Construction Updates

July 11 Updates

Smith

• Everyone working in Smith should plan to access the building from the Quad side. Access to the back and any access through the gates of the East Campus Parking construction area will soon be restricted.
• Electrical outage- Main electrical panel replacement will start on July 14
• July 14-21 Smith will have no power.
• July 21 anticipated testing and inspection date.
• July 22 power anticipated to be fully restored
• Final inspections with the city
• Week of July 21 eevator work to start once power is restored.
• Exterior painting substantially completed; grass and landscape areas restored; coordinating the sign repair and reinstallation.
• Smith interior paint completed; repairing floor in areas where radiator covers have been set back in proper place.

Meyran

• Meyran Porch roof replaced prior to August 3 (work will take about a week depending on weather)
• Porch entrance and sidewalk area in front will be closed for safety.  

Shriner

• Some final activity removing loose slates from roof; coordinating timing of landscape and sidewalk repairs

Coblentz Horseshoe Bathrooms

• Ongoing work in Bathrooms.
• A dumpster was placed in the parking area next to the Coblentz Dumpsters with cones identifying as Hayes for construction waste.

July 3 Updates

Shriner

• Contractor will be working Friday,July 4 and Saturday, July 5 to do some final touch up work and punch list items on the dormers (security and events have been notified)

Coblentz

• Work will begin on (horeshoe) bathrooms next week.
• A dumpster was placed in the parking area next to the Coblentz Dumpsters with cones identifying as Hayes for construction waste.
• Coblentz 412 and 440- Ceiling repair work has been completed.

Smith

• Exterior painting -- Painters substantially completed Thursday July 3; Working on coordinating the sign repair and reinstallation.
• Smith interior renovations
  • Paint inside completed. Hayes has a few punch list touch up items they are completing.
  • They were going to provide some extra paint for the areas that need touched up after steam valve replacement work is complete. They have cleaned, but building will need to be cleaned prior to move ins from other activities in the building.
  • Work is finishing up on the ground floor next week – ceiling and lights. Will coordinate resetting or furniture and evaluating lounge furniture needs with construction and maintenance activities completed.
  • New TVs and a ping pong table have been ordered
  • The exterior construction Ramps are now Hood’s we should determine storage location after move in.
  • Electrical outage- Main electrical Panel replacement
    • Work to start July 14  working on day by day schedule and anticipated time/ date the power will be taken out. – Will coordinate further with everyone involved next week.
    • Mattingly Electric will be starting earlier so they will go to Whitaker to sign out keys and provide notification on fire alarm.
    • Should plan for week and a half of power outage.
    • Power will be restored prior to August 1 prior to early move-ins.  

June 23 Updates

Shriner

• Per last update roadway behind Shriner will still have periodic closures throughout the week as the work on finishing the dormers on the west side of Shriner.
• Partial shutdowns around work areas will occur throughout next week as the caulk and do final touches on dormers. – Do not anticipate the entire area needing to be closed just area around lifts as the work.
  Contractor will be working Saturday, June 21 to make up for rain delays and minimize time roadway is closed during the week.
• Hayes has reminded their subcontractors to make sure the roadway is re-opened at the end of the workday.

Memorial Hall

• Sidewalk and Plaza repairs- COMPLETED!
• Area and all entries re-opened on June 18. No further work required.  

Coblentz Hall

• Bathrooms have been demoed and abated.
• Prep work and field verification of space is ongoing.
• Water OUTAGE -  Completed June 17; new valves installed.

Smith Hall

• Exterior painting continues to progress; Painters to be working for the next 2 weeks.
• 3rd floor should be ready for AC units to be reinstalled starting Monday June 23.
• Smith interior renovations: Majority of painting complete- Evaluating color to repaint stairs for work to start next week
• Flooring install starting on ground floor; Flooring contractor plans to work on Saturday, June 21.  
• Working on finalizing schedule for electrical work- that will require the building electrical outage.

June 16 Updates

Shriner

• Per last update roadway behind Shriner will still have periodic closures throughout the week as the work on finishing the dormers on the west side of Shriner.
• Partial shutdowns around work areas will occur throughout next week as the caulk and do final touches on dormers. – Do not anticipate the entire area needing to be closed just area around lifts as the work.
• Hayes has reminded their subcontractors to make sure the roadway is re-opened at the end of the workday.

Memorial Hall

• Removal of old concrete anticipated completion today Wednesday June 11. – Some minor demo work may still occur tomorrow.
• Concrete pours have started today Thursday June 12 at 7 a.m. - this is not noisy work like the concrete removal- truck back-up alerts will be the main noise during this time.
  • The Plaza section will be the first area to pour.
  • They will be working there way around with multiple pours to the Blazer side of Memorial
  • They will be pouring concrete through Monday, June 16th.
• Weather permitting they should be completed by June 18 or sooner. Prior to camp moves in in Memorial and Blazer. With current weather and progress fairly confident that there will be no issues with this completion.

 Coblentz Horseshoe Bathrooms

• Bathrooms have been demoed and abated.
• Prep work and field verification of space is ongoing.
• Water OUTAGE -  We have coordinated with all parties a water outage to replace the valves serving the Horseshoe Bathrooms. Outage will start around 12:30 p.m. after the camp lunch has completed. Expected to be a few hours, but plan for half day of no water in Coblentz. This is being messaged to occupants and has been coordinated with facilities, dining, events, athletics and res life. Notification will be provided when water is restored.

Smith

• Exterior painting
  • Painters continue to progress on work on the exterior of Smith.- Painters to be working for the next 2 weeks.
• Smith interior renovations
  • Painters are down on the ground floor
  • Now that paint is further along flooring will start again.
  • Flooring contractor plans to work on Saturday June 13.  
• Working on finalizing schedule for electrical work- that will require the building electrical outage.

June 5 Updates

Shriner

• Roadway behind Shriner will be open by 3:00pm Today, Thursday June 5 and will remain open thru Reunion weekend.
• They will not be working on the dormers tomorrow. Cleaning up area today and will have lifts parked in parking spaces at the end of the day.
• Work will resume on the roadside of Shriner on Monday, June 9. – Understanding is that BOT activities will be in Library and Whitaker- if there are concerns with road closure Monday please let me know.
  • Road closure will be throughout the day next week same procedures will apply.
• Contractor will continue to work on completion of dormers on all sides of building.

Smith

• Exterior painting has started.
  • Painters will not be working tomorrow.
  • May return Monday, but dependent on the amount of rain we get this weekend.
  • Site will be cleaned up and lifts moved to parking lot by end of work day today.
• Smith interior renovations
  • 4th and 3rd painting and flooring is completed
  • Floors have been prepped down through the 1st floor.
  • Painters are down to the first floor.
  • Hayes Construction plans to work this Saturday, June 6th on interior painting.
• Working on finalizing schedule for electrical work- that will require the building electrical outage.

 Coblentz

• Bathrooms have been demoed and abated.
• Prep work and field verification of space is ongoing.

Memorial Hall- Sidewalk and Plaza repairs

• 9:00am Monday, June 9 delivery of equipment to repair sidewalk and plaza to site- They will stage the south end of Memorial parking lot by the trees.
• No noisy work will be occurring on Monday just set up and prep.  There will be noisy work as they start to take up the damage concrete.
  • KBE has been instructed that no jack hammering and noise of this level can occur prior to 8:00am.
• Work will occur in sections. The Plaza exit to Memorial will be closed during this time. Occupants of Memorial should enter and exit from the Blazer side.
• Anticipate a week and a half for work with completion around June 18th. Prior to move in of Sea Cadets to Blazer.