Thursday, July 24, 2008

Lions/LSU Clinic Building Permanent Repairs and Mitigation:

• Work that is in progress includes the following:
• Installation of CMU walls on the Bolivar St. side of the building. 
• Running new electrical service in the new CMU walls on the 1st Floor. 
• Dry flood-proofing of 2 elevator shafts.
• Piping VAV’s on the 6th Floor.
• Running new thermostat wires and preparing controls for the VAV’s on the 6th Floor. 
• Sanding the new sheet rocked walls on the 6th Floor. 
• Patching old floor penetrations on the 6th Floor. 
• Demolishing the old storm drain on 6th Floor.

1542 Tulane Ave. :

• The replacement of the hoist cable on Elevator #7 is progressing. 
• The contactor continues to work on the repairs to Elevator # 4.   
• The contractor completed installing suspended ceilings in department head offices on Floors 7 and 8.
• The crews continue installing suspended ceilings throughout the building. 
• Patching is complete on the 8th Floor and continues on the 7th Floor. 
• The contractor continues painting offices and working on punch list items.
• The mechanical contractor is installing piping in the new lounge areas.
• Electrical and mechanical contractors are servicing fan coil units in offices throughout the building.
• The pipe insulation contractor is insulating piping in the hallways.
• The sandblasting contractor continues resurfacing the front steps.
• Crews completed installation of room signage on Floors 7 and 8.
• Plumbers continue to cap piping and install segregation valves.

Roman St. Garage:

• The contractor completed rerouting the new fire alarm wires and removed the old wires. 

Downtown Perimeter Fence Project:

• The contractor completed forming blocks and installing rebar at both Student Parking Lots. 

MEB MDL #5

• The contractor continues installing the steel support for the partition storage area.
• The demolition of the old plumbing continues.

MEB 4th Floor Ceiling Replacement:

• The contractor started framing the fur down at the student lounge on the Roman St. side of the building.
• The crew completed repairing the concrete sub-floor and installed the new carpet in the former blue locker area.

MEB 2nd Floor Lobby Renovations:

• The contractor continues to grind down the old floor surface in preparation for the new flooring.

Library Commons:

• LSUHSC Facility Services electricians continue to work on the electrical rough-in. 
• The contractor continues building the bulk head. 
• The contractor completed sonar tests to verify the core drill locations.

Dental School Campus:

• Needham Roofing began the coring work for the conduit on the Administration Building roof.
• One core was completed and work began on the second.
• The terrazzo contractor continues final touch-up work.

Duct Cleaning:

• The duct cleaning crews continue working on the 1^st and 2^nd Floors of the CSRB.

New Trash Compactors:

• Preparations continue for the installation of the new trash compactors.