CRI Project Update/BSB Occupant's Meeting
February 20, 2003 BSB 120
Next meeting: March 6, 2002, 1:30 p.m., BSB120

Lockers – Marisa McEntire, IDC Design Project Manager, gave an update on the Proteomics Research Center renovation project. Room 103 (currently the men’s locker room) will be renovated into a proteomics lab space. Asbestos abatement will be performed as well. 158 lockers will be moved from 103 to room 115. The mailboxes in room 115 will be removed and the floor tile and paint redone.
The adjoining men’s restroom (103A) will remain a restroom with showers and a few lockers, but will have the entrance moved to the hallway rather than from room 103. Card key access and a panic button will be added to the restroom.
The women’s locker room/restroom (113) will also be renovated during this project, as previously reported. Cardkey access and a panic button will be added to the ladies’ locker room. However, plans are not fully finalized for this renovation as yet.

Air Handler #5- The replacement for air handler 5, that serves Cell Biology and Anatomy is on site and will be installed early in March.

MRE and CRI—These two projects have been officially combined into one.
The requirement of conditioned air for the finishes in the CRI caused a 30-day impact on the overall schedule. Thankfully we were 30 days ahead of schedule so the May 04 completion date is still attainable. There are 12 pending weather days in the current change order request, which, if granted, will provide some additional cushion.
The pile caps and tunnel are placed; slab for the tunnel is in progress.
Sumter Utilities work, which is the high voltage feeder project, is almost complete with respect to the CRI site. The site's space problems will ease when Sumter moves their equipment.
The permit is approved and in hand for the underground storage tank. The underground chilled water piping is complete. The storm sewer, which has been problematic because of underground obstructions, can start next week.

CRI- The structural steel frame now continues up to the 7th floor; concrete is up to the 4th floor. The basic steel for the building should be finished by mid March. Concrete block and exhaust ductwork will begin March. The planned water outages last weekend allowed the vac, air and gas piping to be completed.

Lobbies – The delivery of the 2nd floor stairwell steel has been delayed by 21 days, which has negatively impacted the schedule for reopening the lobbies. Setting of the staircase steel will begin in early March.
On the 2nd floor, half of the metal floor to ceiling framing has been installed; lights are roughed in.
Apr 18th was the opening date for the 2nd floor lobby; June 17th was the completion date for both lobbies. At the next occupants’ meeting we will present an updated flow schedule showing precisely the impact the delay has caused. The overall contract finish date for the building has not changed—Apr 04.

Covering windows – A number of windows will be covered where the new CRI meets BSB. It was specified by the contractor that sheetrock would be placed over the inside of the windows so that the result would be a flush, continuous wall. Some occupants have objected to the intrusion that would be caused by the contractor performing structural and sheetrock work in the labs. They have asked if the windows could simply be painted black from the outside and mini blinds installed over them. It was suggested that the sheetrock work could be performed at a later date when lab renovations or reassignment occur. Here are the room numbers where windows will be covered. If you have a preference for one of the two procedures described above, please let me know.

Diesel Fumes -- Occupants continue to suffer the nuisance of diesel fumes. It has not yet been determined whether the louvered vents above the windows are open or closed.

Issue update: Inspection of windows on the south side of the second floor revealed that all louvered openings were sealed. Eight outside air intakes on 2nd floor west end appeared to be in good condition; the dampers were closed, but plans are to seal these from the outside as an additional precaution. A cover on the large opening behind the switch gear on the 1st floor had been removed; it will be reinstalled Feb 28, 03. No open louvers were found above the south side 3rd floor windows. Suites BS 335 and 238 were not accessible at the time of inspection but will be inspected as soon as possible.

Carbon filters that were changed Feb 11 have been tested and were saturated.

Occupants would like to have a representative from OSH attend the next meeting (March 6, 1:30) so that questions can be addressed directly to them concerning the latest BSB air quality monitoring report. The report is below:

Construction project noise—

"Valerie T. West, Ed.D." wrote:

Indeed we will do all we can to accommodate exam schedules; plenty of advance notice will help. Thanks for your patience thus far... the project is on schedule at this time. We are hopeful that a contract completion date of April 04 can be maintained.... April 04…so close, yet so far away...!

Meeting Attendees- Mac McClinton, Hal Currey, Dr. Jerry Ondo, David Schwartz, Dwayne McMillan, Marisa McEntire, Charles Darby, Cliff Harvey, Bud Cooper, Tom Trusk, Leslie Kendall, Laura Walters