Main Campus Facility Service Disruption and Shutdown Notifications
April 2024
April 2024 Annual Electrical Shutdown - General Notice
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Annual Electrical Shutdown: Buildings and Facilities Wednesday April 24th
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Annual Electrical Shutdown: Buildings and Facilities Saturday April 27th
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Annual Electrical Shutdown: Buildings and Facilities Sunday April 28th
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Annual Electrical Shutdown: Notice for Campus Digital Boards
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April 29th until May 31st Buildings 158, 178 and 232, work on electronic access installations.
April 29th Building 140, air handling unit AC11 will be shutdown from 8:00am until 12:00noon to clean coils.Air flow will be off in numerous rooms on all floors during this time.
April 27th OVC Buildings and all other buildings west of Gordon Street, natural gas will be off from 7:00am until 7:00pm during the annual electrical shutdown.
April 22nd until May 17th Buildings 084, 088 and 140, work on electronic access installations.
April 18th Building 146, Hot Water Heating and Glycol Heating will be shutdown between 10:00am and 12:00 noon for replacement of safety relief valves.
April 18th Building 031, Steam on south side of building will be shutdown between 2:00pm and 3:00pm for replacement of safety relief valves.
April 18th Building 032, Steam will be shutdown between 3:00pm and 4:00pm for replacement of safety relief valves.
April 18th Building 037, Low Pressure Steam, Hot Water Heating will be shutdown between 12:00 noon and 2:00pm for replacement of safety relief valves.
April 18th Building 070, Compressed Air- 40 lb System, Steam Chemical Still, Hot Water Heating will be shutdown between 7:00am and 11:00am for replacement of safety relief valves.
April 17th Building 090, all lights and receptacles in entire building will be shutdown from 7:00am until 7:45am to replace breaker for ice machine. Essential (emergency) lighting will remain on.
April 17th Building 045, room 1504A heating and cooling coils will will be shutdown to install be reconfigured between 12:00 noon and 6:00pm. The room will remain accessible, but HVAC system will not be operating.
April 13th Building 032, 080, 082, 083, all electrical power will be off to enrire buildings for transformer repairs. Dates and times are as follows: Saturday April 13, 7:00am until 12:00 Noon and Sunday April 14, 7:00am until 12:00 Noon.
April 11th until 19th Building 070, installation of new electrical services in the Animal Holding Wing. There will be some drilling in the corridor and some holes through the block walls. Drilling will be coordinated with building occupants.
April 11th Building 069, hot water will be shutdown to C-block tower washrooms from 2nd floor to 9th floor from 8:00am until 10:30am to repair a leak.
April 10th Building 046, perimeter heat will be off in rooms 101 to 149 and 201 to 236 to repair leak in heating system.
April 9th Building 081, power to receptacles in rooms 4238, 4239, 4240 and 4241 will be off from 7:00am until 7:45am to install a new breaker for new equipment.
April 9th Building 050, Gold pool roof leak test. This test takes place over one full workday. If there is inclement weather, the test will be performed on the next dry day.
April 5th until May 17th Building 081, 082 and 083, electronic access to be installed in corridors, primary entries and exitsand electrical and communication rooms. Contractor will be onsite to install conduit, cabling, and door hardware. Door areas will be cordoned off. Pedestrians will be directed to alternate entries. Periodic loud work to be experienced.
April 5th until April 12th Building 178, Alumni Stadium digital video board will be replaced. Contractor will be accessing the board along College Avenue. The sidewalk next to the stadium will be closed periodically. The sidewalk on the north side of College Avenue will remain open. Flagman will be present to direct traffic when required.
April 3rd Building 075, all hot water will be off from 8:00am until 10:00am to repair a leak on the water line.
April 1st Building 040 and 049, fire alarm system work will take place in 1st Floor Initiation Zone. Valves to be relabelled. System will remain active.
March until May 2024
March 26th until April 19th Building 045, modification HVAC of system in room 1504. Work will be coordinated around animal care activities.
March 20th until May 10th Building 046, exterior repairs at windows and entry canopy, Wings B and C. Some noise can be expected.
March 11th until April 26th, Buildings 051 and 069 will undergo electronic access installations. Work will be performed each weekday from 7:00am to 4:30pm Door areas will be cordoned off. Pedestrians will be directed to alternate entries. Periodic loud work to be experienced.
Future Annual Utilities Shutdowns
To provide the campus community with the opportunity to plan future activities, Physical Resources has developed a standard time frame for the annual electrical and steam systems maintenance shutdowns.
The shutdowns are necessary to perform essential preventive maintenance on these systems.
Electrical
Yearly campus wide electrical shutdowns will take place each year on the last Saturday and Sunday in April.
These shutdowns are to do preventive maintenance on our aging electrical infrastructure. The theory of course is that good preventive maintenance on critical equipment will minimize disruptive emergency outages. We ask that departments plan their activities well in advance and avoid these dates. These dates represent the least disruptive window of opportunity to do this work. Buildings will be without regular power for the duration of the shutdown. Emergency lighting, as provided by the campus essential power system, will not be affected. As the shutdown dates approach, we will issue more detailed information. Queries shall be directed to Doug Doel, Manager, Electrical Design, extension 53459 or email douglas@pr.uoguelph.ca.
Standardizing Shutdowns
Standardizing shutdown times will allow departments to plan their activities well in advance so as not to cause undue disruption. In particular, it is important that no major special events be planned during these shutdowns. Arranging temporary power or steam supplies is very expensive and generally will not be provided. If you have any questions or require any additional information please contact Steve Nyman, Director, Maintenance and Energy Services at extension 52014 or email snyman@pr.uoguelph.ca