Thursday, March 27, 2008

1542 Tulane Ave.:

• Siemens continues to test the fire alarm devices that have been installed and they are trouble-shooting and repairing any problems.
• The contractor is installing new fire alarm devices on the 2nd Floor in the old section of the building on the I-10 side. 
• Zimmer-Eschette continues to clean on the 1st Floor in the old section of the building on the I-10 side. 
• The contractor continues to remove floor tile from the 2nd Floor in Suite 214 behind the elevators.  
• The painting contractor began applying finish paint in the offices on the 3rd Floor along Tulane Ave. 
• The contractor continues trimming and installing the edge and corner ceiling tiles on the 6th Floor.  
• Royerre Commercial Carpets continues installing new carpet tiles, transition strips, and cove base on the 6th and the 8th Floors  
• Boe-tel continues to pull new network cables for the 3rd Floor.

Dental School :

• The demolition of the following buildings on the back campus is complete:
• HDC Building #119 (barracks)
• HDC Building #138 (barracks)
• HDC Daycare (#124)
• HDC Library (#180)
• Storage Building
• Greenhouse
• Zimmer demolished the Disposal Building and started removing the debris. 
• They have also removed the Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) from the Auto Shop.
• Schindler installed the new door switches on the freight elevator. 
• Carpet was installed in Elevator #8 in the Administration Building .

Downtown Landscaping Project

• The crews sprayed the existing vegetation on the Perdido St. side of the MEB, the Residence Hall, and the Pocket Park located in Student Parking Lot # 2 with herbicide to prepare for the final grading work. 
• Plumbers completed their installation of a temporary water supply line for irrigation at 1542 Tulane Ave.