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Alton Campus Several projects are occurring at the Alton Campus. For several years, the basement of the Administration Building has been unfinished and is now being renovated. One of the key problems was water infiltration that flooded the basement floor. Currently a waterproofing contractor is applying waterproofing to keep water from penetrating the wall along with a drain tile system to direct water away from the basement. Also, the roof on Loomis Hall has been replaced and currently, the carpet on the main floor of the Library is being replaced. Plans call for new windows to be installed in the Administration building this fall and, hopefully, in the Science Building next summer. ESLHEC The exterior enhancement project that affected the three original campus buildings has been completed. New enclosed vestibules allow the stairwell doors to remain open and provide additional circulation paths between floors in the Classroom Building. All three buildings had new windows installed in all openings, which has greatly improved the noise and temperature levels. A by-product of the new windows is better energy efficiency, very important as the price and natural gas and electricity soar. The project to add guardrails around roof-top equipment and replace the wrought iron fence and gates are on hold until the State Legislature passes the budget for this year. Residence Road Recently, Residence Road from Circle Drive to Prairie Road was reduced to one lane so broken, rough pavement could be removed. A new solid base will be installed followed by new asphalt pavement. New concrete curbs will be installed along most of the road replacement. The contractor expects to finish in early August, weather permitting. ADA Upgrade The contractor resumed work on the elevator addition to Building 8280 on the Alton Campus in May when school was completed. The elevator is being installed while the contractor breaks through the wall between the addition and the existing building in order to make the connection/passage. This project should be finished in early August which will complete the full ADA Upgrade project. Two segments of the proposed ADA Upgrade were removed from the project and will be completed as a Small Project by CDB. One is an accessible restroom in the ERTC and the other is a new chair lift in Dunham Hall on the south side of the Theater. This project is on hold until the State passes a fiscal appropriation bill. Science Building The architects have provided Design Development documents for review and comment from the University and CDB (Capital Development Board). Comments are due by the end of July. After comments are received by CDB, they will be issued to the architects. This project will be put on hold as no monies from the state are available to proceed further. If the State Legislature passes a Capital Improvements Bill which includes the appropriation for the new Science Building, the architects will proceed with development of contract documents to bid the project. Bidding could occur within nine months of the appropriation approval. Student Fitness Center The closed parking area west of the Fitness Center is an easy indicator of the work occurring at the Student Fitness Center. Of course, plywood walls seen from the interior are also an indication of construction. The contractor has poured the concrete foundation and is working on the floors of the office addition. The main building addition should have footings and foundation walls poured within the next two weeks. The office area is expected to be complete around the time the fall semester starts; the major addition is scheduled for completion next May. Vadalabene Center Gym Lots of activity has been occurring in the Gym; both stairwells on the west side have been removed, portions of the wood gym floor were cut out, new concrete footings have been poured, electrical rough-in has been started, the plumbing for the new restrooms is moving right along, (though the hot water will have to be disconnected for about half a day soon) duct work is being installed and the sports equipment has been removed for refurbishing. Steel is being delivered and installed for the mezzanines. This project has a tight schedule; the lower level bleachers and the wood gym floor have to be available for competition by October 15, 2008. The contractor is on schedule to meet that date. Early Childhood Center Good bids were received and construction contracts were awarded for this project. Unfortunately, there is a primary electrical line in the way of the addition that AmerenIP will have to relocate. The electrical contractor will install the empty conduit and AmerenIP will install the electrical service. The power to the RecPlex will be out for about a day when the switch-over is made. Student Success Center A large drill rig has been on site for several weeks, drilling holes for poured concrete piers to support the addition. These holes average about 60 feet deep below the new basement level. The contractor is generally able to create two holes a day and there are over 50 piers under the building. The electrician is running new service from the existing basement in the area of the tunnel and will extend that service along the south side of Morris University Center. |
A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR:
A message from FM’s Director…
While people inside SIUe know what an excellent job FM people do, it is
extra nice when people outside the institution recognize their efforts. In
two recent efforts, the outstanding work of FM was recognized.
In May, SIUe hosted the Women’s Great Lakes Regional Softball
Tournament. Rainstorm followed rainstorm throughout the event. On the
last day of the tournament, power was lost at the field due to another
storm. As FM crews were working to get the field ready to play and FM
crafts were working to get the PA and scoreboard working, the head of the
officiating crew commented that, “Any other field in the country, we
wouldn’t be able to play today. Your people have done an outstanding
job.” This reflects not only the work and knowledge of FM crews that work
to keep the fields playable, but also the work and expertise that goes into
the fields year round to be in shape to withstand the beating they took and
still be safe and playable.
In recent weeks, carpenters, electricians, laborers, painters and plumbers
have worked on top of each other to completely rebuild the Starbucks on
campus on an extremely aggressive schedule. On the final inspection, the
regional Starbuck’s manager expressed amazement not only at the quality of
the work, but the ability of different crafts to cooperate and work
together. “I would never see that on our contracted jobs,” he said. The
response of the craft foreman was equally telling, “Well, that’s what we do.”
FM has an outstanding group of people who do outstanding work day in and
day out, usually without much recognition. To one and all, thank you for
what you do to make SIUe special.
Robert B. Washburn PE
Director, Facilities Management
Way to Go!
Recently, a Building Service Worker called the Custodial Office to report
she had found some money while working in Rendleman Hall. The money was
all in one hundred dollar bills. Campus Police were notified; they made a
report and secured the money ($400.00 total). What a blessing her honesty
turned out to be! Greg Conroy had been looking for the money, which was
for a charity. Kudos to this fine employee, Aretha Clemons, Building
Service Worker I, for her honesty.
SERVICE
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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Temperature Control, Work Order Control, Customer Service/650-3711
Key Control/650-3200
Utilities & Energy Management/650-3329
Grounds/650-2719
Director/650-2560
Business Office Manager, Alicia Wainright/650-3161
OPERATIONAL MANAGERS:
Janice LaRiviere/650-3804 (Maintenance)
Steve Brandenburg/650-2069 (Building Services, Grounds)
Ed Matecki/650-2258 (Utilities)
Frank Zaloga/7252 or 6350 (Alton SDM and ESLHEC)
Architects/Engineers:
Rick Klein/650-3575
Mohammad Rouf/650-3917
Facilities Management Fax: 618-650-2595
After hours/week-end building problems 650-3513 or 650-3324