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Valley Construction - March 2006

Update through March 10, 2006
1B (Infill of Tiger Court & area between Field House and existing building)
East Commons rest rooms have wall and floor tiles set. Most electrical fixtures are in. Hard ceiling is in and prime painting is complete. East Commons has been prime painted in most areas. Electrical fixtures have been hung and protected. Floor tile scheduled to start the week of 3/13. Door and window frames in east Commons and areas immediately off of those Commons have been set and most ceiling grid and electrical fixtures are in place. The Media Center has most ductwork in place. Doors and window frames are set. All drywall hung, but still needs to be taped. The North/South Commons drywall has been hung and taping is in process. Most sprinkler piping has been hung. Door and window frames are set. Temporary walkway scheduled to be removed next week. Entry doors to the north have been set. Administrative offices have all sheetrock hung, taped, and prime painted. Ceiling grid is being installed.

1C (New 2-Story)
All floor slab has been installed. Face brick work well underway on the east side of the building with the south side complete. Block work in the south Commons rest room is in process. Plumbing is well underway on the first floor. A few walls in the core area have been framed. Plumbing work continues in the main rest rooms in the core on both levels. First floor ductwork on site, but not installed as yet. Second floor masonry continues on corridor walls. Much of the second floor ductwork has been placed. Wall framing nearly complete in the second floor classrooms with still some to take place in the center core.

All in all, work coming along nicely with move-in scheduled for 1B in mid-July and still targeting move-in of the 2-story in December.

Update through March 24, 2006
1B (Infill of Tiger Court & area between Field House and existing building)
East courtyard – Floor tile is underway. Most electrical fixtures installed. Doors to existing building are now installed. Carpeting cut and placed in office areas off of east wing. Ceiling grid and light fixtures installed in this area also. Stools, urinals, and drinking fountains installed in the east rest rooms. Media Center – All exterior glass installed. HVAC work is virtually complete in this area. Sheetrock hung, taped, and floated, but not prime painted as yet. North-South Commons – Light fixtures hung and most glasswork has been installed. New north entry doors are in place. Temporary walkway has been demolished and areas are now open, although floor tile still remains to be done in the long east-west corridor. Ceiling grid has been placed in this area as well as in the office areas off the north-south corridor. Light fixtures have also been installed. Electrical work is ongoing. Turnover still anticipated for late May.

1C (New 2-Story)
Exterior brick work on the east side nearly complete. Scaffolding should be down next week. Some work has started on the west side and will begin in earnest next week. Interior block work underway on the corridor walls for the 1st floor. Windows on the south side of the building and stairwells have been installed. Greenhouse framing is in process. Most of the corridor block walls have been installed on the 2nd floor with still some work on the north side. Interior dividing walls for the classrooms have been framed with metal studs.

All in all, the building is moving along nicely with 1C turnover looking good for the scheduled December date.

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