STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Albany, New York 12203
DATE: 23 July 1970
FROM: Walter M. Tisdate
TOs President Louls Benezot
SUBJECT: Campus Progress Report Now 163
The contract was awarded today,by Letter of Intent, to James H, Maloy, Ince
of Latham, New York, for the Site Preparation of the Health and Physical Education
Bullding #2 (Field House). This 1s @ separate contract from the construction of
the Fleld House Itself and was necessary because of problems that existed at the
site whore the Fleld House is to be built.
The Job calls for the clearing and removal of existing tree stumps and
root systems, removal ef a quicksand beg area which has been encountered, and
the replacement with, solid landff li. An overburden will also be placed on top
of the foundation location of the bullding, where it will be permitted to set
for several months, unti! the start of construction early next spring. This
will compact the area where the foundation goes to stabilize it for the weigh?
of the building above.
The Site Preparation contract is slated to be completed by the 23rd of
October. Work may ba expected to start within the next one to two weeks. Ale
though this will occasion the presence of earth hauling vehlcles on our East
perimeter road, no serious Interference with campus tratflc Is expected.
As a part of this site preparation, the excess fill from the Indlan
Quadrangle will be remeved and placed over on the site of the Fleid Houses,
thus clearing the area around the Indian Quad for ultimate landscaping.
walter M. Tisdale
‘ Assistant to the President
for Planning & Development
Ges Vice President Charies O'Rel lly
Vice President Milton Olsen
be. Alfred Werner
‘Mire He David Vanbyck
Mr. WEE fam Seymour
Mrs John F. Buckhoff, Jr.
