MEETING AGENDA

Ithaca Commons Repair & Upgrade Project

Date
05/13/2014

Start
10:00 AM

Purpose
2014 Construction Meeting #7
Distribution/Attendance:
City of Ithaca
Downtown Ithaca Alliance
Sasaki Associates
Labella Associates
Vacri Construction
Power & Construction Group
Verizon
NYSEG Gas
DDS
NYSEG Electric

End
11:00 AM

C#2 Utilities, C#3A Surface, C#3B Electric

Next Date
05/20/2014

Next Time
10:00 AM

Prepared By
Jessica Buckley

Location
Commons Project Office 215 East State St Ithaca, NY
(Present at meeting unless noted: A absent)
Michael Kuo, Jessica Buckley, Nicole Mason
Tammy Baker
Susannah Ross (A), Eamonn Hutton (A)
Dan Walker, James Matzat (A)
Ralph Avery, Andy Breznay, Matt Thomas(A), Roberto DeVincentis (A)
Lou Zupan, Bill Planert, Brian Planert
James Edwards, Dave Comer (A)
Doug Stafford (A), Jack Barker, Dawn Stillwell (A)
Jeff Bubb (A)
Jack Czapranski, Dennis Kuhn (A)

Item / Description
1. RFIs
1.1. Any open RFIs at this time
2. SUBMITTALS
2.1. Any open submittals
Vacri report on: TTC alley HH (needed this
week); WF vault; Granite & steel shop
drawings; BM Pavilion shop drawings
P&CG report on: Stage lighting
2.2. Longest lead time items
P&CG: Kiosk lead time
3. OPEN DESIGN ITEMS
3.1. Water Feature Design pending approval
of health department
4. SCHEDULE
4.1. P&CG to schedule 1-2 additional crews
05/12: Start NW & SW end of E State;
Working w/ NYSEG Electric at N Tioga &
NE side of E State St
05/19 06/16: Complete N Tioga
4.2. NYSEG Electric to complete relocation of
secondary to Aurora St by 05/16
4.3. Vacri / AC&P

Notes

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May: Complete utilities; Verizon MH entry

June: Site demo; Pour foundations /
footers; Site grading, curbs, expansion
joints
July: Prep & pour slab N Tioga; Paving
program
4.4. NYSEG Gas Priorities:
A. Make connection at Aurora St
B. Test, charge main and run service to
bldg north branch between Aurora &
Trolley Circle
C. Provide new service to 215 E State St
prior to July
UTILITIES COORDINATION
5.1. Verizon / Gas Conflicts E State St: P&CG
to report on # of Verizon conflicts with
cat. poles
5.2. Water Feature: Verizon scheduled to
start work 05/19; Vacri to submit on WF
vault as specd
5.3. TTC Alley/Telecom: 05/12: EE Root is to
expose TTC conduits to allow for the
installation of the TTC HH and storm
lateral by Vacri; Verizon scheduled to
expose cables in alley toward the end of
this week to allow installation of storm
lateral
5.4. Telecom Entry to Verizon MHs: Vacri
finished Cayuga St; Aurora & Seneca St to
be scheduled
5.5. Asphalt Restoration: Vacri, NYSEG Gas &
Signals project (PC&G) to coordinate in
intersections
VAULTS
6.1. Vault Infill 208/210 to be filled by 8 AM
05/13; 123 infill to be complete by 05/21;
Other possible vault infills at 118, 119,
135,137,139; Vacri to submit price
estimate on infill at 126 & 208/210
ELECTRIC
7.1. Grading plan available for surveyor
7.2. Electric feed to from panel west HH
exposed on fence hook east of 158 E
State St
TELECOM DUCT BANK
8.1. Bank Alley west walkway to be closed
week of 05/12; TTC east entrance to

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remain open until 05/14

9. M&PTP: MAINTENANCE & PROTECTION
OF TRAFFIC & PEDESTRIANS
9.1. All trenches need to be prepared for
graduation weekend; Gas At least item
4; Vacri asphalt; PC&G Beautiful
concrete / plate combo
9.2. Vacri is to power off the electric during
the day, and on at the end of the day; Any
variation is to be communicated to
JB/MK, AB, LZ, Andy (Gas)
9.3. PERSONAL VEHICLES ARE PROHIBITED
FROM PARKING ON SITE
9.4. Flaggers are required to bring trucks on &
off site, especially when backing up
9.5. Pedestrian walkways are to be reinstated
at the end of each day; Only one crossing
may be closed at a time; If more than one
is to be closed a temporary crossing is to
be opened
9.6. The mural fence may be disassembled to
allow work, however must be reinstated
at the end of each day
9.7. Vacri to propose sidewalk demo plan

DATES TO REMEMBER

May 16 to May 18 Ithaca College Graduation, no work on weekend

May 23 to May 25 Cornell Graduation, no work on weekend
May 30 to June 1 Ithacafest, Cayuga St entrance closed

ADDITIONAL NOTES

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