Construction Report

Construction Report for April 26 - May 2, 2024

 

 

Announcements:

Class Change Over:  Reminder to avoid driving in Prexy's Pasture during class changeover.  Pull over vehicle for duration of class changeover.

Annual Steam Shutdown (June 28 - August 6, 2024):

Our annual steam shutdown is scheduled for Friday, June 28th and will end Tuesday, August 6th. 

General notes about the annual steam shutdown:  

1. Some buildings have a permanent or summer back up domestic water heating system which will supply 110° F hot water during the outage period.  They are:  Science Initiative, Arts and Sciences, Bureau of Mines, Coe Library Book-N-Bean, Energy Innovation Center, Engineering Education Research Building, Field House, Field House North, Half Acre Gym, High Altitude Performance Center, Hoyt Hall, Ag C, Knight Hall, Old Main, Ross Hall Dining, Service Building, STEM, Student Health/Cheney, High Bay Research Facility, Tobin and the Student Union. 
2. Backup building heat systems are available at:  Energy Innovation Center – 3rd floor, Engineering Education Research Building, Science Initiative Building, High Bay Research Facility, Engineering Addition, Ag Addition, Anthropology, STEM and Bio Sciences – 5th floor vivarium. 
3. Backup autoclaves are available at: Ag C Rm 5024, Animal Sciences Molecular Biology autoclave room and Bio Sciences 427. 
4. A backup cage washer is located on the 5th floor of Bio Sciences.  
5. The State Vet Chem and BSL-3 Lab buildings are not affected by the shutdown and have autoclave capability. 

The portable boiler for the Washakie Complex will again be in place, so the complex will have domestic hot water for Downey, Orr, McIntyre & Washakie (installed week of June 17th).

---

General Information & Maps:

Interactive Construction Map – The best quick reference for active capital construction projects, both vertical and civil can be found HERE. On the left side of the map, there are layers that you can select with the check boxes to change what is visible on the map. Click on the features on the map for information.

Vehicle Access to Core Campus - Vehicular traffic flow onto core campus will be restricted. Every effort must be made to keep vehicles off of the Prexy’s area during peak passing periods. The Berry Gate access, at 9 ½ Lewis street, will be the only access. Incoming vehicles must pass through this controlled entrance utilizing an authorized WyoOne card.

Information on Capital Construction Projects - Planning & Construction Website

---

Ongoing & Current Projects:

2024 Campus Irrigation Expansion – New irrigation lines will be installed this summer from the corner of 22^nd and Armory Rd to the east along Armory Rd that will service Plant Sciences and the Mountain View Medical Plaza.  3 new road crossings will also be installed to improve campus irrigation.  This work is scheduled to end in August toward the end of the summer.

Aven Nelson Bldg. – Rocky Mtn Herbarium Expansion (Spring 2024) -  Renovation of labs and offices on the 2^nd Floor are underway, with completion scheduled for the end of Spring Semester 2024.  Please use caution around construction activities, equipment, and materials.

Geology Building – Museum Exhibit Installation (Chase Studio, Inc., December 2024) -  Preparations for the installation of  the new Ancient Seas of Wyoming exhibit on the second floor of the Geology Museum are underway. Completion of the exhibit is scheduled for the end of the calendar year 2024.  Please use caution around construction activities: crews, equipment, and materials.

Ivinson Parking Garage (Sampson Construction, December 5 - 12, 2023) - Sampson Construction is putting together a detailed plan for removal and replacement of unacceptable stones as noted on the exterior punch list. They will also be presenting a plan for the unacceptable patches. This work is set to begin this summer 2024 and complete in the fall 2024. The design team is in the process of designing a snowmelt system for the L-2 to L3 ramp to alleviate the icing issues we had this summer. Once the design is complete we will hire Sampson to complete this work by fall 2024.

Landmark Square Apartments and Early Child Care and Education Center (ECEC) Parking Lot Improvements (Simon Construction, May, 2024) – Simon Construction is removing and replacing the north & east parking lots of the Landmark Square Apartments. Please use caution in the area and watch for equipment. Construction scheduled to resume in Mid-May.

Law Remodel and Addition - The exterior skin is progressing around the north and west sides of the building. Interior finishes are well underway with drywall finishing around 60% complete. Interior paint and ceiling are getting ready to begin. The building roof is dried in. MEP work continues on L-1 and L-2 along with the basement mechanical room. Elevator is on site with install set to begin. L-2 Library carpet and paint has started.

Prexy’s Pasture Utility Work – WCEP Phase II (GE Johnson, Inc., Jackson, WY; Spring, 2024) – Utility work on the north of the transit stop on the east side of 9^th St. is complete for the season, planting will take place in the spring, 2024. Work between Old Main and Biological Sciences is complete. Planting will take place in the spring, 2024. The communications directional boring and surface restoration is complete in the Merica parking lot area, landscape work will conclude in the spring, 2024. Preparation activities are currently underway for tunnel demolition and final distribution piping scheduled for late spring and summer. Detail, phasing, and logistics information will be available shortly.

Student Housing and Dining Project (JE Dunn Construction, Inc., Denver, CO; August, 2025) – Please review the map found here for site access and traffic logistics. Foundation activities and vertical structures on the north and south halls are in process. Please observe all detour signage and use caution around the active construction areas. Utility work at the 15^th and Ivinson intersection will start 3/07. The intersection will not reopen until late summer, please observe all detour and closure signs.

Student Union and Prexy's Pasture (4/11/24 - 4/29/24) - Sewer drain installation will occur from 4/11 through 4/29/24 in the area around the Student Union in Prexy's Pasture. Please follow all barricades and signage in the work area.

University of Wyoming campus (United Building Specialty’s (UBS) & Crawford Insurance, April 15 - May 31, 2024) – UBS and Crawford insurance will be doing roof inspections on all of the University campus roofs. Please be aware there will be contractors on the roofs.

War Memorial Stadium West Stands Renovation (GE Johnson, Inc., Jackson, WY; January, 2026) – The south Fieldhouse (or east Corbett) parking lot and adjacent south and east sidewalks are closed.  The west stands including the area underneath the west stands and east of the Fieldhouse are also closed for construction activities. Please review the map found HERE for site access and traffic/pedestrian detour routes to campus. Please observe all detour and construction signage including using caution in the area.