Construction Update as of July 10, 2001

SWARTHMORE COLLEGE SCIENCE CENTER PHASE 0

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY UPDATE

Period 24 July - 6 August 2001




WORK AREAS:

Dupont--Temporary North Entrance-
· ÝCeiling grid will be installed during the week of 7/30/01.
· ÝThe aluminum entrance will be installed during the week of 7/30/01.
· ÝThe exterior entrance ramp and handrail are complete. The North Entrance is on schedule for opening on 8/1/01.

Dupont--Lecture Hall
· ÝFloor tile removal is complete in the restrooms adjacent to the Dupont Lecture Hall.
· ÝThe Bertoia sculpture outside the Lecture Hall will be relocated temporarily to the McCabe Terrace prior to the start of demolition.
· ÝSaw-cutting of structural members will begin during the week of 7/23 in preparation for demolishing the Lecture Hall wing.

Dupont--Math Wing
· ÝAsbestos abatement will be coordinated with the relocation of the Mathematics & Statistics Department.  The scheduled start date is 27 July.
· ÝSaw-cutting of structural members will occur during the week of 7/30 in preparation for demolishing the Math wing.

Dupont Physics Offices and Temporary Restrooms
· ÝLayout and framing of new walls is in progress.  The exit doors at that lobby will be are permanently blocked.

· ÝRough-in of mechanical and electrical services has started.

Rugby Field
· ÝA stone surfaced temporary by-pass road has been installed and will be opened to traffic on 7/30.  This road will be the public access to the Dupont parking lot.  The existing access road alongside the Research Annex will be closed and removed the week of 7/30/01.
· ÝStockpiling of topsoil and fill is ongoing.  Construction of the swale is underway.

North Quad
· The pedestrian path between Martin and Cornell has been rerouted.  Please follow the pathway delineated by orange construction fencing.  Temporary signs directing pedestrians to Cornell Library will be installed shortly.
· ÝThe installation of manhole 13 will affect the landscape, parking and access roads at Hicks and Beardsley. 

Cornell Library
· ÝInstallation of utilities in the former garden between Cornell and Martin is underway.  The temporary entrance to Cornell is on schedule for opening 1 August.
· ÝStructural steel will be installed in the second floor of Cornell to allow the removal of the canopy. The work will start after the book relocation project is completed.

UTILITY SHUTDOWNS:

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PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR ACCESS:

Ý· ÝParking along Whittier Place is prohibited during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Faculty and staff were advised that parking is at their own risk.  The purple permit parking signs on Whittier Place will be removed.
· ÝThe stair tower exit door at the northwest corner of the Dupont Research Annex has been limited to emergency exit only, due to construction activities outside. Signs have been posted at all doors in the stair tower.
· ÝInstallation of the construction fence on the North Quad is nearly complete.  Opaque slats will be installed in the fence by 1 September to screen the view of construction.
· ÝThe pedestrian path between Cornell Library and Martin Building has been rerouted.  Please follow the alternate path, delineated by the orange construction fencing. 
· ÝThe stair tower exit on the west side of Dupont was closed 11 July for excavation and the installation of the temporary stair and scaffold assembly.   Signs have been posted inside the building to this effect.Ý The exit will reopen on 8/1.
· ÝThe Borough has approved eliminating parking at two spaces on Elm

Avenue near the intersection with Whittier Place, to facilitate construction traffic.  The existing street parking signs will be relocated.  Borough enforcement of the restriction will begin in August (after a period of public notice).

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NOISE, VIBRATION, DUST, ODORS

· ÝExcavation work is underway between Cornell and Martin.  Excavation on the west side of Dupont will produce similar amounts of dust and noise.
· ÝUse of the citrus-based mastic remover as part of the asbestos abatement activities will produce an odor in Dupont. Negative pressure and high rates of ventilation are being used to help dissipate the odor.
· ÝSaw-cutting at the Lecture Hall wing and the Math wing at the end of July will last for approximately three days.  There will be significant noise and vibration associated with this operation.
· ÝTree clearing at the Chiller Plant site will begin be completed the week of 30 July. 


DELIVERIES / HEAVY EQUIPMENT:

· ÝEarth-moving equipment (backhoe, bulldozer, dump truck, etc.) is on site; there will be additional deliveries of heavy equipment over the next one to two weeks.