10-18-2017

• There will be a series of Planned Outages for each floor in order to perform the abatement scope of work moving forward. These outages are closely coordinated with key stakeholders, and a formal Planned Outage Notification will be forwarded. These will also be updated on the campus outage calendar.
• The first outage is tentatively scheduled for next Wednesday, October 18, 2017.
• The dates will change for each floor, but the type of outage and impact will be the same. See below for details .
• Dates: Varies per floor
  Hours: 8:30PM – 6:00AM
  Outage type: Electrical
• Impact: During this time, there will be no electricity for the entire XXX Floor. As a result, there will be no lighting and no power for the plugs/receptacles within interior spaces (i.e. classrooms/offices/conference rooms/restrooms/janitor closets, etc.) This directly affects any equipment plugged in (i.e. computers, copy machines, phones, projectors, etc.). Please shut-down all electronics before leaving work each day. 

7-10-2017

• The Construction Kick-off Meeting was held June 29, 2017.
• Contractor mobilized July 5, 2017, and construction is scheduled to begin this week.

6-15-2017

• During the most recent Board of Regents meeting held on May 19, 2017, the construction amount was approved, allowing for the contracting process to move forward. The two major contracts for construction and professional consultant services are currently awaiting review by the Office of General Counsel and final UH signatures.
• Construction is anticipated to begin early July pending receipt of fully executed contracts.  A meeting will be coordinated within the next 2 weeks to discuss the project schedule and sequencing.

4-12-2017

• BOR Approval: May 2017
• Estimated Construction Start: July 2017
• Estimated Construction Completion: July 2018

3-10-2017

• It has been determined that construction will not be able to begin in March as originally planned. The Board of Regents was unable to address this project during the February 23rd meeting as originally planned. As a result, It is anticipated this project will be presented to the Board of Regents during their next meeting, to be held later this spring.
• The project manager is working with the contractor to review the impact to the schedule. Construction is still slated to start in the summer as scheduled.
• An RFQ was no longer necessary because two additional vendors were selected to enter master agreements with the University. This helps enable solicitations directly to Terracon.

1-17-2017

• The RFP phase is now complete and a contractor has been selected. The costs will be presented at the next Board of Regents meeting on February 23, 2017, and the contracting process will begin immediately upon their approval.
• A Request For Qualifications (RFQ) has been drafted and UH Purchasing is now reviewing. As part of the abatement scope, there will also be a professional consultant monitoring the work as required by the Texas Department of State Health Services. 

12-19-2016

• The selection committe has completed their evaluations and our Purchasing Department has recommeded a contractor.
• We plan to move forward with the recommended contractor barring no complications with the schedule.
• The contract process, which includes approval from the Board of Regents and multiple UH signatures, will begin as soon as we return from the winter break and typically takes a few months.