Thursday, March 06, 2008

Lions/LSU Clinic Bldg. Permanent Repair and Mitigation:

• CMI continued the demolition on the 7th Floor. 
• Ceiling demolition has started on the 6th Floor. 
• The removal of cabinets and built in service desk areas that were attached to building is underway.

1542 Tulane Ave.:

• Stratos Elevator Co continues to run-test and calibrate Elevator #1.
• Siemens continues to connect wires to the new fire alarm devices on the 3rd Floor.
• Zimmer-Eschette continued cleaning on the 3rd Floor (old section) on the I-10 side of the building.
• The contractor continues to remove floor tile from the 5th Floor in the old section of the building on the Charity side.
• The painting contractor continues to apply touch-up paint in the offices on Floors 5 - 8.
• The contractor continues to trim the repainted ceiling grid on the 5th Floor.

MEB Roof Replacement:

• Crawford has completed installing the new wood on the perimeter of the parapet wall on the main roof. 
• They have completed installing the flashing that overlaps the wood around the parapet wall. 
• The crew has replaced all of the roof drains on the main roof and started working on the drains located on the roofs of the penthouses.

Dental School :

• Durr Construction continued removing the remaining debris from the HDC Daycare Building site.

1st Floor Ceiling Tile Installation:

• Trison continues to install ceiling tiles in the last 5 rooms (by the loading dock area) and in the lobby on the 1st floor of the Lions/LSU Clinic Building.

Downtown Landscaping Project:

• The first of two irrigation stations on the Bolivar St. side of the Residence Hall have been installed.
• Crews completed the installation of the electric irrigation valve control wire to the location where it will enter building for connection to the controller.

Exterior Lighting Projects:

• The electrical conduit for the new bollard lights on the Perdido St. side of the Residence Hall has been installed.
• Frischhertz continued dressing out the new light poles and running wire in Student Lot #1. 
• The contractor removed all of the mud and debris from the light pole sites at Student Lot #1, the 440 Perdido St. Lot , and the Residence Hall Lot.