables have been run, the
poles have been delivered and the fixtures are being
mounted to the poles before they are installed.
The demolition of the flood
damaged buildings on the back campus of the
Dental School is underway. Two of the smallest structures have been
removed and the HDC Daycare Center
has been demolished, but the building slab remains. The HDC Library
Building should be coming
down shortly.
The initial interior demolition
work has begun at the Lions/LSU Clinic Building. This work is part of the project to make
permanent repairs to the building and to complete
the various elements of the approved 406 Hazard
Mitigation work. We are coordinating with the contractor in an
effort to schedule work in ways that reduces the
impact to current building occupants to the extent
possible while keeping the project on schedule.
The permanent roof repairs
being made to the Dental Clinic Building, the Administration Building
and the Power Plant are progressing well. We have had no additional instances of roof
leaks once the contractor identified and addressed
the locations where leaks occurred during the
mid-February rains. The repairs to the damaged freight elevator
are under “contract” and as parts are delivered we
expect the repairs to get under way. Other rain damages have been identified and
will soon be submitted to the contractor’s insurance
carrier.
We met late last week with the
architects, the contractor replacing the roof, and
the roofing manufacturer regarding the additional
roof leaks at the MEB. We emphasized the criticality of rapidly
identifying the sources of leaks and stopping any
future leaks. The contractor has had crews working 16-18
hours a day in an attempt to get the entire roof
covered with the 3rd ply of roof material
which should provide the majority of the needed
protection while the cap sheet is installed and the
details of remaining work are completed. He has also indicated that he will attempt to
rapidly address wood rot that was discovered around
the parapet walls as the old roof was demolished. This damage is suspected as the source of the
leaks that have been experienced in 7th
floor spaces around the perimeter of the building. The contractor is also seeking a price
quotation from his electrical sub-contractor for the
permanent repairs to the electrical feeder damaged
by the February 16th leaks.
We have been told by the FEMA
Health & Research team that we should expect to see
their positive recommendations on the permanent
repair and 406 Hazard Mitigation proposals for the Resource Center
and the Allied Health/Nursing Building. They have recently been asked for additional
documentation on the options that we considered for
the Residence Hall before submitting the current
proposal that is under review and we expect to
respond shortly. We just received the FEMA recommendation on a
modest 406 Hazard Mitigation project that will
elevate the majority of the electronic controls and
components of the parking lot control system. As soon as it passes through the review
queues and is obligated we will be able to contract
for that work to be completed.
The contractors working at 1542 Tulane Ave. continue to make progress
with completing repairs needed to allow the front
and center sections of the building to be
re-occupied. The remediation contractor has been able to
clean and clear several of the upper floors, remove
damaged floor tile containing asbestos, clean and
seal the internally lined HVAC ducts, etc. The majority of the building debris has been
removed and the removal of peeling paint has
progressed rapidly. The re-painting effort is time consuming, but
progress continues. The elevator contractor is close to having
Elevator #8 inspected by the State Inspector. If the elevator passes, it will be certified
for normal use.
Here are highlights of work
that has been accomplished since our last update was
posted two weeks ago.
Lions/LSU Clinic Permanent
Repairs and Mitigation:
- The initial demolition on
1st Floor is well underway. Demolition includes removing old
ceilings, flooring and walls as required.
- The initial demolition on
the 2nd Floor and the 7th Floors have started.
- Sharp Electric
disconnected power on 7th Floor in preparation
for the start of demolition on 2/28/08.
Repair Work at 1542 Tulane Ave.:
- Fire Alarm System:
- Siemens has tested the
new fire alarm devices installed in the
basement, and on the 1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, and
penthouse floors.
- Siemens is pulling wires and making connections to
the new fire alarm devices on the 5th Floor.
- Siemens is installing
new fire alarm wiring and devices on the 4th
Floor.
- The contractor has
mobilized crews to the 3rd Floor and the
installation of the new devices and wiring
is now underway.
- Elevator Repairs:
- Elevator #1:
- The tape selectors
(devices that tell the elevator where to
stop) and the finish trim for the
elevator cab walls have been installed.
- Conduit and wiring for smoke detectors in the
elevator pit have been installed.
- The wiring from the controller in the penthouse to
the elevator cab has been installed.
- The controller for
the elevator is being wired and
programmed.
- Stratos is
installing the position indicators and
wiring the hatch for the elevator.
- The exterior doors
have been painted.
- Elevator #2:
- The exterior doors
have been painted.
- Elevator #3:
- The contractor
cleaned the brass doors.
- The exterior doors
have been painted.
- Elevator #8:
- The contractor
completed the wiring and is testing the
elevator and making the final
adjustments.
- The contractor has connected the emergency phone
line.
- The contractor adjusted the counter-weights.
- Elevator #8 is
being scheduled for inspection by the
State Elevator Inspector.
- Stratos is run
testing the elevator in preparation
for the inspection.
- Final Remediation and Duct
Cleaning:
- Duct Cleaning Status:
- Zimmer finished
sealing the access holes that were cut
into the 2nd Floor ducts.
- They are removing
the transite exhaust ducts on the 6th
Floor.
- Zimmer is preparing the transite exhaust ducts on the 5th Floor for removal.
- Remediation:
- Zimmer finished
cleaning on the 6th Floor in the rear of
the building (old section) on the
Charity side.
- The area
passed the visual inspection.
- Air samples
were taken.
- Zimmer finished
cleaning on the 6th Floor in the rear of
the building on the I-10 side and in the
area behind the elevators.
- Both areas
passed the visual inspection.
- Air samples
were taken.
- Zimmer finished
cleaning on the 5th Floor in the rear of
the building on the I-10 side, the
Charity side, and the area behind the
elevators.
- All areas
passed the visual inspection.
- Air samples
were taken.
- Zimmer finished
cleaning on the 4th Floor (old section)
on the I-10 side.
- Zimmer finished
cleaning on the 4th Floor of the
building (old section) on the Charity
side.
- The 4th Floor
passed the visual inspection and air
samples were taken.
- Crews have begun
cleaning on the 3rd floor (old section)
on the Charity side of the building.
- Drywall Replacement:
- New sheet rock
replacing the drywall that was removed
as part of the mold remediation has been
installed on the 8th Floor.
- The sheet rock
has been taped, floated and prepared
for paint.
- New sheet rock
replacing the drywall that was removed
as part of the mold remediation has been
installed on the 7th Floor.
- The sheet rock
has been taped, floated and prepared
for paint.
- New sheet rock
replacing the drywall that was removed
as part of the mold remediation has been
installed on the 6th Floor.
- The sheet rock
has been taped, floated and prepared
for paint.
- New sheet rock
replacing the drywall that was removed
as part of the mold remediation has been
installed on the 5th Floor.
- The sheet rock
is being taped, floated and prepared
for paint.
- New sheet rock
replacing the drywall that was removed
as part of the mold remediation has been
installed on the 4th Floor.
- The sheet rock
is being taped, floated and prepared
for paint.
- New sheet rock
replacing the drywall that was removed
as part of the mold remediation is being
installed on the 3rd Floor.
- Painting:
- The painting
contractor finished floating and prepping
the walls on the 4th Floor.
- The painters finished
cutting-in with the paint finish in the
offices along Tulane Ave. on the 5th Floor.
- They finished
spraying the finish paint in the
corridors on the 5th Floor.
- The crews began applying finish paint in the offices on the 5th Floor.
- The painting contractor is applying the finish paint in the offices on the 6th Floor.
- The contractor began cutting in with the finish paint in the offices along Tulane Ave. on the 6th Floor.
- The painting contractor is applying the finish paint
in the offices on the 7th Floor.
- The paint contractor is applying finish paint in the
offices on the 8th Floor.
- Floor Tile Removal:
- Zimmer finished removing the floor tiles in the center corridor on the 3rd Floor.
- The 3rd Floor center corridor passed the visual inspection and was tested.
- Zimmer finished removing the floor tile and mastic from the corridor and the offices along Tulane Ave. on the 2nd Floor.
- The 2nd Floor areas where floor tile was removed passed the visual inspection and test samples were taken.
- The contractor
finished removing floor tile on the 8th
Floor from the old section of the building.
- They have begun to
remove the floor tile on the 7th Floor (the
old section).
- Ceiling Tile Replacement:
- The contractor
finished installing new ceiling grid "tees"
on the 6th and 8th Floors to convert the
existing 2' x 4' ceilings to 2' x 2'
ceilings.
- The contractor
continues to install new grid "tees" on
the 7th Floor.
- The installation of the new ceiling grid "tees" on the 7th Floor to convert the existing 2' x 4' ceilings to 2' x 2' ceilings has been completed.
- The contractor began installing new grid "tees" on the 5th Floor.
- The contractor finished installing new ceiling grid "tees" on the 5th Floor to convert the existing 2' x 4' ceilings to 2' x 2' ceilings.
- The contractor began installing new grid "tees" on the 4th Floor.
- The contractor continues to install new ceiling grid "tees" on the 4th Floor to convert the existing 2' x 4' ceilings to 2' x 2' ceilings.
- The contractor began installing new grid "tees" on the 3rd Floor.
- The contractor
continues to install new ceiling grid "tees"
on the 3rd Floor to convert the existing 2'
x 4' ceilings to 2' x 2' ceilings.
- The contractor finished installing new
ceiling grid "tees" on the 3rd Floor to
convert the existing 2' x 4' ceilings to 2'
x 2' ceilings.
- The contractor is painting the ceiling grid on the 6th, 7th and 8th Floors.
- Network Upgrades:
- Boe-Tel is terminating
station wires in the offices on the 1st
Floor and connecting the cables at the new
network closet.
- The contractor is pulling and connecting new network
cables on the 4th Floor.
- The contractor has completed the new network rack on
the 4th Floor.
- They are terminating
the station cables on the 7th Floor.
Repair Work at the Dental School:
- Permanent Roof
Replacements:
- Needham Roofing
continued installing the pitch pans at the
roof penetrations on the Clinic Building roof.
- Needham finished the
installation of the 1st ply on the Clinic
balcony roof and replaced the condensing
unit that serves the 5th Floor network
closet.
- Needham conducted infrared tests on the Clinic and Administration Building roofs and identified areas
where the insulation got wet as a result of
the rain water intrusion during the heavy
rains on 2/16 and 2/17/08.
- The areas were
marked for replacement.
- Repairs on the
areas that were found to be leaking have
been substantially completed.
- They installed 35
squares of the 2nd (final) ply of
roofing material on the west side of the Administration
Building.
- Needham worked on securing the pitch pans around the
roof penetrations on the Administration Building with
non-shrink grout and a polyurethane sealant.
- Temporary Bookstore:
- Sherlocks Construction
patched holes in the floor of the vestibule
and prepared the floor to receive floor
tile.
- Sherlocks began the
floor tile installation in the vestibule of
the temporary bookstore.
- Sherlocks Construction
completed the ceiling grid installation and
installed flex duct from the supply ducts to
the vents in the vestibule of the temporary
bookstore.
- They finished the
installation of the ceiling tile in the
temporary bookstore space.
- The installation of
the entrance storefront for the temporary
bookstore is underway.
- They installed the
door and frames to the side offices at
each end of the vestibule.
- Elevator Repairs:
- Elevator #8:
- Schindler worked
on installing and adjusting the infrared
door sensors, the floor selector, and
the door operators.
- Schindler
completed wiring the top of Elevator #8.
- Schindler
completed wiring the elevator controls.
- Schindler wired
the travel cables and began making
adjustments to Elevator # 8.
- Freight Elevator:
- The assessment of
the damage done to the freight elevator
by the intrusion of rain water through
the roof last week was completed by
Schindler
- Their assessment
has been reviewed and confirmed by the
State Elevator Inspector.
- A purchase order
for the repairs has been prepared and
sent to Schindler. Schindler estimate a 6 week
repair timeline.
- Demolition:
- The demolition of 9
Katrina-damaged buildings located on the
back campus of the Dental School is underway.
- As part of the
preparations for the demolition of the nine
buildings on the back campus, Zimmer (one of
the three demo contractors) installed the
orange construction fencing from Florida Ave to Campus Road along Navy Pkwy
separating the construction sites from the
active part of the campus.
- They demolished and
removed the slab from the Green House.
- They demolished and
removed the Storage Barn.
- Durr Construction
removed all of the transite wall panels from
the HDC Library.
- Durr has removed all
of the asbestos from the interior of the HDC Daycare Building.
- Durr has removed the
majority of the transite panels from the
exterior of the Daycare Building.
- They removed the
majority of debris from the interior of the
HDC Library.
- The Daycare Building
structure has been demolished.
- The concrete slab
still remains to be demolished.
- Security:
- Securitas has
installed the electronic magnetic locks at
the entrance doors of the Administration and
Clinic Buildings.
- They have installed
the card readers and run the wires for the
intercom and the cameras.
- Zimmer rebuilt the damaged
flood wall sections using the correct sealant
and are preparing to apply the block filler and
the finish paint.
MEB Roof Replacement:
- The contractor has been
making slow progress on installing the third ply
on the roof due to the number of days where
significant rainfall occurred.
- The contractor
continues to install the third ply on the
last section of the roof on the S. Roman
side of the MEB.
- The contractor has
crews working 16 – 18 hours a day in an
effort to complete the application of the 3rd
ply which should substantially complete the
protection for the entire roof.
- Crews have been resealing
all of the roof penetrations and the walls that
have been the source of leaks through roof.
- Crews began to demolish
the parapet wall on top of room 7241 in an
effort to quickly stop any additional leaks.
- The roofer has made
the repairs to the parapet wall sections a
high priority.
Downtown Landscaping Project:
- Crews installed the
majority of the new irrigation pipe, sprinklers
and electrical conduit on the
Perdido St.
side of the Residence Hall.
- They leveled the ends of
the sleeves installed under the asphalt drives.
- They have completed the
trenching.
- They made the connections
to the backflow preventer in order to install
the electric valves.
- Crews installed irrigation
pipe and electrical conduit through the sleeves
under the four sections of asphalt on the Perdido St. side of the Residence
Hall.
- They installed irrigation
piping in trenches to connect to the new
sprinklers.
Downtown Campus – 1st Floors:
- The State Fire Marshal has
required that we take measures on the unoccupied
1st Floors and basements of the buildings on the
downtown campus. This work will insure that the existing
sprinkler systems will function properly while
we wait for the permanent repairs to be
designed, bid, contracted and completed.
- In the majority of the
buildings, the most cost effective method of
accomplishing this goal is to re-install
ceiling tiles into the existing ceiling grid
on the 1st Floor.
- Trison completed
installing the temporary ceiling tiles in
the MEB, the Residence Hall, the CSRB, the
Resource Center and the
Allied Health/Nursing Building.
- Trison completed the
installing ceiling tile in the front portion
of the Lions/LSU Clinic Building on the
Bolivar and
Gravier Street
side of the building.
- Installation of
ceiling tile continues on the back side near
the loading dock area.
Exterior Lighting Project:
- New lights fitted to the
light poles in
440 Perdido St.
parking lot.
- New electrical cable is
being pulled to the new light poles.
- Six new light poles (with
lights) have been erected in the 440 Perdido St. parking lot.
Elevator Upgrades:
- Schindler has cleaned and
sealed the interior metal panels installed on
Elevator #1 at the Allied Health/Nursing
Building.
- Crews will now begin
installing the laminate covered interior
panels and the new ceiling.
We encourage you to follow the
details of our progress through the daily updates
which are posted on the web site.
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