December 24, 2008

Rack power distribution cabinets are being installed. Contractor is performing finish work on all areas. Facilities will be performing a punch list walk through with Contractor to address any discrepancy's.

December 3, 2008 - Project Update

Delivery of racks has been completed and floor stands for main PDU's as well as FDCs (PDU's that sit the end of each row) have been installed. Delivery and installation of these units will take place over the next two weeks. Construction activities are nearing substantial completion and commissioning of the space is ongoing.

October 28, 2008

The raised access floor throughout the Operations Center has been installed. Furniture coordination activities as well as A/V system's coordination is currently taking place. The equipment room itself has been prepared for the arrival of the PDU's and racks from APC. Some finish work within the Network Monitorig Area is still being completed as well as bringing the A/C systems online.

September 29, 2008

Raised access floor within the Equipment Room itself has been substantially completed. Ceiling finishes as well as finishes within the Monitoring Area have been started as well. Cable tray both under floor as well as ceiling trays have been installed. Arica currently is awaiting delivery of the PDU's as well as racks for the equipment room.

Electrical connections currently being made between lower floor UPS & Generator to Server Room feeds. This facilitates the "A" and "B" power connections to each server, in the event one power sources is lost the other immediatley picks up the connection. Mechanical work is almost complete. Raised floor to be installed in Server Room within the next 2 weeks. Asset Management Area will follow after that. Ramp to be built in rear area before school starts to lessen the impact on students.

Construction Update

The raised floor in the Help Desk area, Conference room, and Network Monitoring Area has been installed. Piping work related to mechanical as well as electrical work continues in the Server Farm area. The Conference Room as well as the half-size wall in the Network Monitoring Area have been constructed and finish work continues in both areas. Mechanical as well as Electrical work below as well as above the space has been substantially completed and await PDU's and HVAC equipment for final completion.

Construction Update

The floor has been sealed and is being prepared for the pedestals for the raised floor. Floor to ceiling walls have been constructed and drywalled as well as door jambs installed. Once the raised floor is installed then the final sets of walls will be installed. Core drilling for the rooftop A/C units continues as well as mechanical and electrical piping work.

Construction continues.
The new Help-Desk area construction has been completed, staff is moved in, and the area is operational.

The Operations Center floor’s holes have been filled and the floor has been sealed. Primary walls have are framed in and floor install should be starting. Once the floor is in secondary walls will be framed. Electrical in wall work is being done as framing is completed.

Work on HVAC infrastructure systems continues as planned and is on time. Planning and analysis of the replacement of the new raised floor is complete. The install of the new floor is to be completed over the next month. This includes the closing of large holes in the floor, leveling out the floor, sealing the floor, and the installation of the raised floor system and tiles. While this is being done work will continue on the HVAC infrastructure systems.

The new Help Desk area construction is nearing completion and awaiting the arrival of the furniture.

The operation center’s floor has been stripped of the previous floor. This exposed several large core drilled holes, diverse flooring (brick and different kinds of concrete), and many uneven surfaces. The JMT group took pictures and is working to design a compressive way to seal the different holes and level the floor. This design/plan should be done in the next seven to ten working days. In the mean time work continues on the in build electrical work to support both the operations center and the helpdesk. Help desk Walls are up and most of the electrical wiring for the area is in place. The walls cannot be finished until permits are in place and MC is working to get these done.

Update

The construction of the temporary help desk area at CFAC has started. This is a fast path construction so we will see walls up within the next few weeks. The operations center area’s floor is being sealed and insulated in preparation of the raised floor.

TP IT CFAC Operations Center Construction

Over the last year IT staff has worked to define and design a new IT Operations Center (sometimes referred to as the NOC) at the CFAC building in Takoma Park. This is to allow the center's relocation from the current location on the Rockville campus to this new center at TP. Over the last few month the construction bid was created and awarded. Crews will begin construction work March 10th.