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Christopher Dantz, LEED AP

Director of Preconstruction

EDUCATION
University of New Orleans,
Master of Business Administration
University of Rochester,
BA Economics

SPECIAL TRAINING
LEED Accredited Professional,
US Green Building Council
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
19

YEARS WITH BARR & BARR
5

Chris, a LEED-accredited professional, has provided cost estimating services for nearly 19 years and is known for his attention
to detail. You can trust him to provide accurate cost estimating throughout the project. He will work with the project team
to fulfi ll all planning and preconstruction requirements in order to facilitate a plan that will allow ample decision-making
without affecting the overall project schedule.

SIMILAR PROJECTS
6 Story Parking Garage Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA
UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA 116,000 SF. The four-story Surgery Center features 32 patient
226,025 SF (762 spaces). The South Campus Parking Garage rooms, 6 private rooms, 6 operating rooms, a post-anesthetic
features a fi ve-story precast concrete open-air parking facility care unit (PACU), a central sterile processing (CSP) department,
built on the existing Riverview surface parking lot. The an expanded joint replacement center and multiple connections
structure will accommodate approximately 762 passenger to the existing building. The project also required generator
vehicles and house equipment storage, mechanical space, stair replacements, laboratory renovations, MRI and utility
and elevator towers, a glass-enclosed lobby and a full security infrastructure.
system featuring CCTV cameras, call assistance stations and
vehicle and pedestrian card access systems. Mercy Medical Center, Springfi eld, MA
33,244 SF. The projects included relocation of the Intensive
9 Story Parking Garage Care Unit (ICU) and renovation of the Post-Anesthesia Care
RWJ University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ and Ambulatory Services Unit (ASU). A single-story addition,
252,000 SF (650+ spaces), 56,000 SF (Offi ce Space). The project located on the third level and adjacent to the ASU, houses the
includes a nine-story garage capable of holding 650+ cars 16-bed ICU. The ASU renovations included existing area and
and a new service vault with new substation and generators. provide for approximately 14 Pre-Op beds, 15 PACU beds,
On top of the garage will be two stories of offi ce space and a and 14 Stage 2 Recovery (Post-Op) beds. The ASU renovation
data center. The structure and building systems are designed space is also located adjacent to the OR suite.
for additional vertical expansion in the future.
Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 116,000 SF. The four-story Surgery Center features 32 patient
249,000 SF, Pursuing LEED Silver. The state-of-the-art two- rooms, 6 private rooms, 6 operating rooms, a post-anesthetic
building complex houses the Peretsman-Scully Hall & Princeton care unit (PACU), a central sterile processing (CSP) department,
Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Psychology. The an expanded joint replacement center and multiple connections
research facilities will feature teaching classrooms, meeting to the existing building. The project also required generator
replacements, laboratory renovations, MRI and utility
rooms, faculty offi ces, laboratories and instructional space. infrastructure.
Amherst College, Amherst, MA Framingham State University (DCAMM), Framingham, MA
260,000 SF. This four story Science Building is organized
into fi ve wings that resolve the massing into individual 188,000 SF, LEED Silver. The academic facility upgrade includes
elements that respect the scale and reinforce the character of a four-story addition that houses 16 teaching laboratories,
the overall campus. The “science commons” is a multi-story including related prep and supply spaces, plus faculty research
space that unites the fi ve wings. The project scope includes spaces, joined to the existing facility by a four-story atrium
upgrades to the campus infrastructure that will support the space. Selective interior renovations in the existing Hemenway
new Science Center and new Greenway dorms, including Hall and the Annex provide a fully accessible, substantially
steam, chilled water, stormwater, sanitary sewer, electric improved teaching environment.
and tele-data.