End of Year Campus Construction Report

Facilities Planning Project Managers' Report:

Information Technology (IT) Center (Scheduled completion date: December 2008) -- The Temporary Certificate of Occupancy was issued by the City last week. Substantial completion of the building will likely be awarded this week if all of the necessary building systems pass the commissioning tests. Also, minor punch list work (final items to complete on list after walk through of a project) remains in several locations. The contractors will continue to work on these items during the next few weeks.

Work on the exterior building and landscaping that is incomplete or was added late in the schedule will be completed as the weather permits. The move into the Data Center is scheduled to occur on Dec. 20 and 27. The interior signs, furniture, and other owner-provided items are being ordered and will be installed as they arrive. Check out the webcam at www.uwyo.edu/it_test2/itbldgcam.

College of Business Expansion and Renovation (Scheduled Completion Date: Fall 2010) -- Work on the foundation for the addition will continue. Finish work will start on the upper floor of the existing building and mechanical rough-ins will continue on other floors.

Faculty and staff in the UW College of Business have relocated to Crane Hall because of the renovation project. Go here for a list of the new office locations: www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=23821

ILLC, Information Library and Learning Center (Scheduled completion date: September 2009) -- Work will continue on the addition and on the second and third floors of the 70s portion of the library. Weather permitting, concrete installation between the History section and the addition will take place.
Check out the webcam at digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/blogs/ILLC/netcam.htm

Student Health/Cheney International Center -- Work continues on the landscape. Benches are being formed. The interior basement and first floor are framed. Installation of plumbing will continue along with mechanical and electrical equipment.

College of Law, Moot Court Addition and Renovation -- Structural masonry will complete this week and structural steel erection will begin. The concrete slab in the small moot court room is complete. The concrete slab in the large moot court room will be poured in sequence with the structure installation overhead. Work in the basement mechanical room and utility tunnel includes fire protection piping, chilled water and hot water piping. The majority of this work will be completed this week and during the semester break. Also during the semester break work will occur in the locker room and main corridor.

Honors House -- Punch list items will be worked on over the Christmas break.

Centennial Complex -- The acceptance testing of the fire alarm and pre-action fire suppression systems is complete. Interior punch list items will continue over the next two weeks.

UW Police Facility -- The old UniWyo Credit Union on the corner of 15th and Flint will become the new UW Police Facility. Staging for the contractor is in the north parking lot. Interior framing continues along with electrical, mechanical and plumbing rough-ins. Drywall is scheduled to start Dec. 15. Exterior site work will continue and will block the south alley at times. The construction completion is scheduled for March 2009.

The UW Physical Plant reports the following activities scheduled for the next four weeks:

Classroom Building -- Work on the sanitary sewer system will begin in west basement mechanical room beginning Dec. 15. The domestic water supply will be shut off and all restroom facilities within the building will be closed. As a result, the building will be closed from Dec. 15-Jan. 2.

Corbett Building -- The handicap ramp at the east entrance will be replaced in the next couple of weeks. The exact schedule will depend on weather conditions. Vehicular traffic disruption will be minimal and pedestrian traffic will be re-routed around work areas.

Anthropology Building -- Work is substantially complete on the parking lot extension. The lot should be open for parking in the next couple of weeks. Irrigation and landscaping will be completed in the spring.

Downey/White Hall -- The concrete north of Downey Hall and east of White Hall has been replaced and bike lockers have been placed. The project is now complete.

Half Acre Gym -- Construction continues on the infield heating and cooling system. The sidewalk on the north side of the building is blocked for a construction staging area. Pedestrian traffic has been rerouted to the wide walkway north of the playground. A temporary partition has been erected toward the west end of the infield to protect the public from possible injury while the construction is ongoing. Most work will be completed by the end of December with final items and cleanup being done through Jan. 9.

Half Acre -- Window replacement throughout the building will begin Dec. 20 and continue into January 2009. The exact completion date will depend on weather conditions.

Wyoming Hall -- A remodel of the north wing on the fourth floor is in progress. Please use caution around the work area. Several spaces in the east section of the Wyoming Hall parking lot have been blocked off for a construction staging area.

Fuel Facility -- Final items are being completed on the new fueling facility to the south of CEP (Central Energy Plant). Gibbon Street has been opened to traffic from 15th Street to 19th Street. The new facility should be operational by Jan. 2.

Campus Carpet Replacement -- Several areas of carpet will be replaced over the Winter Break to limit disruption to pedestrian traffic. The following areas are scheduled: Half Acre men's locker room, Corbett men's locker room, 14 rooms on the third floor of Wyo Hall, A&S Dean's Suite, and several classrooms around campus. Work is scheduled to be complete by Jan. 9.

Masonry -- Masons will be replacing tile in small areas of Washakie, A&S and the Union over winter break. Work areas will be blocked off as needed.

Carpentry -- Carpenters will be working in specific areas of Ag C, Animal Science, Union Bookstore and Wyo Hall on small remodel jobs over the winter break. Work areas will be blocked off as needed.

Painting -- Painters will be working in specific areas of Wyo Hall third floor, Classroom Building and Fine Arts to repaint areas over the winter break. Work areas will be blocked off as needed.

Questions or concerns should be directed to the Physical Plant Service Desk at (307) 766-6225.

Questions or information regarding ADA accessibility or assistance may be directed to the Disability Support Services office at 766-6189.

Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008

Rate this article: