Kilachand Hall Phase 2 – Construction Update – 04/21/23

General Project Information

• Daily Work Hours from 7 am – 3 pm.
• The Traffic Management Plan for the project has been approved by the Boston Transportation Department and is in place.
  • 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. The city sidewalk in front of Kilachand Hall is permitted to be used as part of the construction site limits.
  • A Boston police detail is on site daily assisting with traffic control and safety.
  • Bike lane is fully functional in front of Kilachand Hall.
• BU parking spots directly behind Kilachand Hall on Back Street remain a “no parking zone”. This will continue for the project duration to maintain an adequate drive lane for local traffic on Back Street and allow the construction team to safely contain a work area north of the dormitory.

Saturday, April 22nd

• Titan will be working on the roof installation of the southeast roof and the level 7 terrace roof.
• Titan workers will also be installing gutters on the northeast elevation.
• Riggs Masonry will be working on plywood removal, cleanup of miscellaneous blocking/infills, roof railings, and cleaning the south elevation windows.
• Murphy Electric will be building out the electrical room and installing wiring on level 8.
• Royal Steam will be doing in-wall rough-in work on level 9, installing Schneider Electric low voltage wiring.
• Mass Acoustics is installing the cement board and insulation on level 9 and framing the interior walls. They will also frame the southeast floors.
• Obelisk will be working on the roof davits in the northeast and northwest wings.
• Salem Glass is working on the finish trim caps and installing the final seals on the south elevation.
• Badd Bros is working on the level 1 stairs, as well as the duct protection plates on level 9. They will also be installing anchor bolts at the generator.
• Safway will have someone operating the hoist.

Occupant Impacts: Week of April 24th

• The south elevation scaffolding will start coming down on Friday, 4/21. The removal will continue up to the quiet study and exam period on Friday, 5/3. Rooms -06L/R, -07L/R, -08L/R, and -09R will be near this work.
• The final washdown of the remaining west, north, and east façades will start on Tuesday, 4/18, and will continue up to the start of the quiet study and exam period on Friday, 5/3. Residence Life will be notifying those affected by the washdown process, which will require windows in each area to be closed during work hours.

During the Week of April 24th

• Riggs masonry will continue working on the washdown of the north elevation façade and the miscellaneous punch list on the west and north elevations.
• Badd Bros is to finish up the level 2 to 1 landings and stringers and will begin the installation of the new generator platform steel.
• Royal Steam HVAC is continuing to build out the level 9 mechanical room and installing the variant refrigerant flow (VRF) system piping on level 9.
• Murphy Electric is continuing with rough work on levels 8 and 9, including pulling under floor MC cable, in-wall rough work at exterior knee walls, and running overhead conduit on level 9. They will also be building out the electrical panels in the level 9 mechanical room.
• Mass Acoustics will be finishing the raised floor framing on level 9, starting on the concrete board decking installation over the framing. They will also continue with the partition framing on level 9 and putting up spray foam insulation on exterior wall locations. They are rebuilding around the steel reinforcement on level 8 and will be firestopping at the elevator frame headers in the hoist way. The core shaft wall installation in the level 1 stairway should also get under way, along with the continuation of the stair pressurization shaft wall construction on floors 2 through 8.
• Salem Glass continues with sealant at the perimeter of the curtain wall frames and installing the finish trim cover.
• Egan Painting is continuing with primer and the first coats of paint in select areas of level 8.
• Titan continues with roof installation in all areas as well as the installation of the metal panels, gutters, and flashings.
• ThyssenKrupp Elevator mechanics are continuing with the cab finishes and the lobby control panels.
• Consigli/Riggs team is on site providing cleaning, site support, and supervision.

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