Dear Sandels Building Colleagues and Students,
I’m pleased to share this week’s progress report on the work to address concerns regarding the Sandels Building.
Here are the latest updates on the project:
- This morning, Environmental Health & Safety, Radon Professional Services and the toxicologist made a site visit to collect final information that RPS will use to prepare a radon mitigation plan. We anticipate a proposal for the work will be received next week.
- The cleaning of the entire building HVAC system is complete, and all HVAC systems have met required milestones for mold clearance criteria. Additional work is needed to patch and seal the HVAC systems and to perform some spot-coating of fans and other components in air handling units serving the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors. The remediation contractor, STC, expects to return to the building over the next few weekends to prepare and apply epoxy coating to areas that were missed or have had some damage.
- The damaged fan unit in the basement air handler has been ordered with expedited delivery. Installation of the new unit will occur after delivery, which is expected to be in 6 weeks. A short shutdown of HVAC to the basement area is anticipated during this repair.
- FSU Campus Design received a proposal for a structural analysis by a licensed structural engineer to investigate and determine if structural settlement has created a source of water intrusion. The execution of a purchase order for this service is expected next week.
- In addition, earlier this week, several people met with Dr. Hung Cheung, the medical consultant engaged by FSU, to address individual questions and concerns. Individual meetings were conducted with those who requested them.
The health and safety of the campus community is our top priority, and we appreciate your patience as we address these issues.
If you have questions that have not been addressed in one of my updates, on the Sandels Response website or in the FAQs, please email sandelsresponse@fsu.edu, and we will answer your individual questions to the best of our ability.
Best regards,
Jim Clark
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
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