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A section of Tanana Loop on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus will be closed for most of the month of October for a sewer line project.

The project will begin Oct. 8. Crews will excavate a portion of the road near the Duckering and Bunnell buildings. The parking lot between the buildings will also be closed and there will be changes to campus shuttle routes.

Drivers and pedestrians on campus should watch for signs and allow extra time to reach their destinations.

Please view the document at:

www.uaf.edu/files/fs/ENNFSewerTCP.pdf

For more information, please contact our Customer Service Center at 474-7000.

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The deadline to submit a Facility Modification or estimate work request using FY12  funding is  April 1, 2012.

 Existing requests are now in the planning stages or  in process, however Facilities Services cannot accept new requests after  that date until the new fiscal year begins on July 1.

This does not include requests for costs to set up events.

For information, please contact Marianne Freelong at 474-5990

Please view the document at:  

http://www.uaf.edu/files/fs/WRDMScope.pdf

For more information, please contact our Customer Service Center at 474-7000.

Please view the document at:  

http://www.uaf.edu/files/fs/light.pdf

For more information, please contact our Customer Service Center at 474-7000.

Start:            October 27, 2011

End:             November 2, 2011 (estimated date)


Contractors will begin the roofing operation at the new Arctic Health courtyard clinic on October 27.  This work involves using a tar type product which is called a “low smell” however, there will be a tar odor but the fumes are not toxic. This is similar to the roofing material being used at the new Life Sciences project.

To avoid fumes entering the building through the temporary front entrance at the stairwell, this door will be closed and designated as EMERGENCY EXIT ONLY for the duration of the roofing work. Signs will be posted to direct traffic to the east and north west entrances.

For further information, please contact our Customer Service Center at 474-7000 or

view the link for the MSDS

Subject:        Closure of East Arctic Health Lot 9A

Start:            Sept. 23, 2011 6:00pm

End:             Sept. 24, 2011  6:00pm

East Arctic Health lot 9A will be closed to vehicle for construction activities related to the AHCHC project.  Contractors will be

using the parking lot to deliver and set up a large crane.  The use of the crane will be on the north side of the Arctic Health building from 9-24 to 9-25.

Please use extra caution when in the area of the operating crane during this time.

Click to view map

Thank you!

Subject:            Temporary North Entrance Door - A/H

Start:                 Sept. 17, 2011        600am

End:                  Sept. 17, 2011        800pm

The temporary north entrance door into Arctic Health will be designated as "emergency exit only" on Saturday, Sept. 17th.

Contractors will be working overhead in this area; access to the building will be through the northwest and southeast doors on Saturday only. Click to view map

Thank you!

Please use caution when entering and exiting these areas as they will be using tall ladders and will be hanging from the buildings! 

Subject:            A/H CANHR Construction Project Update

Start:                August 2, 2011

End:                 March, 2012

Construction on the Arctic Health in-fill project has commenced.   The contractor has begun work on the front entrance (north) of the building.  The stairwell (100S7) entrance in this area will remain accessible to foot traffic.   Facilities Services will install a handle on the exterior of the door in the immediate future.

The ADA ramp at the front of building will be temporarily moved to the south east entrance of the building.   Please note:this entrance does not have automaticdoor openers. This ramp will remain at the SE entrance for the project duration, into 2012.   The ADA entrance at the west side of Arctic Health will remain in service.

Please view the new map for ADA access at:  

http://www.uaf.edu/files/fs/AHCHC-ADA-Routing.pdf

Interior foot traffic should avoid using the first and second floors, north hallways and the front (north side) of the building (100C1 & 200C5). These hallways will soon be closed for the duration of the project.

Thanks to all of you for your patience and understanding during this project.

For more information, please contact our Customer Service Center at 474-7000.

Project Map

The 2011 Construction Overview map highlighting UAF's summer projects is now available online.

The Constitution Hall Toilet Room Upgrade project is scheduled to begin Monday November 1, 2010 beginning at 6:00pm.

The project reconfigures the existing toilet rooms into ADA compliant accessible toilet rooms.  The project also provides accessible drinking fountains, a relocated janitor's closet, a new communications hub room, and space for a future elevator equipment room.

The project is scheduled for work on level one continuing thru mid December then moving to level three.  The entire project is scheduled complete by mid-February 2011.

UAF Contact:   Mike Schuetz  Project Manager  474-6650

Beginning on Thursday, August 12 thru Monday, August 16 (depending upon construction progress), West Tanana Drive will be closed from the Thompson  Drive roundabout to the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (AFES/Farm) for approximately one day.  The following day, Tanana Loop will be closed from the Thompson Drive roundabout up to the junction with Yukon Drive near the Butrovich building. 

Detour information and signage will be posted on Sheep Creek Road informing motorists to use the Parks Highway and enter campus from Thompson Drive. Vehicles traveling east from Sheep Creek Road will be allowed only as far as the AFES farm driveways.  There will be no traffic allowed on West Tanana Drive from the roundabout to AFES farm.  Roads will be clearly barricaded and marked with signage.

It is anticipated that the work on both roads will be completed with minimal disruption to campus.  We apologize to motorists, bicyclists, and walkers for the inconvenience of using alternate routes to AFES farm and Upper Campus during this construction period. 

Please contact our Customer Service Center at 474-7000 for further information.

As always, thank you for your patience.

Click here to view Tanana Loop closure map

Click here to view Sheep Creek closure map

Facilities Services is beginning the Skarland Hall Restroom Remodel project the week of Aug 2- 6.
The scope of work includes the complete demolition and rebuild of the restroom and showers on floors 2-4.  Systems impacted include electrical, alarms, mechanical, HVAC and parking.

Substantial Completion is scheduled for February 22, 2011.

See the attached drawing for the areas used for contractor parking and material lay down.

UAF Contacts:
Reed Morisky  Project Manager  Wk 474-5856  Cell  460-6371
Scott Heidorn  Contract Manager  Wk  474-5558  Cell 590-0671

Facilities Services will be closing the west and northwest entrance (click for a map) of the Nenana Parking Lot  for paving from Thursday, July 8 through Wednesday, July 14th. The lot willl reopen for normal use on July 15th.  Signs are posted routing customers to access to the portion of the parking lot that will remain open. Please contact us at 474-7000 for more information.

Phase 2 of the Utilities Waste Line Repairs project will continue on July 30, 2010.  This project is the continuation phase of replacing aged, unreliable sanitary and storm water infrastructure.  This work will take place along Tanana Loop near the Student Recreation Center and Patty Gym.  Work is scheduled to be completed September 30, 2010.

Facilities Services will be shutting down the shared elevator between Irving I and Irving II on July 6.  This outage is necessary to upgrade the elevator.   The outage is expected to last until September 9, 2010.

For more information, contact Mike Scheutz at 474-7000

Thank you for your patience as we work to make our campus a safe one!

South Chandalar Drive will be open to emergency traffic only from Thursday, June 10th - Monday, June 14th for re-surfacing. The contractor will remain on site afther the 14th working on sidewalks, curbs and gutters.

Please keep a watchful eye out for workers and yield to construction equipment.

The intersection will be open to emergency traffic only Thursday, June 17th - Sunday, June 20th. Road repairs will lift and repave the intersection to eliminate the large dip that exists now.

Auto traffic for the Museum will be temporarily re-routed to the east entrance off of Yukon Drive to parking lot 9J.

Traffic to parking lots 9E, 9M, 9F and 9G will be re-routed to Tanana Loop on the west side of West Ridge.

The Department of Transportation will be on campus mid-June for roadway line painting. Specific dates and time schedule will be posted soon.

A final 2010 Campus Master Plan will be available to view in July.

The 2010 Construction Overview map highlighting UAF's summer projects is now available online.

Facilities Services is preparing for the Campus Sewer Main Replacement  along Thompson Drive and Tanana Loop.   This line will be installed to the east of the existing line, keeping campus in service during the installation.  Brush clearing will begin in a few weeks, with digging to start in early summer.   

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Parking Services is consolidating its offices to one location at 114 Physical Plant. The offices at 111 Eielson Building and 1855 Marika Rd. will be closed about Feb. 20. A kiosk will be available in the PolarExpress office at 116 Eielson Building. You can purchase permits, update your information, pay or appeal tickets, and chat in real time with parking services staff to ask questions or get information through the online system. Log in with your UA AuthServ user name and password.

Final Wrap-up Report

The utilities department completed required maintenance on the electricity-generating turbine this past summer. During that time, electricity was purchased from Golden Valley Electric Association and the entire campus was called on to help reduce electric consumption. Facilities Services turned air handlers off at night, kept chillers off to the greatest extent possible, and limited use of all high-use, electric-driven building components.

On May 27, shortly before the turbine was brought back online the university community reduced overall energy consumption by 3%, approximately $10,000 in savings. The following month, the utilities division continued to rely on GVEA for maintenance on the coal-fired boilers at the power plant.

The final electrical savings was $24,300 or an overall energy consumption reduction of 3.5%.

Unseasonably warm weather and lack of individual control in office areas were challenges that we believe prevented the campus from reaching the goal of saving $50,000 goal.

In addition to the overhaul, the utilities division also:

• Changed out the turbine speed/load control system
• Changed the voltage regulator control system
• Changed out the power meter
• Relocated the control room
• Made the surface condenser operational

The approved Redbook, UA Board of Regents' FY11 operating and capital requests is available online.

Several test installations of LED lights have been completed. Comments on the LED lights installed on campus can be sent to led.test@alaska.edu.

Visit our sustainablity page to learn more about LED lighting at UAF.

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