Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Lions/LSU Clinic Building Permanent Repairs and Mitigation:

• CMI continues the demolition on the 6th Floor.

1542 Tulane Ave. :

• Stratos Elevator installed the elevator monitoring station in the University Police office on the 1st floor.
• Siemens is installing new fire alarm wiring and devices on the 2nd Floor.
• Zimmer-Eschette continues to remove the peeling paint and is cleaning on the 2nd Floor in the old section on the I-10 side of the building.
• The contractor is floating and preparing the new sheetrock on the 2nd and 3rd Floors.
• The contractor began removing floor tiles in the stairwells along Tulane Ave.  
• The 4th Floor passed the visual inspection and was tested.
• The painting contractor is trimming around the windows and walls on the 4th Floor.
• The ceiling tile contractor continues to paint the ceiling grid on the 4th Floor.

Dental School :

• Sherlocks Construction received the new circuit panel today.  It will provide power to the temporary bookstore and several outlets on the north side of the Library.
• Schindler worked on adjusting the equipment and the ride for Elevator # 8.
• Securitas continued working on the installation of new security equipment at the Clinic Building. 
• The intercom system has been installed with speakers at each entrance to the Clinic Building . 
• Crews are still working on installing the cameras that will be located at the building entrances.

Exterior Lighting Project:

• Frischhertz continues to remove the old lights that were installed under the I-10 in the 440 Perdido St. parking lot.
• All of the new light poles in Student Lot #1 have been wired. 
• The new electrical service continues to be built at the entrance to the lot. 
• The switch over to the new service should take place later this week.