Copied below are the drafts of two construction management plans, one for the addition to Sitzmann Hall and the other for the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex.
These plans will be discussed at the joint meeting of the WSNAC Campus Development and Traffic, Parking, Safety and Student Relations subcommittees at:
6:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 7),
152 Murray-Herrick.
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS AND MCGOUGH COMPANIES
SITZMANN HALL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN
FIRST DRAFT
April 6, 2009
IntroductionMcGough Companies will begin construction around May 1, 2009, of an addition to Sitzmann Hall on the northeast corner of Summit and Cleveland avenues.
The four-level, 4,700-square-foot addition will provide additional offices, a chapel, a classroom and storage space for the Center for Catholic Studies, which has occupied Sitzmann since 2003. McGough expects a six-month construction period, with plans to occupy the new areas by Nov. 1.
TimetableHere is a timetable of anticipated activities. The schedule is subject to change, depending on weather conditions and progress made by crews. The university will update its campus construction web site every Friday from May until the project concludes.
• May 1: A construction fence is installed around the construction site.
• May 8-14: The site is excavated over five working days.
• May 15-29: Footings and foundations are poured over 10 working days.
• May 22-June 5: The elevator shaft is installed over 10 working days.
• June 1-July 7: The structure and exterior are constructed.
• July 7-13: The interior is roughed in.
• July 31-Aug. 20: Exterior brick is laid and roofing is installed.
• July 31-Oct. 9: The interior is completed.
• Sept. 1-15: The site is landscaped.
• Oct. 12-30: The building is furnished and equipped.
• Nov. 1: Faculty and staff move in.
Construction crewsConstruction crews will work from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
McGough expects 20 employees on the site. They will park in the ramp at Cretin and Grand avenues or in Lot H, where Opus crews working on the athletic and recreation complex will park.
Construction vehicle trafficConstruction vehicles will use Cleveland and drive onto the property at its northwest corner (Cleveland and the alley). The staging area will include the backyard, the parking lane on the east side of Cleveland from a spot 25 feet north of Summit to the alley, and the equivalent of two parking spaces on the east side of Cleveland north of the alley. A chain-link fence will be installed to separate the staging area from the northbound Cleveland driving lane.
During the week of May 4, excavation crews will remove an estimated 60 truckloads (600 cubic yards) of soil, or an average of 12 loads per day. Trucks leaving the site will turn north on Cleveland to Marshall and west on Marshall to Cretin.
Dust and dirt mitigationMcGough will follow Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and industry standards in controlling dust and dirt during demolition, excavation and construction activities.
The construction site will be watered as necessary to keep the dust problems to a minimum, and Cleveland will be swept and cleaned on an as-needed basis.
Street closings or delaysAs noted above, part of the parking lane on the east side of Cleveland will be closed.
Part or all of Cleveland between Portland and Summit will be closed for up to two days in July to allow the city to install a new water main and sanitary sewer near the curb cut of the existing three-car parking bay along the east side of Sitzmann.
Construction site noiseNoise is expected to have minimal impact on the neighborhood. Most construction-related noises will be muffled by the sound of motor vehicle traffic on nearby streets.
CommunicationsSt. Thomas will coordinate all construction project communication.
John Hershey will be the primary contact, with Doug Hennes as a secondary contact. Calls should go to them – not to McGough employees. John and Doug will have regular contact with St. Thomas employees coordinating the construction activities and the McGough on-site superintendent, and will address concerns as quickly as possible.
Beginning in early May, St. Thomas will maintain a construction page on its Web site (
www.stthomas.edu/constructionprojects. The page will be updated every Friday, with a recap of what occurred that week and a preview of what will occur in the weeks ahead.
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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS AND OPUS NORTHWEST
ANDERSON ATHLETIC AND RECREATION COMPLEX
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN
FIRST DRAFT
April 6, 2009
IntroductionOpus Northwest will begin construction of the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Center at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul on May 26, 2009.
The center will be constructed on the site of the existing Schoenecker Arena, Coughlan Field House and Foley Theater, all of which will be demolished in June. The center, which will include a basketball and volleyball arena, field house with 200-meter track, swimming pool, fitness center, weight room, offices and classrooms, will open by Oct. 1, 2010.
Pending Board of Trustees approval, St. Thomas expects to raze a fourth building – the adjacent O’Shaughnessy Hall – in the summer of 2010 to make way for the new Anderson Student Center on the northeast corner of Summit and Cretin avenues. The student center would open in January 2012.
TimetableHere is a timetable of anticipated activities. The schedule is subject to change, depending on weather conditions and progress made by crews. The university will update its campus construction web site every Friday from June 2009 until the project concludes in October 2010.
• Mid-April-May 29: Demolition preparation occurs in Foley, Schoenecker and Coughlan, including asbestos abatement in Foley.
• May 26: A construction fence is installed around the building and the staging area, which includes a portion of Lot H.
• June 1: Demolition begins on Foley, Schoenecker and Coughlan, and could take three weeks.
• June 22: Excavation begins for utility tunnels, foundations and water-retention pools.
• July: Work begins on below-grade concrete footings and foundations.
• Mid-July/August: Structural precast and structural steel erection begins.
• September-March: The structure and exterior of the new complex are constructed.
• March-September (2010): Interior and specialty work is completed.
• October (2010): Athletic, faculty and staff members move into the new complex.
Construction crewsConstruction crews will work from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, although their schedules could be extended to 6 p.m. during the summer to take advantage of the weather. Crews may work an occasional Saturday if necessary to stay on schedule, with shifts beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Opus expects an average of 40-50 employees on the site during the summer 2009, with crew sizes slowly increasing and running as high as 100+ during the winter and spring of 2010. Crew members will park in Lot H.
Construction vehicle trafficA site plan will be submitted to the City of St. Paul for approval of construction truck routes.
Construction vehicles will use Cretin, usually coming from Interstate 94, and will not travel on residential streets (e.g., Summit Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard). The entrance to Lot H from Cretin will be the main entrance point to the site. Most, if not all, vehicles will used the fenced-in staging area of Lot H for layovers. Construction traffic will exit onto Cretin.
During the three-week demolition stage, crews will remove an estimated TBD truckloads (TBD cubic yards) of debris and average TBD loads a day. Trucks leaving the site will turn onto Cretin.
During the four-week site excavation stage, crews will remove an estimated 820 truckloads (13,000 cubic yards) of debris and average 40 loads a day. Trucks leaving the site will turn onto Cretin.
Truck arrivals and departures will be staggered as much as possible to reduce the amount of time that they have to idle on the site.
Dust and dirt mitigationOpus will follow Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and industry standards in controlling dust and dirt during demolition, excavation and construction activities.
The construction site will be watered as necessary to keep the dust problems to a minimum, and Cretin will be swept and cleaned on an as-needed basis – every Friday and on Mondays through Thursdays depending on conditions.
Street closings or delaysAll utility connections for the new complex will be to existing university mains and will not require any relocations within city streets. The internal campus drive between the football stadium and the construction site will be closed for the duration of the project.
Construction site noiseWith construction occurring near the middle of campus, noise is expected to have minimal impact on the neighborhood. That distance and the sound of motor vehicle traffic on nearby streets will muffle most, if not all, construction-related noise.
ParkingDuring construction, St. Thomas will lose up to 394 parking spaces – 71 in Lot E, 23 in Lot F and up to 300 in Lot H – because they are within the building construction footprint or will be used as part of the staging area.
Faculty and staff now park in Lots E and F and commuter students now park in Lot H. During construction, they will park primarily in the new 725-car ramp on the southwest corner of Cretin and Grand, and at least 100 spaces will be available in the southern portion of Lot H for students.
CommunicationsSt. Thomas will coordinate all construction project communication.
John Hershey (651-962-6123 and jwhershey@stthomas.edu) will be the primary contact, with Doug Hennes (651-962-6402 and dehennes@stthomas.edu) as a secondary contact. Calls should go to them – not to Opus employees. John and Doug will have regular contact with St. Thomas employees coordinating the construction activities and the Opus on-site superintendent and will address concerns as quickly as possible.
Beginning in late May, St. Thomas will maintain a construction page on its Web site (
www.stthomas.edu/constructionprojects. The page will be updated every Friday, with a recap of what occurred that week and a preview of what will occur in the weeks ahead.
