Kilachand Hall Phase 2 – Construction Update – 06/02/23

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.
Framing for new column wraps in the 1st-floor lobby.

During the Weekend of June 3rd

Saturday, June 3rd

  • Consigli: Two workers on site providing site supervision.
  • Mass Acoustics: Six carpenters and four tapers putting up sheetrock, completing walls in the elevator lobby on level 9, taping soffits in the northwest wing and walls in the southeast wing, closing walls at the fan coil units and bi-directional amplifier (BDA) enclosure on levels 2 and 3.
  • Cheviot Ceilings: Two carpenters will be installing the ceiling grid in the southeast corridor and curriculum area and into the northwest wing.
  • Murphy Electric: Fourteen electricians pulling fire alarm wire, installing lights on level 9, rough in on level 1, BDA wiring and completions of generator fit out, and completing fire alarm devicing in corridors on all floors.
  • Royal Steam: Ten workers making duct connections and insulation on level 9, and completing piping rough on level 1.
  • Titan: Four installers working on metal panels on the west side of level 9.
  • Dow: Four workers continuing with the recharge system at the south side of the building.
  • Safway: One hoist operator and six mechanics removing the scaffold on the southeast side of the building.
  • Egan Painting: Two painters continue with paint and preparation on floors 2 through 7, and the painting of soffits on level 9.
  • Cogswell: Two sprinkler fitters to demolish the standpipe in the existing stair–chase ceilings with drops on level 9.
  • Costello: Three workers completing pipe insulation abatement in the existing stair.
  • Riggs: Four workers providing general cleanup on 9-B throughout the construction site.

Sunday, June 4th

  • Consigli: One person on site providing site supervision.
  • Murphy: Six electricians performing a building power shutdown for the cutover to the new generator.

During the Week of June 5th

  • Royal Steam HVAC to continue the build out of the level 9 mechanical room, variable refrigerant flow system piping connections, and installation of wall-mounted HVAC units.
  • Royal Steam plumbers installing bathroom finishes on level 9.
  • Murphy Electric to start light fixture installation and complete the wiring of the new emergency generator and fire alarms. They will also work on fire alarm installation and begin programming.
  • Mass Acoustics to continue with partition and soffit framing tie-ins from new construction to the existing building on all dorm room floors. They will continue work on the fire pump room shaft wall construction and sheetrock at ceilings on level 9, as well as taping and mud throughout all floors.
  • Cheviot Ceilings to continue work on the various ceiling types on level 9.
  • Titan continues with roof installation, miscellaneous detailing, and tie-ins, as well as installation of the metal panels at the west and south expansion locations.
  • ThyssenKrupp Elevator will have one operator on site for temporary use of new elevators.
  • Riggs masonry continues with masonry infill at the new stairwell.
  • Egan Paint will start priming and applying the first coat on level 9 and will continue with patching and painting in the bedrooms and hallways on floors 2 through 8.
  • LRS to start on site with a second shift installing new light fixtures throughout the building as part of BU’s energy-efficiency lighting upgrades.
  • SOS demolition to continue with carpet demolition and existing west stair demolition.
  • Dow site contractors to continue with the installation of the new stormwater recharge system.
  • Consigli/Riggs team on site for cleaning, site support, and supervision.

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