UA-R-GC-1914-01-01-1989-05_Page-027

May 10, 1989 AT & T Building MINUTES CAMPUS PLANNING COMMITTEE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO Wednesday 11:00 a.m. Attending: Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Brown, Mr. Crary, Mr. Eilts, Mr. Harbert (Chairman), Mr. Hyde, Dr. Lamont, Dr. Pedersen, Mrs. Thorne, Dr. Toepfer Also present: Mrs. Desforges, Dr. Pelowski, Ms. Rasmussen, Mr. Schieren Reporting: Ms. Blakemore 1. Agenda The agenda was adopted. 2. Minutes The minutes of the March 1989 meeting were approved. 3. Progress Report on Dormitory Project Vice President Toepfer reported that the political/legal problems with neighbors of the site are slowly being resolved. A court hearing is scheduled for May 27 and the contractor, in exchange for a 45-day contract extension, has agreed to a revised piling method to reduce to a minimum the possibility of soil movement and damage to the wall between the site and the neighbor to the south who has' been a major obstacle to the progress of the construction. Smaller piles will be driven from the surface rather than from the excavated level with a smaller machine that causes less vibration in the surrounding soil on the south side of the site. Dr. Toepfer added that work has been proceeding more rapidly since intensive meetings with the contractor (SCI-MBM) and the consultant (in the person of PB Sabbour's regional representative, Mr. Al Hayden, who is based in Cyprus) were held in March. Although the project is still about three months behind schedule, completion of the piling is now scheduled for mid-May. However, it remains to be seen whether a representative of AID/asha who will inspect the project at the end of May will agree that contract and AID requirements are being met through the participation of Mr. Hayden who only visits the site once or twice a month. Although PB Sabbour has assigned a new project manager to the job, they have not assigned an American full-time to the project. The committee discussed specific aspects of the site, the nature of the work being done, and what steps have been taken to document the current condition of the neighbors' property to protect the University from future legal actions. It was concluded that the University's new project manager must take up his duties as soon as possible. President Pedersen noted that the dormitory project is still only partially funded, and that $2,500,000 must still be raised to cover its full cost