CRI Project Update/BSB Occupant’s Meeting
January 24 BSB 120
Next meeting: January
31, 1:30 p.m., BSB120
- Mac McClinton reviewed
the progress of the removal of the fuel tank.There was a huge slab
of concrete under the tank, probably the original foundation, which
will be removed; a new pile foundation is going in this area. There
were no leaks in the existing. The temporary tank arrangement is working
well.
- The Infectious waste
trailer and house will be relocated for the duration of the project.
Hank put a ramp in for access to the radioactive waste trailer to
keep people from having to cross the work site.
- The new, temporary loading
dock is now open. Delivery trucks must access the dock from Bee Street;
the Ashley Avenue entrance to BSB is now closed to all traffic other
than construction workers and equipment. Hank has placed signs in
the area. Access to the new dock for very large trucks is difficult.
It may even require the help of Public Safety to stop visitor traffic
while the truck turns around and backs to the dock. You can help by
letting your vendors know that we cannot accommodate deliveries in
very large trucks (40 feet). Please note that Parking Management has
blocked off the Bee Street entrance to G lot. This is to avoid mixing
the patient/staff traffic with the delivery trucks. But we are going
to assess the traffic after this week and may alter our setup if possible.
- The B-feeder is still
in place, should the need arise for an alternate utility feed. Pricing
is being reviewed for new lines back to sub station. The wiring is
quite old and will therefore be replaced entirely from the Bee Street
Substation to the electrical tunnel. They will upgrade the capacity
and the size of the wire and a new feeder will be relocated from the
manhole to the building.
- The East air handler
outage went as planned; the louvers are now installed and further
interruption of this air handler should not be necessary anytime soon.
- The crane will be in
the President’s Parking lot on January 28 and 29. On the 28th
the crane will set up and do duct work that will be placed on the
end of the west exhaust system for sound attenuation. On the 29th
the general exhaust system will be down for 8 hours for repairs and
to replace some fireproofing. The west end of BSB will be more positive
than normal because of this and the double doors (where there is key
access) on the 4th floor will be hard to close.
- Environmental Products
Group won the $143,000.00 contract for a new 20,000 gallon tank (which
will replace the one that was just removed) at the west end of the
building. This work should begin in about 2 weeks.
- Hank notes that pile
driving will start in the middle of February.
- Starting on Monday the
planters around the back of building, the stairs into the truck dock
area, and the adjacent concrete will have to be removed. This will
continue for the next 5 or 6 days. Concern was expressed about noise
being a problem for the occupants. Leslie Kendall is to do an email
informing the occupants in the BSB building.
- Beth Gladden mentioned
that Student Interviews were being held all next week. Leslie Kendall
agreed to contact Dr. Halushka.
- Leslie Kendall asked
if anyone had heard any complaints about diesel fumes this week. No
one had, but Hank said there wasn’t a lot going on that would have
caused fumes.
- Scott Reid asked about
the replacement of Dr. Bastia’s floor. Jack Buchanan said he would
write the work order and get this done as soon as possible. It will
run about $700.00 and be paid for out of the renovation project.
- Scott Reid asked about
the autoclave in the Biochemistry department that needs to be reoriented
in the space it now occupies. Mac submitted drawings to Engineering
for their approval. Scott Reid will contact Boyd Wood for information
on the progress of this project.
- Hank removed the hooks
and platform in 224A per Beth Gladden’s request last week.
- There is asbestos abatement
and duct work that must be done before the west end air balancing
can begin. This is about a $150,000 job. Much of the work is in the
vicinity of 102 and the student locker rooms down the hall. We are
pricing the job as weekend work but this kind of work always results
in tile dust and mess left in the offices. Leslie Kendall agreed to
talk with Dr. Halushka when this work is scheduled.
- Attendees: Mac McClinton,
Hank Harrison, Jack Buchanan, Scott Reid, Beth Gladden, Leslie Kendall,
Dr. Bill Ledbetter
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