Friday, September 21, 2007

Dental School :

• The contractor continues to hang sheet rock in the main lobby of the Clinic Building . 
• Once installed in the elevator lobby and the main lobby, the sheet rock is being taped and floated. \
• The installation of the mechanical room controls is nearly complete.
• The Central Sterilizer is ready for use and the washers are waiting on RO (reverse osmosis) water to be brought on-line. 
• Siemens evaluated the RO system and has recommended that the system be sanitized (similar to the way the Domestic water was sanitized.) 
• The Siemens proposal has been received and is under review.

1642 Tulane Ave. :

• Ordes continues to install new conduit for the emergency generator in the parking lot.
• Stratos Elevator is programming the Elevator #2 phone line and they are scheduling an inspection by the State Elevator Inspector.
• Entergy Thermal completed the pressure washing of the heat exchanger plates for the Energy Transfer Station.
• Siemens continues to re-route conduit in the basement.

Campus Sidewalks:

• Boh Bros removed the existing sidewalk along S. Roman Street and has begun the form work for the new sidewalk and the handicap accessible curb.

Landscaping Project:

• The crews completed sealing the last of the 4 inch sleeves under walkways with PVC caps. 
• They continued enclosing irrigation valves in valve boxes. 
• They have completed irrigation station 2 on the Gravier St. side of the Allied Health/Nursing Building; all of the pipes and sprinklers have been installed and the trenches and holes have been backfilled.