Rockville Science East Renovation December 2011

The contractor performing abatement work in the Science East building is behind schedule. Abatement work is not anticipated to be complete until January of 2012.

The College has awarded the general construction contract for the renovation process to the Whiting Turner Co, of Baltimore, MD. Whiting Turner is anticipated to be on-site January/February 2012 pending a notice to proceed from the College. As of mid-December 2011 there were still outstanding regulatory agency permiting issues preventing the College from issuing the "Notice to Proceed".

Progress Update

R-SE Renovation Construction Progress Mtg.
Site walk thru for conduit location in Humanities for copper feed
Construction meeting
Updated issues log.

Next two weeks
Rockville Science East
R-SE Renovation Construction Progress Mtg.
Scheduled another site visit for copper path in Humanities building for March 27th.
Site visit

Progress Update

Rockville Science East Renovation

Next two weeks
• Transition project from Steve

Rockville Science East Renovation February 2012

Whiting Turner (WT) has erected primeter fencing around the Science East Building creating a construction site. WT brought in the first of their mobile office trailers and located it within the construction site. Walk throughs of the construction site with WT personnel and College Facilities and IT staff produced a list of questions regarding items that were not specificly addressed in the construction drawings. Primarily these are movable items such as benches, tables, trash receptacles and a single pay telephone. The College is arranging for these items to be removed from the construction site.

Rockville Science East Renovation January 2012

IT has submitted proposed WiFi access point location drawings to Central Facilities and the architect for a future contract bulletin to the Science East contract.

A recommendation has been returned to IT and Central Facilities from the academic area recommending only a single "Bright Link" style project be installed in Science East classrooms. The remainder to the projectors will continue to be the College standard mounted in the center of the room.

This item has also been forwarded Central Facilities for inclusion in a future contract bulletin.

The abatement contractor has discovered additional asbestos to be abated surrounding 75 windows that need to be removed. This will add delay to them completing their work.

Whiting Turner anticipates initial installation of construction zone fencing limiting access around the Science East building starting late January 2012.