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ever say the Harrison School of Pharmacy folks don't know how to party! When the roof on the new Education and Clinical wing was finally finished, Brice Contracting Company threw a bash that will long be remembered by all who attended. Blue and orange covered tables, folding
chairs and food service stations were moved out onto the 1st floor of the new building, patio-style. The menu was definitely southern: fried catfish, hush puppies, coleslaw, chicken tenders, french fries, banana pudding and iced tea. Now, you can't get much further south than that! David Laney, Brice Project Manager, gave a short welcome and Bruce Adams, Vice President for Brice, gave an invocation to start things off. In addition to the School's faculty and staff, Brice invited their entire construction crew, a contingent from ETV, and one from AU Facilities including Terri Carson, AU Design Project Manager, and Angel Colon, AU Project Manager and a group from Telecommunications and Media Support, including John Gober, Info Tech Sr. Specialist. According to all reports, there was not much need for "doggie bags" afterwards. The spread supplied by Whiskers Catfish Catering rated high compliments. They operated out of a self-contained truck that was simply parked inside the new building at about the spot the new auditorium will soon occupy. But the most dramatic moment came when Dean Evans and Jeff Smith, Brice Field Supervisor, were lifted to the top of the building in a hydraulic "bucket" to affix a fir tree to the new roof (see pictures in the Topping Out slide show), an act symbolizing finishing the roof of a new building.
To say everyone was "hungry" for this moment would not be too tongue-in-cheek, not after living through the often disruptive, but all too necessary construction process. But the occasion was also about being able to stop, take a deep breath, appreciate the moment and celebrate the real progress that has been made.
Here's the contractor's technical review of the work done in October:
1. Concrete: All floor slabs are complete.
2. Steel Erection: 95% complete. Erected stair towers and grand stair.
3. Fireproofing: Started Ground Floor.
4. Metal Studs: Continued Exterior stud framing and began interior stud
framing on second floor.
5. Plumbing: Most overhead rough-in complete.
6. HVAC: Overhead rough-in about 40% complete for entire building.
7. Electrical: All in slab rough-in complete. Started interior wall
rough-in.
8. Fire Protection: Finished existing building fourth floor. Started
existing building second floor.
Keep Checking On Us
We'll remind you again that you can check continuing month-by-month progress through our Construction Updates Page. This month's update features the building progress slides as well at the Topping Out party slides. And don't forget, our live WebCam from the top of Haley Center offers you a quick way to keep up with the building's daily progress. Also, if you haven't already, be sure to see the amazing virtual video walk-through of the completed new building. That's it for now. See you next time.