January 12, 2010
PROJECT 448 KEYLESS ACCESS
The contractor, Allied Fire & Security, is currently installing door hardware on Building 7. After work is completed on 7, the next buildings are 6, 16, 19 and Center. Hardware installations on buildings 8, 9, 12, 15, 4, and 13 have been completed to date, though some procedural and hardware/electronic issues remain on these buildings. The remainder of the buildings will be commissioned through winter and spring terms. FMP electricians will be concentrating on the keyless access system over the next several months. Contact Dave Smith, 3433.

September 1, 2009
PROJECT 451 UTILITY SUBMETERING
Meter installations completed this week: water in buildings 41, 49, and Center; natural gas in buildings 44, 49 and Center; electric in buildings 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 41 and Center. Main isolation valve replacements this week: domestic cold water in buildings 12, 15, 16, 17, and Center. Contact Angela Fazio, 463-3428.

August 17, 2009
PROJECT 446 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Christensen Electric, the contractor for the exterior lighting replacement, has begun to install pathway lighting on the south side of the campus, west of building 16. The pathway lighting is designed to provide a relatively high level of light on the campus paths with pole mounted fixtures while providing a visual indication of egress paths via the bollard fixtures. The parking lot lighting will also be replaced beginning in September. The new fixtures are LED based and provide a bright white light. Contact Dave Smith, 463-3433.

August 10, 2009
UTILITY SHUT DOWN SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 21, 22, AND 23, 2009
Electricity will be shut down in Building 16 on August 23. Contact Mark Richardson, 463-3426.

PROJECT 451 UTILITY SUBMETERING
EMK is currently working on installing irrigation meters throughout the campus. On August 7, water and gas services will be shut off. for Buildings 3, 9, 15, and 16. Power will be shut down on August 7 from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. in Buildings 1, 2 and Center. Contact Mark Richardson, 463-3426.

PROJECT 457 SMART CLASSROOM INFRASTRUCTURE
Several of the classroom projects are almost ready for the electronic installations, finalizing the smart classroom upgrades. The first shipment of podiums will be installed in buildings 6, 12, 16, and the Center building. Another shipment is expected the week of August 3. Contact Mark Richardson, 463-3426.

July 21, 2009
PROJECT 456 CLASSROOM UPGRADES
Currently 26 classrooms are being upgraded to smart classrooms with more starting August 1. Third Generation Painting has completed many of the classrooms and will start painting walls in buildings 8 and 9. Deferred maintenance crews will be patching concrete floors and walls in building 8 rooms 110 and 122 and patching walls and running electrical in Center building rooms 416, 427 and 432. Rooms that have been painted and will have podiums, whiteboards and new carpet installed over the next three weeks are Center building rooms 401, 402, 416, 423, 425, and 427, and building 16 rooms 126, 140, 161 and 271. Deferred maintenance crews will begin work on building 15 rooms 206 and 208 and building 19 rooms 109, 203 and 132 next. In the building 4 first floor classrooms, demolition is complete and deferred maintenance crews have been modifying the electrical system and installing new walls. The HVAC contractor will be on site laying out the new system for the classrooms and modifying the existing system starting the week of July 20. Eugene Mirror and Glass is scheduled to begin installation of the store front system the week of August 12. Contact Mark Richardson, 463-3426.

July 14, 2009
PROJECT 447 CARPET REPLACEMENT/FLOOR COVERING
Carpet replacement for Building 12 upper floor classrooms and offices is scheduled to start on July 13 and complete about July 27. The next shipment of carpet is scheduled to be installed in some of the classrooms in the Center building and Building 16. A large order of carpet is expected to arrive the first week of August and that order is for the remaining smart classrooms. Contact Mark Richardson, 463-3426.

PROJECT 456 CLASSROOM UPGRADES
Building 16 classrooms 161 and 271 are scheduled to be painted in the next two weeks. The first 10 smart classroom podiums are expected to be completed the week of July 20. A large order of carpet is expected to be shipped next week from the factory and should arrive on site the same week the first group of podiums is being installed. A smart classroom upgrade and flooring replacement will be done for a classroom at the Florence Center this summer also. All of the rooms are expected to be completed by September 1. Mark Richardson, 463-3426.

July 7, 2009
PROJECT 447 CARPET REPLACEMENT
Carpet replacement for Building 12 is scheduled to start on July 13, 2009 and is expected to take about two weeks to complete the upper floor offices and classrooms. The carpet contractor has measured for carpet replacement at the Florence campus and Building 19 so they can be added to the list of areas that need new carpet. The next shipment of carpet is schedule to arrive on site the third week of July and is scheduled to be installed in some of the classrooms in Center and Building 16. The large order of carpet is expected to arrive the first week of August and that order is for the remaining smart classrooms. Contact Mark Richardson at 463-3426.

PROJECT 456 CLASSROOM UPGRADES
Deferred maintenance staff is working hard to make sure all the classrooms on the deferred list are completed by the fall term. Currently there are nineteen classrooms being upgraded to smart classrooms with more to start soon. The classrooms when finished will have new paint, carpet, podiums, and new lighting in most locations. Building 16 classrooms 161 and 271 are scheduled to be painted in the next couple of weeks. Currently, Building 12 classrooms 119a, 117, 214 and 216 have been painted and are ready for flooring on July 6. Center classrooms 401, 402, 423, and 425 are currently being painted and are expected to be completed on Friday July 3. The sample podium placed in Building 16 Room 271 will be removed on July 2, 2009. This podium model is expected to go into production July 6, 2009. The first ten podiums are expected to be completed the week of July 20, 2009. A large order of carpet is expected to be shipped next week from the factory and should arrive on site the same week the first group of podiums is being installed. The classrooms will get new carpet as the shipments arrive and will be determined by availability all of the rooms expected to be completed by September 1, 2009. Contact Mark Richardson at 463-3426.

May 22, 2009
PARKING LOT L CONSTRUCTION WORK
McKenzie Commercial will continue working in the south parking lot L next week.  They expect to pour the first set of curbs on Tuesday so we will have concrete trucks in that parking lot during the day.  Project Coordinator:  Brian McMurray, 5829.

May 19, 2009
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE CLASSROOM UPGRADES
Building 16 rooms 161 and 271 are being upgraded to smart rooms with new wiring and painting. They should be back in service now. Room 119A in building 12 is the next room to be upgraded over the next three weeks. Contact: Facilities.

May 19, 2009
PARKING LOT L CONSTRUCTION WORK
Parking lot L, south of building 16 Science and Math, will have trucks and equipment blocking off areas as McKenzie Commercial works on replacing worn out steps. Signs directing pedestrians to use alternate drives are posted. Contact Brian McMurray, (541) 463-5829.

May 12, 2009
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PARKING LOT WORK
Parking lot L, south of building 16, will be closed May 16-17 for McKenzie Commercial Contractors, Inc. to begin demolition of connecting steps as part of the stair and handrail project. Work to replace the steps will take place following demolition and be completed about May 29. Users parked in the back of Lot L will need to follow signs directing them to the connecting drives between the rows for temporary pedestrian walkways. One set of stairs on the west side of the parking lot will be left in place because of the distance to the nearest drive from that end of the parking lot. Contact: Brian McMurray, project coordinator, 5829.  

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