Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Dental School :

• The painting of the fur downs in the Clinic Building 1^st floor lobbies is complete.
• The installation of the light fixtures, and mechanical trim continues.
• Areas of the wall clad granite were grouted where in need of repair.
• Siemens finished installing the controls in the mechanical room.   They are also running the cables for the controls.
• A-1 finished painting the existing letters of the sign on the exterior of the building. 
• The new "L" is mounted and painted.  
• The neon lights and the power have been repaired except for the light that illuminates the "L".  The additional piece required is being repaired at the contractor's shop. 
• Schindler continues to work on the freight elevator. 

1542 Tulane Ave. : 

• Ordes terminated the emergency generator power wiring at the generator in the parking lot and at the transformer in the basement. 
• Stratos Elevator has installed the new door hangers for Elevators #7 & #8 on Floors 6 through 8. 
• Siemens continues to work on the fire alarm system. 

Landscaping Project:

• The 2 inch irrigation main that runs around the Allied Health/Nursing Building and the MEB was pressurized today.
• Crews flushed water through irrigation stations 2 through 6. 
• Station 1 on the Bolivar St. side of the Allied Health/Nursing Building was programmed to be run automatically by the controller. 
• Crews installed bubbler nozzles in the six tree planters within the sidewalk on the Bolivar St. side of the Allied Health/Nursing Building. 
• The final grading on the Gravier St. side of the building also continues. 
• Stations 7 through 9 on the S. Roman St. side of the Allied Health/Nursing building have been connected to the controller.
• All of the Allied Health/Nursing Building irrigation stations are now connected. 

Parking Garage Elevators:

• The remaining elevator in the Roman Street Garage has been repaired and certified for normal use.