Construction Update as of December 20, 2002

UTILITY SHUTDOWNS:

• No shutdowns are scheduled during this period.

WORK AREAS:

Cornell Library

• Smoke dampers and controls will be installed in duct above the second floor ceiling beginning 12/23. Handrails will be replaced in the northeast stair tower. Exhaust fans and duct will be set on the roof.

Cornell Addition (a.k.a. Biology/ Commons Wing)

• The Biology wing will be substantially completed and inspected for occupancy by the Commonwealth and the Borough during the next two weeks. The air handling units are operating, and were brought under automatic control this week. The curtain wall glass at the Commons will be completed during this period. Roofing at the Commons will continue during the next two weeks. The Commons elevator will be inspected for use on 12/23. The granite and schist veneers will continue on the 40-seat classroom and in the Commons. Slate flooring will be installed in the next two weeks. Ceilings are near complete. Gypsum wallboard will continue to be installed on the walls of the Physics labs.

Chiller Plant

• Electrical service and automatic controls are being installed. The emergency generator will be tested 12/20. This building will be inspected for occupancy during the next two weeks.

Chemistry/Astronomy Wing

• Rough-in of mechanical and electrical services is occurring on all floors. The granite panels and schist veneer are being installed on the west wall. Interior partitions framing will continue on part of the first floor. The penthouse duct and piping is being completed and tested. Window installation is in progress. The stainless steel siding is being installed on the penthouse.

Martin Building

• Removal of corridor floor tiles will begin 12/23.

   

SITEWORK:

• One trench remains to be cut in the North Quad to complete sanitary tie-ins outside the construction fence. The work area is enclosed in orange snow fence.
• The extension of storm and sanitary lines from existing Dupont near the Harry Wood Garden is in progress.

PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR ACCESS:

• The service drive along the east face of the Chemistry Building will be subject to occasional lane restrictions as material deliveries are off-loaded.
• Deliveries of glass and metal fabrications are expected on 12/20.
• A delivery of granite panels is expected on 12/23.
• Delivery of a large exhaust fan is expected on 12/27.
• The site fence will be relocated closer to the sidewalk between Cornell and Dupont. Also, the site fence will be re-configured at the new entrance to the Biology wing during this period.
• Parking along Whittier Place is prohibited during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• A security guard is metering the number of construction vehicles that enter the parking lots. This metering will be discontinued on 12/20/02 and resume on 1/13/03.

NOISE, VIBRATION, DUST, ODORS

• There will be significant noise from an operation to sawcut through the foundation wall at Room 15 Dupont to create a new corridor connection there. This work will start on 12/23 and complete by 12/27.
• There will be some noise from delivery trucks, cranes and saws throughout this period. The emergency generator test will generate noise. These activities may be disruptive to nearby buildings.

Send message to the chair of the Science Project User's Group, Rachel Merz (rmerz1@swarthmore.edu)

For inquiries regarding construction issues, send message to construction@swarthmore.edu

last updated 12/20/02