New Science Building Project Update - June 4, 2008.
The New Science Building Project is continuing to move forward. In the last few weeks the Contractor has made significant progress with the interior hazardous material abatement, interior demolition and underground utility relocation work. We are continuing to move forward with the design of the new building as well as preparing for the upcoming demolition of the building.
We have had some changes to the dates for the utility shutdowns upcoming next weekend. The electrical shutdown for Microbiology is still on schedule for Saturday 6/7/08 from 7:30am till 5:00pm. Our Facilities Management Dept has been working closely with the college to ensure all temporary power needs are being met.
The water and gas shutdowns expected for next Saturday have been rescheduled for Saturday 6/14/08. As a reminder the following buildings and systems will be affected by this outage:
The hard demolition of the building has been postponed until the week of 6/16/08. We still expect the hard demolition to be completed at the beginning of September as previously planned.
East campus Drive starting next week will be down to one lane due to the utility installation ongoing between MLSC and Microbiology. The Contractor will be providing flagmen as usual to ensure delays are minimal to the campus community.
Work at the north end of the microbiology building will begin in the coming weeks. This will involve the relocation of the fire dept standpipe system and the installation of footings and steel columns to support the elevated decks of Microbiology after the removal of PH3.
The Contractor will be fencing the remainder of Parking Lot 8 on Monday 6/2/08 to incorporate as part of their staging area.
We will keep you informed of any changes to the above referenced dates. We appreciate your continued cooperation and understanding as we move into the next phase of our project.
Please feel free to call me with any questions or concerns.
Thanks!
Mark Zakhour
Senior Construction Manager
Construction Management
California State University, Long Beach
Email: mzakhour@csulb.edu
Direct Line: 562-985-8821
Peterson Hall #3 Replacement Building Project Update - May 7, 2008.
We are well under way at the Peterson Hall #3 construction site. As you may have seen there has been significant progress on the project since the beginning of April. In the last month the Contractor has installed the fencing for the project site, mobilized onsite offices, completed capping of the utility feeds for the affected buildings, started soft demolition and is beginning the hazardous material abatement of the structures. The University is working closely with the Contractor to minimize effects to the adjacent buildings.
In the last week there have been isolated incidents of poor dust control and utility interruptions. The Contractor took swift action in each circumstance to rectify the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience that was caused to CSULB staff, faculty and students as a result, but we assure you we have worked through these issues with the Contractor.
Next week, the Contractor will begin excavation of the landscape berm between Microbiology and MLSC to reroute the gas line and water line in this area. This work will affect one lane of East Campus Drive intermittently throughout the next few weeks. We will post flagmen to control traffic at all times during lane closures. As a result of this work please expect delays in the coming weeks at East Campus Drive.
We will continue the hazardous material abatement at the Animal House and PH3 throughout the coming weeks. The University has a full time onsite environmental consultant monitoring the abatement, dust control measures and demolition to ensure all proper procedures are being followed. All hazardous material abatement is completed under full containment exceeding all requirements of our governing agencies. We are working not only with our environmental consultant to ensure the safety of faculty, staff, students and construction workers, but closely with our own Safety and Risk Management Department.
In the next week the contractor will begin the demolition of the Animal House and other miscellaneous structures on the exterior of the PH3 Building. This will require the chipping and demolition of concrete which tends to be a noisy operation. We will take baseline noise readings in the area and monitor additional readings throughout the process of demolition to ensure the construction noise does not exceed safe levels.
The University has taken baseline dust samples at all areas surrounding the project site. We will be retesting the surrounding areas at key points during construction to ensure the Contractors dust mitigation measures are acceptable.
We anticipate utility shutdowns for the water system, electrical system, and gas system in the coming weeks affecting the Microbiology Building, MLSC, PH1, PH2 and FA3. I will provide more information on these items in a separate email as more information becomes available. We will be performing the work on weekends and will be providing 7 days minimum notice to all faculty and staff.
We appreciate everyone's understanding and cooperation as we get started on this project. We feel that we have worked out our issues that occurred in the beginning days and are excited to move forward with a successful project. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Go Beach!
Mark Zakhour
Senior Construction Manager
Construction Management
California State University, Long Beach
Email: mzakhour@csulb.edu
Direct Line: 562-985-8821
Updates on Utility Shutdowns - Status Report from Mark Zakhour, Senior Construction Manager
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