Sept. 9, 2010

Status of flood-damaged faciltiies

by Diana Pounds

Facility updates

Hilton Coliseum

Damage: 12-14 feet of water.
Status: Power was restored Sept. 2. Facilities planning and management (FPM) and environmental health and safety (EHS) crews are beginning walk-throughs. Final cleanup work and environmental tests must be completed before reconstruction starts. Bids will be received on elevator repairs this week. Athletics officials are hopeful the building can be ready for the first basketball game (women's) Nov. 4.

Scheman Building

Damage: 4 feet of water on ground floor.
Status: ServiceMaster is at work on final cleanup. FPM and EH&S crews are beginning walk-throughs. Environmental tests must be completed before reconstruction begins. Bids will be received on elevator repairs this week.

Lied Recreation Athletic Center

Damage: 2 feet of water on first floor.
Status: Cleanup is complete and officials are awaiting the results of environmental tests before reconstruction can commence. Steam service for heating and cooling is now available in the building. The first-floor turf and racquetball courts must be replaced. The indoor track is still being evaluated.

Veenker Memorial Golf Course

Damage: 1-9 feet of water covered the course. Maintenance shed was under 8 feet of water.
Status: Driving range and practice facilities are open, along with a playable nine-hole course. Elsewhere on the course, grass seed has been planted and is sprouting.

University Community Childcare, Family Resource Center

Damage: 4-6 inches of water on the first floor.
Status: The facility is available for reconstruction, and bids are out for this work. The childcare center is temporarily located at Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 Lincoln Way.

General Services Building

Damage: 18 inches of water on the first floor.
Cleanup: Flood-damaged items were removed and the facility was power-washed.
Status: Cleanup is complete.

Ann Campbell Transit Facility

Damage: Inundated by flood waters.
Status: The facility has been cleared for reconstruction to begin.

Jack Trice Stadium

Damage: Some water on the field.
Cleanup: Water cleared with pumps. No remediation required.
Status: Field is open.

Iowa State Center parking lots

Damage: Water and broken asphalt.
Status: Asphalt repairs were completed in time for the first Cyclone football game Sept. 2.

ISU Soccer Complex

Damage: Water and muck.
Status: Grass areas should rebound quickly and may be available for the Sept. 17 home game. The press box has been cleared for reconstruction.

Southeast intramural fields

Damage: Water and muck.
Status: Grass areas in the fields should rebound quickly. The intramural building has been cleared for reconstruction. The sand volleyball courts north of the fields will not be open for some time.

Maple-Willow-Larch field

Damage: Water and muck.
Status: New seeding is down and some growth is already occurring. Grass areas should rebound quickly.

Disc golf course

Damage: Minimal damage.
Status: Debris has been removed. The course remains closed at present.

University Village

Damage: Flooding in 27 apartments housing 47 students.
Status: The facility is available for reconstruction and bids are out for this work. An asbestos abatement contractor has begun removing floor tiles. Students have been relocated. Officials hope their apartments will be ready by Oct. 1.