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Cornell University

The Bloomberg Center, Roosevelt Island, NY
A. Prior Experience

Start Date: February 29, 2015
% Complete: 100 %
Completion Date: TCO – July 20, 2017
Project Manager:
Michael Saraceno
Ron Cardillo, MEP manager
Project Superintendent:
Rick Budnar – Foundations
Pete Santorufo – Steel Superstructure and Building Envelope
Chris Barry - Interiors
Original Contract Value at Award: $130 M
Final Contract Value: To Be Determined
% of total cost of project that was abatement and demolition: 0%
GSF: 150,000 SF
Size of the site in acres: 12 acres

Description of the actual work the fi rm managed and self performed:
Barr & Barr was the construction manager for the Bloomberg Center. As construction manager Barr & Barr was responsible for
the trade management, budget, schedule and delivery of the project as presented in contract manual. Barr & Barr did not perform
any direct work at the Bloomberg Center. However, Barr & Barr did provide and coordinate the general conditions for clean-up,
temporary measures and Division 01 activities. Barr & Barr’s responsibilities also included the coordination of its activities with
other CM fi rms also performing work at Roosevelt Island. Other responsibilities were to assist Cornell in the installation and
coordination of its geothermal ground source system for the building’s heating and cooling and coordination of the installation of
campus wide photovoltaic systems. Barr & Barr also participated as the lead presence in the coordination and installation of its rain
water harvesting system.
Description of the project quality, budget and scheduling requirements and how they were met:
Th e workmanship at the Bloomberg Center exceeded the expectations of the client and design team. Th e eff ort our team performed
in producing quality mock ups, reviewing them with the Owner and Design team, honing all the little details that were not shown
in the documents but wanted in the product was refl ected in the fi nal result. Field visits to review visual mock ups of the façade, the
curved glazing and its connections to the structure, the steel node at stair 5 enabled a clear understanding of the detail anticipated as
a baseline with the subcontractors. Field observation reports were reviewed and discussed with the subcontractor in order to have a
complete understanding of the expectation before proceeding with fabrication. Shop drawing and product data confi rmation, fi eld
measuring, confi rming control samples as well as timely responses to fi eld observation reports and site visits during fabrication were
the components that allowed the team to provide a quality product to the client.