Friday, March 7, 2008

Lions/LSU Clinic Bldg. Permanent Repairs and Mitigation:

• The interior demolition continued on 7th Floor. 
• Demolition of the old ceiling continued on 6th Floor. 
• The old cabinetry on the 6th Floor is being removed. 

1542 Tulane Ave. :

• Stratos Elevator returned Elevator #2 to active service.
• They are installing the PI (Position Indicator) devices for Elevators # 7 & #8 on the 1st floor.
• The contractor is load testing Elevator #1 and running the elevator car at normal speed.
• Siemens finished connecting the new wires to the fire alarm devices on the 3rd Floor along Tulane Ave. and in the center corridor. 
• The 3rd Floor fire alarm wiring in the old section is on-hold until the remediation is complete.
• Siemens began pulling new wiring and connecting the fire alarm devices on the 2nd Floor along the Tulane Ave. side of the building.
• Zimmer-Eschette began coating the duct interiors and sealing the access holes cut into ducts on the 1st Floor in the old section of the building.
• Zimmer finished cleaning on the 3rd Floor in the old section on the I-10 side.
• The 3rd Floor passed the visual inspection and air samples were taken.
• The contractor began removing the peeling paint and cleaning on the 2nd Floor in the old section on the I-10 side of the building.
• The contractor finished floating and preparing the new sheetrock on the 4th Floor for paint.
• They began prepping and floating the new sheetrock on the 3rd Floor.
• The contractor finished removing floor tile on the 5th Floor in the old section of the building on the Charity side.
• The 5th Floor passed visual inspection and samples were taken.
• The contractor began removing floor tiles on the 4th Floor in the old section of the building.
• The painting contractor finished applying touch-up paint in the offices on Floors 6 - 8 and has completed most of the touch-up in the offices on the 5th Floor.
• The contractor finished trimming the ceiling grid on the 5th - 8th Floors and has resumed work on the 4th Floor.

• Trison Constructors installed the new 30A NEMA - L6 power outlet for the network closet on the 6th floor (Room 655).

Dental School :

• Schindler installed the top limits on Elevator # 8 in the Administration Building .

Exterior Lighting Project:

• Frischhertz is aiming the new lights that were installed in the 440 Perdido St. parking lot.
• Frischhertz continues to dress the new light poles in Student Lot #1.