Here is the latest news from John Gillum:
North Village Branch Library Replacement Project: A veritable host of construction activities are currently in progress at the ever changing North Village Branch Branch Library site. The millwork sub-contractors and the architects are working out the details of the color and finish palette for the project’s casework, while the electrician is preparing to install the ductwork in the floor recesses as the metal studs are being installed but before the walls are closed up. The steel erector, meanwhile, is working on the punch list for his particular trade while completing the entrance porch. Our plumbing sub-contractor is close to finishing his rough-in work, which calls for the installing the concealed portion of the plumbing to the point of connection for fixtures.
On March 6, 2008, an Irrigation/Landscaping Pre-installation meting was held, with much of the discussion revolving around the operational details of the rainwater collection tank, or cistern. On March 11, 2008, a very successful Roofing/Air Barriers Pre-installation Meeting was conducted with the new roofing sub-contractor so that they could begin to make the building weather tight ,and a precautionary pre-installation meeting for the mechanical ductwork is presently being coordinated with the MEP engineer and the installation sub-contractor since the ductwork must be coordinated with so many other interior elements, especially in the General User Area of the facility. With such a flurry of ongoing sub-contractor activities underway, the project management team foresees no reason why this new branch library cannot be made ready to open to the public as scheduled in January, 2009.
