Project Status: In Progress
Timeline: Projected completion June 2019
Updates:
March 17, 2019
Not a lot of change lately, mostly waiting on new information the last couple of weeks but I do have some new things to share.
What's happening now?
There is ongoing construction on the third and fourth floors. Third floor has the dry wall up and is 80% done with taping and mudding. The wall opening in the pony wall on the west side of the room will be complete by the end of this week.
The fourth floor, the walls are about 80% complete, tape and mud is at 15% while electrical and ceilings are about 40% complete overall.
Controls and pneumatics in the HVAC system are slated for upgrade before the end of June. Some additional work will be done by ClimaTech but the scope is still being finalized.
Timeline updates:
Committee is still meeting Thursday mornings and has been discussing the reconfiguration layout. There are still minor modifications that may happen.
Major construction is expected to be completed by April 15th on the third floor allowing for folks to move offices a bit early. The reconfiguration will still be planned for the first week in May with a couple weeks prior prepping and clearing the spaces in the central portion of the room.
Ecampus will move back in the first week of July.
Survey
Furniture survey that has gone out ideally needs to be back by tomorrow. This will help immensely in determining what furniture is moving and not, as well as the amount of surplus items that may be reused internally between departments or just cleared out in advance of the move. During the reconfiguration, cubicles and large pieces of furniture will be taken care of but folks will be responsible for moving their own personal effects.
Networking
The networking cables for the new offices and the columns in the center of the third floor workroom are to be added in the next few weeks. This means there may be some shuffling to clear access for the workers to pull the lines and update the ports there.
Third Floor Layout
The half wall running along the west side of the room will indeed have an opening next to the last office. The floorplan on the wiki is an easy reference to see the pathways and aisle clearances though you may need to zoom in if you’d like to see exact dimensions. Other details like where data ports and outlets are nearing final determination. The 17 cubicles running along the window are staying the same structurally.
Floorplan
General Floorplan and Gantt
There is also a general floorplan in the works that is closer to the final product. Once the final modifications are made it will be posted on wiki for easy reference. I am working with the department representatives individually over the next couple weeks to look at the order in which move preparations will begin and proceed starting in mid-April to the full reconfiguration of cubicles scheduled for the first week in May.
Many thanks to the committee representatives for each group that help gather input and information and distribute it out as well. It has helped immensely having their perspectives during all the planning.
February 21, 2019
Construction
What is happening now?
There was a small leak on the third floor in the annex due to some floor drains being taken out on fourth. The immediate issue was dealt with quickly thanks to the fast actions of Lucinda and RAS folks. Campus plumbers are dealing with the long term fix tomorrow.
The framing work and large parts of the HVAC have been completed though there is still some ongoing work. You aren’t imagining it if it has seemed stuffy the last week or so. There are some upgrades being made to the controllers in the spaces under construction. When it is fully back online the system will function better in the spaces that have had this work.
Sprinkler modification started this week as well including sprinklers in the new offices, throughout the fourth floor space, and in 1420 on the first floor for SMS.
Friday Morning
Tomorrow morning the crews will start extra early at 4 a.m. They will be taking out some floor sinks on the fourth floor which will be very loud work over the Daycare and RAS Annex spaces. They are hoping to be finished in the morning to minimize disruption.
The good news is we are nearing the end of the demolition work, carpet is out on fourth along with a few walls – the darkroom is gone! I know this week has been really noisy. It should get better going forward.
Next Week
The fourth floor restroom area in the admin space will be blocked off next week, possibly Monday or Tuesday for additional HVAC work. Be prepared to take an alternate route and plan for the restrooms to be unavailable there.
Starting Monday/Tuesday the window on the fourth floor loading dock area will be taken out. Several loads of building materials will be brought in over the course of a couple of days. This will impede entrance and exit through he loading dock elevator and door and require adjustments to deliveries. Please plan alternate routes as needed.
WRO Furniture Plan and Reconfiguration
They are anticipating having a preliminary configuration and assessment of parts needed next week. I plan to review this with the third/fourth floor committee, make modifications, and share with all the following week.
There is a firm completion date of May 3 for major construction on the third floor. Leading up to that there are preparations that can be made in anticipation of the big reconfiguration. This could include relocation of credenzas and shelving, moving offices if they are ready early, clean up, etc. The move and reconfiguration itself is scheduled for May 3-8.
Survey
We are working to create a survey for everyone to fill out that reflects their current furniture and what each individual would like to keep. The goal is to send it out in early March.
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