General Purpose South (78) façade replacement works will commence soon with site fencing and scaffolding being installed to the northern elevation (Courtyard). This notification provides a fortnightly lookahead for upcoming works and will continue to be issued throughout the project. The project is expected to run from Late August 2023 to June 2024
Lookahead Dates: 28 August 2023 to 28 September 2023
Affected Area & Disruption | Time | Date |
- The general waste skip bin will be relocated during these works.
- The car parks in the courtyard will be closed during these works.
- The fire evacuation routes from AEB and GP South will remain open and accessible in the event of an emergency.
- The external door at level 2 (courtyard side) which leads into room 207 / 207A will be closed and not accessible. [Note: we are reviewing options to make this accessible for April 2024 class requirements]
| Project duration | Project duration |
Courtyard Elevation: - Contractor to commence installing site fencing to courtyard area. Refer Figure 2 for Site compound fencing arrangement.
- Contractor to commence installing scaffold to the northern side of GP South as per Figure 3 below. Courtyard will be closed for periods of time to enable scaffold erection.
The courtyard, including AEB shelving racks, Level 2 engineering laboratory spaces and gas cages will not be accessible during the following period/s: - 6 September 23 to 21 September 23.
- Further dates TBC.
- Alternative pedestrian and delivery routes to be used.
- Contractor will have material deliveries to courtyard during scaffold build and fence installations.
- Erection of the scaffold will create noise disruptions for both AEB and GP South building occupants.
| 06:30am – 05:00pm |
30 August 2023
31 August 2023 to 28 September 2023
Ongoing
Ongoing
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Level 2 Entry Closure - The Contractor will be installing two overhead gantries to protect the Level 2 Entry and the Tesla Batteries. These will be installed on the 19 September, refer to Figure 4 for more details.
- Level 2 Entry will be closed for these works and pedestrians will be redirected to the Level 1 entry.
| 6:00am – 5:00pm | 19 September 2023 |
Temporary Power Connection: - Contractor to install temporary power connection to Board ‘DB-M’. Isolation between 6am-8am on the 1/09/23.
- Isolation will affect:
- Fire Panel Level 2
- 100A 3PH Sewage pump
- External lighting
- Switchboard room lighting and GPO’s
- Relevant stakeholders will be informed.
| 6:00am – 8:00am | 1 September 2023 |
Lakeside Elevation:
No works during this period.
| - | - |
Level 1 Fire door closure:
- The contractor will require the level 1 door (Courtyard fire exit) to be closed during the duration of the project due to Scaffold and exclusion zones. Please see Figure 5 for revised fire evacuation route for this level. Directional and regulatory signage has been installed.
| Project duration | Project duration |
Figure 1: Site Layout Plan
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Figure 2: Site Compound Permanent Set-Up
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Figure 3: Courtyard Closure for Scaffold Build
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Figure 4: Level 2 Entry Closure for Gantry Build
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Figure: Level 1 Fire exit door closed during works.
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Project details
General Purpose South (78) Façade Replacement project. Refer to the Façade Replacement Program website for more information.
Contact
Johnny Hegerty, Principal Project Officer: