Inlow Hall Renovation Project:

The office furniture is being installed. The carpet has been installed in the corridor and Welcome Center. Carpet and painting is being done in the basement. The front entrance is being refinished.  The HVAC system is up and running, it is nice and cool on the first floor.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The carpet has been installed in most areas, except the corridor and Welcome Center. The glazing is being installed. Ceiling tile is being installed. The rest room partitions have been installed (reusing the old marble and doors). The new fire alarm system is complete and passed by the Deputy State Fire Marshall. The counter tops in the Welcome Center have been installed. Office furniture should be delivered tomorrow.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The chilled beams arrived Tuesday; they are installing the chilled beams, ceiling tile and lighting fixtures, on the east end of the first floor. The ceiling grid has been installed in the basement and they are installing the light fixtures. They are installing duct work and hydronic piping in the attic. The wood base is being installed and they are hanging the doors. They have textured the main corridor getting it ready to paint.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The doors and hardware are almost complete. 3/8 plywood is being installed getting ready for the flooring. The casework is getting painted and is ready for glazing. The corridor has been textured and painted (needs some touch up)  The cabinets are being installed. The HVAC system is almost complete, start up will be the 3rd of august. The new transformer and switch gear have been energized.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The painters are painting from the east end to the west end. The sheet rockers & tapers are staying just ahead of them. Some of the hard ceilings have been rocked. The restroom hard ceilings we are waiting for tomorrow’s electrical inspection. The T-grid for the suspended ceilings will start tonight. They are installing duct in the attic and getting the hydronic piping installed also in the attic.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The painters are painting from the east end to the west end. The sheet rockers & tapers are staying just ahead of them. Some of the hard ceilings have been rocked. The restroom hard ceilings we are waiting for tomorrow’s electrical inspection. The T-grid for the suspended ceilings will start tonight. They are installing duct in the attic and getting the hydronic piping installed also in the attic.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

They have the Welcome Center sheet rocked. The sheet rockers work at night and the tapers work during the day. The painter has started painting in the basement and will start painting on the first floor at the east end on Monday. The sheet rock is approximately 85% complete. The fan coil units have been installed on the first floor.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The welcome center area framing and electrical is almost complete and ready for sheet rock. The sheet rock should be completed by the end of next week, except for the hard ceilings. They have started taping the sheet rock and painting should start in two weeks with the T-grid for the ceilings right after that.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The demo of the concrete walls has been completed. They have started insulating and installing the vapor barrier at perimeter walls and started sheet rocking. They are continuing with the rough in of hydronic piping, electrical, plumbing, steel stud framing and duct work. There will be a plumbing rough in inspection today so they can start framing the hard ceilings.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

They demo of the concrete walls should be completed by the end of the week. They are pouring concrete today on the old restroom floors to get them up to finish floor height. They are continuing with the rough in of hydronic piping, electrical, plumbing, steel stud framing and duct work. They are 80% complete with the rough in. There will be a electrical rough in inspection today so they can start insulating the perimeter walls and sheet rock one side of the walls.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The shot Crete shear walls where completed as per phase one on the west end of the building, the east end is complete in the basement and the first floor will be completed this Saturday. The openings in the concrete walls for the new Welcome Center have been cut. The concrete is scheduled to start being demolished tonight. They are continuing with the rough in of hydronic piping, electrical, plumbing, steel stud framing and duct work. They plan to start sheet rocking next week, at least one side of the walls.

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Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The shot Crete shear walls were not done last Friday, because of structural steel not arriving on time; they will be done this Friday and may be working Saturday to complete them. The rough in for hydronic piping, duct work, framing and electrical are approximately 60 to 70% complete. (see photo here)

Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

The steel stud framing, hydronic piping, plumbing& electrical is moving right along. The structural steel is being installed, so they can cut out the concrete walls to make way for the new Welcome Center. The chilled water pipes at the west end of the building will be relocated this week, they will start installing the chilled water isolation valves in the tunnel and chilled water work at the plant. The shot Crete for the sheer walls will start on Friday.

Steel stud framing, conduit for electrical and data, duct work, door frames, plumbing and hydronic piping are being installed at this time (see photo here)

Ron Warnock, Owners Representative

Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection contractors began work on the project during the week of March 2, 2010. As of March 10, 2010 Fortis has completed installation of seismic, epoxy bolts at the building perimeter of main level and 2nd level floor system. Installation of connectors and seismic straps is underway.

Important Updates!

• During the week of March 15, extended power interruptions are anticipated and will occur during night shift work (7PM – 4AM) in order to accomplish required electrical work.
• Inlow Hall will be closed to Staff and Visitors, between 7PM – 4AM – Monday, March 15 thru Thursday, March 18.
• Access to construction zones (Main Level, Basement Level, and Attic) is restricted to construction personnel and authorized campus maintenance / security personnel only.

Respectfully submitted,

Kirk Creech

Inlow Hall Renovation - Seismic Remediation & SELP Project Progress Update - February 23, 2010 As of February 23, 2010

Fortis has completed insulation of steam lines in the crawl space. Installation of epoxy bolts for seismic connections at perimeter of main level and 2nd level floor system is underway. This work requires the removal of existing floor decking at the main level.

Please note: Access to construction zones (Main Level, Basement Level, and Attic) is restricted to construction personnel and authorized campus maintenance / security personnel only.

Building Occupants are asked to continue:

Backing-up and Saving Work. It is highly recommended that all work be saved frequently and data backed-up at 3:45PM each evening, to protect data in the event of a power or data interruption.

In the event of any unexpected power or data interruption please contact campus security immediately. 541-962-3911

Also; if experiencing problems upon returning to work the next morning please use Facilities Service Request and notify the building manager. All personnel are asked to continue using the North-West Stair as the primary entrance and exit. East Stair is reserved for emergency exiting only. (The East drive will be limited to construction and maintenance traffic).

After hours (weekends, holidays, and after 6:00PM weekdays) please use the elevator to access the building. Please contact campus security to gain access to the building after normal business hours.

Respectfully submitted,

Kirk Creech

Building Occupants are asked to continue:

Backing-up and Saving Work. It is highly recommended that all work be saved and data back-up at 3:45PM each evening, to protect data in the event of a power or data interruption.

In the event of any unexpected power or data interruption please contact campus security immediately. 541-962-3911

Also; if experiencing problems upon returning to work the next morning please use Facilities Service Request and notify the building manager.

All personnel are asked to use as the North-West Stair as the primary entrance and exit. East Stair is reserved for emergency exiting only. (The East drive will be limited to construction and maintenance traffic).

After hours (weekends, holidays, and after 6:00PM weekdays) please use the elevator to access the building. Please contact campus security to gain access to the building on weekends or after normal working hours.

Respectfully submitted,

Kirk Creech

As of February 1, 2010 abatement work is complete and bulk demolition associated with the Main Floor and Basement is 90% complete. Remaining demolition includes removal of existing concrete walls (along Grid lines 4 and 5) that flank the old Registrar’s Office on the east and west, to form the expanded Welcome Center.

With the removal of partitions, plaster, & ceilings, the design team, led by SERA Architects, is evaluating the newly uncovered existing building components and utilities to coordinate with the new seismic shear walls, existing structural elements, and new floor plan.

A GMP “Guaranteed Maximum Price” contract amendment with Fortis Construction, Inc. was executed on February 1, 2010. Fortis Construction is the Construction Manager / General Contractor for the project.

A preconstruction meeting was held on February 2, 2010 that included primary subcontractors. The meeting included discussion of: Building and Site Historical elements to be preserved and protected throughout the project; Project Safety; and Project LEED Objectives and Requirements. The project is on track for LEED Gold certification.

This week (Week of February 8th) Fortis will continue detail demolition around existing window casings and doors. The contractor will continue drilling for seismic anchors along the building, perimeter wall. On going work includes modifications and re-routing of existing electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems. Fortis will also be insulating steam lines in the crawl space this week.

Respectfully prepared by,

Kirk Creech

Due to Inlow Hall construction, the building will need to close at 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2009 and remain closed to the public and employees until 6 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2009. During this time, work taking place throughout the building including demolition and asbestos abatement, presents safety issues that limit access to the facility. Supervisors of offices located in Inlow are working with personnel to determine staffing and office operations during this time.

EOU Community, The Inlow Hall renovation project is underway.

Fortis Construction will start construction activities beginning this evening, Monday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. Construction crews will be working an evening shift (6 p.m. to 4 a.m.), during the weeks leading up to winter break.

The east drive to Inlow Hall will be restricted to construction and maintenance traffic beginning this evening.

Inlow building occupants and visitors are asked to:

1. Use northwest stair entrance/exit. All personnel are asked to use the stair entrance closest to the 8th Street hill as the primary entrance and exit for the building. Please limit access via the east stairway for emergency exiting only. The east drive will also be limited to construction and maintenance traffic.

2. Use elevator after hours. After 6 p.m. staff are asked to use the elevator to access the building. This is to avoid potential conflict with construction equipment.

3. Back-up and save computer work regularly. It is highly recommended that all work be saved and data backed-up at 3:45 p.m. each evening to protect data in the event of a power or data interruption. In the event of any unexpected power or data interruption please contact campus security immediately at (541) 962-3911.

4. What do to if you experience problems upon returning to work. Please use the Facilities Service Request and notify the building manager of any problems encountered upon returning to work the next morning.

Please direct any questions and/or concerns to your department representative.

Thank you,

Kirk Creech
Project Manager
Eastern Oregon University
fcreech@eou.edu
541-962-3645

Greetings,

As a summary of our meeting today with SERA I wanted to confirm our discussion, assuming things go according to plan:

All of IT will move to Ackerman with the Sept. 8, 9 move. There was a misunderstanding concerning the keeping the Distance Education room IH013 until December, access and noise and we have found an alternate for Distance Education classes in Ackerman 105.

At the end of Phase 1 in Aug. of 2010 JJ Helten and his ESS staff will remain in Ackerman 207. The IS programming group will move to the IH 206 suite area. The balance of IT will move back to the western part of the building to their original offices, with Audio/Visual moving into IH 011, which is also in the western part of the building.

Please let me know of any alterations or corrections.

Thanks,

Paul

Good Afternoon,

If you are scheduled to move your office and have a computer that acts as a file server, (a separate computer that stores files which can be accessed by multiple users from their individual desktops) please do not move it. Instead, contact Jeff Carman in the IT Department for information on the correct process.

You can reach Jeff by email at jcarman@eou.edu or by phone at x23293.

Thank you,

Helen Helen Moore
IT Purchasing Agent
Eastern Oregon University
541-962-3582

Hi all,

Mtn. West will be delivering 200 moving boxes today and another 200 on Monday. They will be stacked along the wall in the basement of Inlow.

If we run out before Monday, please let me know.

Thanks.

Bill

Greetings,

As many of you may already be aware, plans for the renovation of Inlow Hall are coming together. The project team is on a very tight schedule to have the construction complete by Fall 2010 for the opening of the 2010-2011 academic year. To achieve this aggressive schedule, we are going to attempt to relocate all Inlow first floor occupants and functions to other EOU space by the end of August 2009. We are exploring many options to achieve this and ask for your patience and flexibility as we develop and implement a plan.

Considerations being discussed include temporarily locating some functions on the second floor of Inlow and the possible use of other spaces such as Hunt and Ackerman for temporary space.

SERA Architects will have staff in Inlow this week beginning Tuesday to facilitate the move in an effort to make the move as painless and efficient as possible.

Please don't hesitate to let me or SERA know if you have comments, suggestions and/or concerns. You can contact SERA's Dawn Viar, Associate IIDA, LEED(r) AP interior designer at dawnv@serapdx.com or face-to-face while here this week.

As decisions are made, we will make follow-up announcements. Right now, we are just exploring options.

Sincerely,

Virginia Key
Vice President of Finance and Administration