Welcome to Summer Break!
At Facilities Planning and Management, the students leaving helps us change directions and work on projects that are difficult to accomplish during the school year. In addition to our “regular” summer duties such as: deep cleaning buildings, yearly maintenance on HVAC equipment, as well as getting our residential halls ready for the next round, we have additional, larger projects that we schedule for this time. Here is a snapshot of our current and upcoming projects. Please let us know of any questions or concerns.
- Exterior tennis court resurfacing. May 20–early June.
- Solar panel install, west side of Roger Knapp Tennis Center. June–August
- Install sewage ejection pump at Carpenter. Mid-July
- Updating miscellaneous elevators to meet state code requirements. July–August
- Carpet replacement in Opperman and Legal Clinic. Starting June 17
- Install new chemical hood in Cline 226. Mid-June
- Install new electrical switch at Goodwin-Kirk. End of June–early July
- New roof hatches for Morehouse, Jewett and Goodwin-Kirk.
- New ADA telephone install in elevators of Olin, Tennis and Old Main.
- Coal pop removal and painting of GK second & third floors by Drake Skilled Trades department.
- Honing and polishing of Aliber Hall terrazzo floors by Drake Custodial.
- Cleaning/restoring of Cowles interior stone steps by Drake Custodial.
Please also note that due to the Harkin Institute construction, Nelson project, and the storm/sewer separation project, travel on University Avenue may be challenging at times. Check out this PDF and link for details on closures that may impact your travels. Two closings will have the most impact, “Area 22–Stage 3” is the closing of the intersection of 25th and University from May 31–June 1 and “Area 21” is the closing of the intersection 25th of Carpenter from June 3–June 21.
–Mitch Wieczorek, Custodial Manager