Hi Heather and the AMMRL community,
Thanks for the shout-out! I'm glad the info is useful to folks. :-)
We were a bit miffed about the actual relocation of the magnet & console
as well. Bruker charges an arm and a leg for the relocation, but they
do not do the physical move of the magnet. For the console it may depend
on which Bruker engineer you get and what they're willing to do. Also,
Bruker does not guarantee that the magnet will come back up in the new
lab. But the chances of this not happening is very very very rare (they
will tell you the numbers...).
Fortunately UVM had hired movers (likely most universities do) to move
our department into the new building. After the initial Bruker engineer
de-energized and warmed up the magnet, the Bruker magnet guy came in to
prepare the magnet for the move (install restraints, etc.). Bruker will
also provide a box for the magnet to be placed in, which is can be
lifted with a pallet jack. As soon as the magnet was ready, the movers
came to the old NMR room with the pallet jack. I videoed every move
they made for liability. I believe the movers also moved the console,
but since we were moving one floor down, and immediately next door, and
the path was paved, they just reeled it from the old lab to the new (my
initial Bruker engineer would have done this, but the new lab wasn't
ready and the movers hadn't started when he was here).
With the older Oxford magnet, I had John Davidson (CIS) do the move. He
also provided the box and carefully prepared the magnet, but our moving
company relocated the magnet. I believe John and I moved the console,
but again, using the wheels. John was very good at helping me move
EVERYTHING that had to do with the Varian Unity-Inova. I again videoed
everything, since if anything goes wrong and leads to equipment
malfunctioning in the new lab, it is detrimental to have some proof.
One good thing is that since the U is paying these magnet engineers
beaucoup bucks, your magnet will have priority with the movers. They
will drop whatever they're doing and come move your magnet and
components immediately. I personally did not look into insurance and
liability issues, but if anything were to go wrong, likely your U is
covered with insurance, and the moving company is covered as well.
We did consider doing a cold move with the newer Bruker magnet, which
would have been half the price. But with all the precautions, we
decided that paying for a warm move was worth the 'insurance' that our
magnet would be functioning once it's back up and running in the new
building.
Cheers,
Monika
On 6/4/2018 9:36 PM, Heather Schenck wrote:
>
> First, a shout-out to Monika Ivancic at U VT for a great synopsis of
> recommendations received from the group in 2016, as well as an update
> on her own facility's relocation. Now it's our turn....and we have a
> few questions going in.
>
>
> We have a quote for our move that stipulates we will do the actual
> relocation (pallet jack, etc.) between buildings. Is this typical in
> move contracts? What do folks think of doing the relocation part
> themselves, with vendor support limited to the parts of a move that
> aren't the move itself?
>
>
> If you have pursued quotes or contracted for for work like this, I
> would welcome any info you feel comfortable sharing (and will keep it
> confidential) in terms of cost, outcomes, liability info or whatever
> (I don't really know what to ask; just kind of throwing the net widely).
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Heather Schenck
>
>
>
>
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Monika Ivancic, PhD
NMR Facility Manager (W103A)
Department of Chemistry
82 University Pl.
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
(802) 656-0285 office
Monika.Ivancic_at_uvm.edu
Received on Fri Jun 08 2018 - 03:21:37 MST