Kilachand Hall Phase 2 – Construction Update – 8/12/22

General Project Information

Daily project work hours have been adjusted as of the week of 7/11:
- Now 6 am-3:30 pm for interior work
- Remains 7 am-3:30 pm for exterior work
The Traffic Management Plan for the project has been approved by the Boston Transportation Department. (Implementation of plan underway this week into next).
- Relocated accessible parking spaces posted for use on 6/29 (in front of 81 and 83 Bay State Road).
- Jersey barrier site containment in place, pedestrian walkway also in place and operational. City sidewalk in front of Kilachand Hall is now permitted to be used as part of the construction site limits.
- Bike lane painting is completed and bike lane fully functional.
BU parking spots directly behind Kilachand Hall on Back Street remain a no-parking zone. This will continue for the duration of the project to maintain an adequate drive lane for local traffic on Back Street and allowing for the construction team to safely contain a work area north of the dormitory.
Kilachand Hall will be unoccupied until August 19^th, 2022 while construction gets under way. There will be no access to anyone other than the project team and BU trade shops. August 19^th is the start of RA move-ins for the fall semester, August 29^th is the campus wide move-in date.
Included in this week’s update is a snapshot of the traffic plan for move-in week.

Work Hours for interior work will change to a 6 am-3:30 pm shift. All exterior work remains a 7 am start time.
Safway – hoist operator
Murphy Electric working on miscellaneous worklist close-out items in dorm rooms and new emergency electric room scope.
JC Floors to complete carpet patching and base throughout.
NewBama, Inc. and Badd Bros, Inc. – Structural steel installation for elevator hoistway and stairwell.
Costello Dismantling will have a crew on site loading out clean flooring debris from the 9th level.
Riggs team will have carpenters on site installing solid surface panels at new showers, masons continuing with the demolition of window headers on the north elevations and window washdown, and laborers continuing with cleaning from the main lobby to the 4th floor.
Consigli Construction will have staff on site for job site supervision.

BrandSafway to start on the protected walkway in front of the building and rear protected walkway from the northeast emergency egress door.
Riggs masonry will continue with the demolition of window headers at the north elevation and window washdown.
Riggs masonry to continue with new lintel installation and waterproofing details at window headers throughout the west and east elevations.
Badd Bros, Inc. steel erectors on site welding new steel.
Costello dismantling to abate 9th-level subfloor ACM.
Royal Steam (plumbers) to start working on plumbing finishes in B and C stack bathrooms following the installation of solid surface finish wall material.
Mass Acoustics to continue working on miscellaneous patching throughout. Completion of temporary construction barrier on the 1st floor.
Egan Paint – Painters to follow solid surface installation with sanitary caulking at showers and finish paint of bathrooms.
JC Floors – Small crew working on miscellaneous worklist/punch list items.
Riggs carpenters – Installation of any remaining solid surface shower wall panels throughout B and C stack bathrooms and lower floors.
Murphy Electric will be working on transitioning existing power panels to the new emergency electric room and punch list items throughout stack areas.
BU Custodial to continue with dorm room maintenance and cleaning throughout.
BU Housing to finish resetting furniture throughout on August 18th.