Friday, August 29, 2008

Hurricane Preparations:

• All sandbags are in place and all missile hazards have been removed from the roofs and from around the buildings.
• All but one elevator and one freight elevator per building were removed from service and parked on upper floors.

1542 Tulane Ave. :

• Zimmer-Eschette crews continued demolition in the 1^st Floor lounge and in the 3^rd and 4^th Floor annex spaces.
• The lighting contractor completed the installation of light fixtures in Stairwell C.
• LSUHSC Facility Services installed door dams, removed all outside missile hazards and secured the air conditioning system.

Downtown Perimeter Fencing Project:

• The contractor cleaned up debris and removed their dumpster in preparation for the hurricane.

Walk To Wellness Security:

• The contractor began adjusting the storefront doors at Derbigny Street to close more securely.

Dental School Lab Renovations:

• The contractor continues to rough-in vent lines for the fume hoods in Room 8405.
• The electrical subcontractor is pulling electrical wiring for the new lab benches in Room 8405.

Dental School Auditoriums A & B Renovations:

• The contractor continues removing support beams for the accordion walls.
• They delivered the framing, scaffolding, and insulation materials to the jobsite.
• The electrical subcontractor finished removing the old lighting fixtures and installed temporary lighting.
• All the construction materials have been secured and the dumpsters and port-a-lets have been removed from the jobsite.

Dental Campus Roof Replacement:

• All the roofing materials have been secured and removed from the Clinic and Administration Building roofs.

Lions/LSU Clinic Permanent Repairs and Mitigation:

• The contractor moved materials and equipment from the 1^st Floor in preparation for possible affects from Hurricane Gustav.
• The contractor finished sealing the exterior windows on floors where glass was removed for the new stairwell tower.
• The iron subcontractor prepared columns that will hold staircase brackets.
• The contractor continues floating sheetrock on the 7^th Floor in the new lab area.
• The mechanical subcontractor continues running supply duct on the S. Prieur St./CSRB side of the 6^th Floor.

MEB MDL #5:

• The contractor is laying VCT tiles in the main room and is nearly three quarters finished.
• Custom casework was delivered today for 2 quadrants and was stored along the corridor.
• 128 new lab chairs were delivered.

MEB 2^nd Floor Lobby Renovations:

• The contractor has completed all his hurricane preparations. 

MEB 4^th Floor Ceiling Replacement:

• Eight additional light fixtures were installed today.

Residence Hall 2^nd Floor Lobby Expansion:

• The contractor continues welding and bolting down the structural steel support for the roof and is nearly complete with this task.
• Scaffolds were disassembled stored inside the 2^nd Floor.
• All trash and debris were removed.