NJDS Construction Weekly News

For the upcoming week of January 27, 2003, the following construction activities will take place:

Continue development of concrete footings along 12th Street
Continue pouring of concrete wall along 12th Street
Continue soil retention and excavation adjacent to current building.

This past week, at its bi-weekly meeting, the NJDS Construction Steering Committee selected AMCASE to provide the new operatory casework. The AMCASE mock-up was the one closest to the ramp down into B842 (grayish in color, without the column enclosure). Both mock-ups will be disassembled in the next week; the AMCASE mock-up will be reassembled in an alternate location in order for the school to determine the location of accessories within the operatory (i.e., glove dispensers, laptop computer tray, garbage pail, sharps container, sink and faucet design, etc.) As these items are considered, the Steering Committee will be looking again to the faculty, staff and students to provide input into the process. As with the selection process for the casework vendor, the Office of Clinical Affairs will be coordinating this aspect of the project.

Finally, NJDS has been notified that the construction of a utility tunnel, that will run parallel to the current building on the quad side, will begin in the next few weeks. This tunnel will carry utilities from the main UMDNJ system to the addition. The exact date when the construction will start has yet to be finalized. I am currently working with FP&C and TORCON to determine the start date, as well as finalizing the particulars regarding the construction. I will forward this information as soon as the construction plan is completed.