Thursday, January 17, 2008

1542 Tulane Ave. :

• Siemens is trouble-shooting the fire alarm system wiring on the 1st Floor.
• The contractor has established a stable connection between the new fire alarm panel and the 8th Floor devices and is working on establishing a stable connection between the fire panel and the devices in the basement, and the mechanical and animal care spaces on the roof. 
• The contractor replaced damaged wiring on the 7th Floor and is pulling new fire alarm wiring on the 6th Floor.
• Stratos Elevator continues to install the buffers for Elevator #8.
• The contractor continues to install new door hangers and track for Elevator #1 (1st - 6th floors completed).
• ATT/Bell continues to work on relocating the demark on the 2nd floor in room 243.
• Zimmer-Eschette finished coating the ducts on the 5th Floor and began to seal the ducts on the 8th Floor.
• The contractor began removing building debris in the rear of the building (the old section) on Floors 5 - 8.
• Zimmer continues to clean in the 3rd Floor corridors and rooms along the Tulane Ave. side of the building and in the "A section (over parking garage)".
• The areas/rooms that failed the initial air sample clearance for mold have been re-cleaned and are being re-tested.
• Zimmer continues to remove the floor tile on the 4th Floor in the corridor and rooms along Tulane Avenue .
• The painting contractor finished priming on the 8th Floor and is priming on the 1st Floor ( Suite 123 ).
• The contractor began floating the walls on the 7th Floor.
• Trison Constructors relocated the sprinkler heads in the new network closets (Rms. 126/126A, 357, and 455).
• The contractor has installed the plywood backboard in Room 455.
• Boe-tel is removing the old network wiring and is pulling new network wires on the 7th Floor.

Dental School :

• The roofing contractor has completed demolition of the Clinic Building penthouse roof.

MEB Roofing Project:

• The temporary roof is complete in the area of the boiler exhaust and the emergency generator.
• Work continues on the S. Roman Street side of the roof.

Exterior Lighting Project:

• The contractor cut the last of the access panels on the Allied Health/Nursing Building.
• They are now installing the new lights at those locations. 

Landscaping Project:

• The crews completed the installation of another irrigation station on the Perdido St. side of the MEB. 
• New sod has been laid on the S. Roman St. side of the Allied Health/Nursing Building.  This completes the landscaping of this building. 
• Sod was also laid at the corner of the MEB at the intersection of S. Roman St. and the entrance/exit to the MEB loading dock area.