Wiring Project Team
Meeting 1/31/96
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Attending:
Last meeting: 12/20/95 Next meeting: 2/16/96
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Attending: Tony DiTullio, Gerry Beaulieu, John Horan, Jerry Stacey,
Jan Scott, Peter Brouwer, Brenda Bennett, Garnet
Barrigar, Carmen Casolara, Bob Jewett, Justin Sipher
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Agenda:
1. Definitions
2. Financing our project
3. Reviewing the final "faceplate" locations
4. Ceiling access panels
5. Wiring closets
6. Briefing on networking seminar
7. Around the table (comments)
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1. Definitions:
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After we throughly confused ourselves as we attempted to reach an
understanding about terms to use when talking with vendors (and
ourselves), we defined "faceplate" as the *unit* of our project.
A "faceplate" will be installed for every bed (per the designed
capacity of each building) in our 5 major residence halls. A
faceplate will have a data jack and a telephone jack.
Gerry and Tony assured us that we can use the room #'s on the
floor plans they distribute. Those #'s will not change.
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2. Financing our project
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Jan Scott said that she and Mike will be evaluating the bids to
finance our wiring project. The interest rate will be in the
low 5% range. We should have funds from this by the end of March.
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3. Reviewing the final "faceplate" locations
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When we ask for a vendor quotation on the cost of this project, we
will ask them to supply an additional estimate for the following
non-student items:
PACES (wiring needs in residence halls; *not* terminated at either end)
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a. pulling Cat5 cable from our wiring closets to 15 laundry rooms
b. pulling Cat5 cable from our wiring closets to 19 vending areas
c. pulling Cat5 cable from our wiring closets to areas currently
served by wiring to Griffin equipment (primarily cash registers
in the dining areas)
d. a "faceplate" for the new Bowman commisary, Lehman and Knowles
dining areas
PHYSICAL PLANT
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a. a "faceplate" for each janitor office (12?) in the residence halls
b. a "faceplate" for the new Knowles MPR
c. pulling Cat5 cable from our wiring closets to each building entry
door of the residence halls (est. 72)
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4. Ceiling access panels
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We may need 3 access panels installed so vendors can look into the
residential building ceilings to assess how cable could be pulled.
Gerry asked that we send him the 3 locations we want a panel installed
in and a completion date.
Carm will determine where these panels should be installed and submit
the work request.
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5. Wiring closets
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Carm will create a master list of all wiring closet locations as
known currently (we realize locations *may* change when the contractor
begins the installation process). John Horan will review these
locations and give final approval for any "closets" that will be placed
in a current student room.
John will need this list *before* mid-March because he will need to
inform students about rooms that will no longer be available. (Housing
assignments are to be completed by mid-April.)
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6. Briefing on networking seminar
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Carm, Garnet and Justin attended a networking seminar at the SUNY
Training Center yesterday (1/30/96). They pointed out the following
items that were stressed in the seminar:
- use a consultant for negotiating our contract with DEC if we
use the CM224 contract with DEC.
- we should have final approval of the selection of subcontractors
- cabling/faceplates should all be labelled end-to-end
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7. Around the table (comments)
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We should consider a "Clerk of the Works" (a site rep) who handles the
nitty-gritty, day-to-day details and acts as the go-between with
contractors (keys, questions, etc). It is not clear to us how much of
this responsiblity might be provided by a Project Manager. A site rep
might cost between $8K - 10K.
We should alert contractors to areas where there is asbestos.
Contractors should have performance bonding.
We should *carefully* coordinate scheduling of work in buildings with
John Horan because of campus summer programs. We will need a complete
list of summer programs that will use the residence halls over the
summer.
We should record all questions that vendors raise on walk-throughs.
We may find that answering these questions will help clarify issues.
Electrical service in not adequate in any of the residential buildings
and students may find that their computers won't work if they are
using a number of other electrical devices. Lehman will be getting
an upgrade this summer.
We may need to get special permission to work in the Lehman House 1
apartments (single parent apartments).
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8. A preliminary look at "user" issues (Acceptable Use Policy; user-conduct
issues, etc.)
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Not addressed at this meeting.
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9. Other items:
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Gartner Group conference call