The work on completing permanent repairs and mitigation measures at the Allied Health/Nursing Building continues. The contractor finished installing the grout base in preparation for applying the epoxy flooring. Self-leveling compound was applied to the floors of the 1st Floor offices near Bolivar Street and the contractor primed the floors. The 1st and 2nd coats of epoxy flooring were applied in the 1st Floor offices and all 4 stairwells. The contractor continued installing the stairs to the raised generator platform and welding them in place. They poured concrete for the bottom step of the stairwell to the new generator platform. Workers ran conduit and pulled wire for receptacles on the 2nd Floor near the MEB loading dock and conduit for emergency circuits was run near the 2nd Floor pump room. The contractor ran conduit and pulled wire for light fixtures on the 2nd Floor. A section of wall was removed in 2nd Floor Stairwell 1 to make a doorway into the new switchgear room. Workers continued framing out the sheetrock fur down immediately inside of the new entryway on the 2nd Floor.

The contractor painted the remaining 4 doors on the 1st Floor of the Student Residence Hall and installed the kick plates and door thresholds. The doors on the 2nd level of the elevated mechanical/electrical/plumbing structure were painted and the door hardware was installed. Louvers were installed on the 2nd level of the new structure near the basketball entrance gate and on the roof level of building. Crews installed the fire alarm devices on the 2nd level of the new structure and the air intake shroud for the emergency generator was installed. The contractor installed the interior CMU wall in the domestic water pump room on the 2nd level of the new building. The exhaust fans were installed in the domestic water pump room and the generator room.

The Resource Center contractor removed heating hot water piping from the 2nd Floor pump room and installed the steel framing and metal decking. The concrete pad for the fourth and final heating water pump was poured. The contractor installed end rails for the steps of the generator platform on the roof. Workers installed all the doors along the back corridor of the 1st Floor and replaced the exterior doors at the loading dock and south stairwell. Crews are painting the 1st Floor exterior doors and installing the door hardware.

The loading dock roof at the rear of the Clinical Education Building was demolished. The sewer line adjacent to the emergency generator and the transformer vault was repaired and the sewer lines near the loading dock area were relocated. The sewer line near the loading dock was connected to the manhole and the contractor backfilled the old transformer vault site. Wire was pulled in the basement for the parking garage exhaust fans, the basement exhaust fan and the elevator sump pump. Crews continued installing electrical conduits on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th Floors and removed existing conduits on the 5th Floor. Concrete forms for the shaft walls of the passenger elevators in the basement are being erected. The contractor continued welding and installing 8-inch chilled water pipes and installing electrical conduits in the basement.

The contractor installed new exhaust ductwork on the 1st Floor of the CSRB for Rooms 102, 103 and 113 and relocated a 2-inch vent line in the corridor of the 1st Floor. They installed the testing equipment for the pressure test of the ductwork installed in Phase 1A of the project. The branch ductwork has been run to the 1st Floor rooms that are part of Phase 1A and the ductwork was insulated. The fire sprinkler heads were reinstalled in the 1st Floor corridor and crews began installing the new ceiling supports in the 1st Floor corridor.

The project to replace the air handling units in the Dental Clinic and Administration Buildings continues. The contractor installed control wires from the BAS panel to the VFDs in the Clinic Building penthouse and AHU 8-B is now operational. Workers began replacing the heating hot water riser on the A-side of the Clinic Building; the 6th and 7th Floor risers have been replaced. Workers continued replacing the B-side heating hot water riser; the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Floor risers in the Clinic Bldg. have been replaced. The contractor ran conduit and pulled wire for the duct detectors. Crews removed ceiling tile, grid, and light fixtures for units 8A and 8D and replaced ceiling tile and light fixtures for units 8B. They completed the ceiling work surrounding unit 8B (Gross Anatomy). The contractor continued replacing ceiling tile and light fixtures for unit 8C. The asbestos contractor removed ductwork and installed collars for units 8A and 8D on the 8th Floor. Workers continued installing spiral ductwork and set four VAVs for unit 8A.

Crews removed the sheetrock wall near Faculty Practice in the Administration Building and removed ceiling lights and tile from the 3rd Floor restrooms. Chilled water isolation valves were installed in Room 2110 (the mechanical room). The contractor removed the old chilled and heating hot water lines and removed units L2A and L3A from the mechanical room in the Administration Bldg. They disassembled the new AHUs L2A and L3A so they would fit into the freight elevator and moved them into the Administration Building. The concrete pads for units L2A and L3A were poured and AHUs L2A and L3A were reassembled and set in place. The chilled water lines were run for both new units.

Crews removed ceiling grid and lights from the Library study rooms on the 3rd Floor of the Administration Building. Ductwork was removed from the ceiling in the study rooms of the Library and asbestos insulation was removed from the heating water lines. The contractor removed the plaster ceiling from the Women’s restroom and removed lights and ceiling tile from the 3rd Floor elevator lobby and the landing area in front of the Bookstore. They also removed asbestos ductwork from the Bookstore and 3rd Floor elevator lobby. Crews started running spiral ductwork on the 2nd Floor directly out of the mechanical room.

The exterior waterproofing contractor finished pressure washing the last bay on the east side of the Clinic Building on the Dental School campus. They applied sealant to the south side of the Clinic Building and half of the east side of the Administration Building. Crews continued removing old caulk, cleaning and preparing the surfaces and installing new backer rod and caulk in the joints between the exterior panels on the south and east sides of the Clinic Building, the south side of the Administration Building and the east side of the crossover (between Administration & Clinic Buildings).

The project to upgrade the parking lot lighting on the Dental campus is nearing completion. The contractor finished laying direct-buried electrical conduit between the new light pole bases. The light poles were installed on all 24 light pole bases and the light fixtures were installed. Workers connected the wiring to the light poles and cleaned the construction site. The contractor installed the waterproof enclosure and connected all underground conduits to the enclosure.

ALLIED HEALTH/NURSING BLDG PERMANENT REPAIRS & MITIGATION:

• The contractor finished installing the grout base in preparation for applying the epoxy flooring.
• Self-leveling compound was applied to the floors of the 1st Floor offices near Bolivar Street.
• The contractor primed the floor in the 1st Floor offices near Bolivar Street.
• The 1st and 2nd coats of epoxy flooring were applied in the 1st Floor offices and all 4 stairwells.
• The contractor continued installing the stairs to the raised generator platform and welding them in place.
• They poured concrete for the bottom step of the stairwell to the new generator platform.
• Workers ran conduit and pulled wire for receptacles on the 2nd Floor near the MEB loading dock.
• Conduit for emergency circuits was run near the 2nd Floor pump room and Gravier St.
• The contractor ran conduit and pulled wire for light fixtures on the 2nd Floor.
• Workers continued framing out the sheetrock fur down immediately inside of the new entryway on the 2nd Floor.
• The contractor removed a section of wall in 2nd Floor stairwell 1 to make a doorway into the new switchgear room.

RESIDENCE HALL PERMANENT REPAIRS & MITIGATION:

• The contractor painted the remaining 4 doors on the 1st Floor of the main building (23 doors in total) and installed the kick plates and door thresholds.
• The doors on the 2nd level of the elevated mechanical/electrical/plumbing structure were painted and the door hardware was installed.
• Louvers were installed on the 2nd level of the new addition near the basketball entrance gate and on the roof level of building.
• Crews installed the fire alarm devices on the 2nd level of the new addition.
• The air intake shroud for the emergency generator was installed.
• The contractor installed the interior CMU wall in the domestic water pump room on the 2nd level of the new building.
• Exhaust fans were installed in the domestic water pump room and the generator room.

RESOURCE CENTER PERMANENT REPAIRS & MITIGATION:

• The contractor removed heating hot water piping from the 2nd Floor pump room.
• The steel framing and metal decking was installed in the 2nd Floor pump room.
• The concrete pad for the fourth and final heating water pump was poured.
• The contractor installed end rails for the steps of the generator platform on the roof.
• Workers installed all the doors along the back corridor of the 1st Floor.
• The contractor replaced the exterior doors at the loading dock and south stairwell.
• Crews are painting the 1st Floor exterior doors and installing the door hardware.

CEB PERMANENT REPAIRS & MITIGATION:

• The loading dock roof was demolished.
• The sewer line by the generator and the transformer vault was repaired.
• The sewer lines near the loading dock area were relocated.
• The sewer line near the loading dock was connected to the sewer manhole.
• The contractor backfilled the old transformer vault site.
• Wire was pulled in the basement for the parking garage exhaust fans, the basement exhaust fan, and the elevator sump pump.
• Crews continued installing electrical conduits on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th Floors and removed existing conduits on the 5th Floor.
• Concrete forms for the shaft walls of the passenger elevators in the basement are being erected.
• The contractor continued welding and installing 8-inch chilled water pipes and installing electrical conduits in the basement.

CSRB EXHAUST UPGRADE:

• The contractor installed new exhaust ductwork on the 1st Floor for Rooms 102, 103 and 113.
• Crews relocated a 2-inch vent line in the corridor of the 1st Floor.
• The contractor installed the testing equipment for the pressure test of the ductwork installed in Phase 1A.
• The contractor began insulating the ductwork that was installed as part of Phase 1A.
• The branch ductwork has been run to the 1st Floor rooms that are part of Phase 1A and the ductwork was insulated.
• The fire sprinkler heads were reinstalled in the 1st Floor corridor.
• Crews began installing the ceiling supports in the 1st Floor corridor.

DENTAL SCHOOL AHU REPLACEMENT:

• The contractor installed control wires from the BAS panel to the VFDs in the Clinic Bldg. penthouse.
  • AHU 8-B is now operational.
• Workers began replacing the heating hot water riser on the A-side.
  • The 6th and 7th Floor risers have been replaced.
• Workers continued replacing the B-side heating hot water riser.
  • The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Floor risers in the Clinic Bldg. have been replaced.
• The contractor ran conduit and pulled wire for the duct detectors.
• Crews removed ceiling tile, grid, and light fixtures for units 8A and 8D.
• The contractor replaced ceiling tile and light fixtures for units 8B.
  • They completed the ceiling work surrounding 8B (Gross Anatomy).
• The contractor continued replacing ceiling tile and light fixtures for unit 8C.
  • 23 light fixtures have been installed on the 8th Floor of the Clinic Building.
• The asbestos contractor removed ductwork, installed collars for units 8A and 8D on the 8th Floor.
• Workers continued installing spiral ductwork and set four VAVs for unit 8A.
• Crews removed the sheetrock wall near Faculty Practice in the Administration Building and removed ceiling lights and tile from the 3rd Floor restrooms.
• Chilled water isolation valves were installed in Room 2110 (mechanical room).
• The contractor removed the old chill and heating water lines, and removed units L2A and L3A from the mechanical room in the Administration Bldg.
• They disassembled new AHUs L2A and L3A so they would fit into the freight elevator and moved them into the Administration Building.
• The concrete pads for units L2A and L3A were poured.
• AHUs L2A and L3A were reassembled and set in place.
• The contractor ran chilled water lines for L2A and L3A.
• Crews removed ceiling grid and lights from the Library study rooms.
• Ductwork was removed from the ceiling in the study rooms of the Library and asbestos insulation was removed from the heating water lines.
• The contractor removed the plaster ceiling from the Women’s restroom, and removed lights and ceiling tile from the 3rd Floor elevator lobby and from the landing area in front of the bookstore.
• They removed asbestos ductwork from the bookstore and 3rd Floor elevator lobby.
• Crews started running spiral ductwork on the 2nd Floor directly out of the mechanical room.

DENTAL SCHOOL BLDG EXTERIOR WATERPROOFING:

• The contractor finished pressure washing the last bay on the east side of the Clinic Building.
• They applied sealant to the south side of the Clinic Building and half of the east side of the Administration Building.
• Crews continued removing old caulk, cleaning and preparing the surfaces, and installing new backer rod and caulk in the joints between the exterior panels on the south and east sides of the Clinic Building, the south side of the Administration Building and the east side of the crossover (between Administration & Clinic Buildings).

CEB COVERED WALKWAY:

• The contractor continued installing flashing on the roof of the walkway.

DENTAL SCHOOL PARKING LOT LIGHTING:

• The contractor finished laying direct-buried electrical conduit between the new light poles.
• The light poles were installed on all 24 light pole bases and the light fixtures were installed.
• Workers connected the wiring to all 24 light poles and cleaned the construction site.
• The contractor installed the waterproof enclosure and connected all underground conduits to the enclosure.

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