From The Field

Harrison Square Project Manager, Scott Morrison provided some insight on the challenges ahead and what makes this project so exciting.

What is the biggest challenge?

The largest challenge to overcome on the Harrison Square project is definitely going to be the schedule. They have delayed the receipt of the contract and Purchase Order by about a month and recognize that fact, yet they are holding to their already aggressive original completion date of June 1, 2020. We are still in the bidding process until the end of January, so that will provide approximately 4 months to complete this project. We are going to have to think outside the box and get creative with our sequencing and mode of operations in order to meet this very aggressive schedule. We will be completing approximately $11.5 million worth of work in a 4 month time span. That is close to $3 million per month. I feel that with the team we have in place this is going to be doable, just don’t expect on seeing too much of us in the office until late summer.

What excites you most about the project?

The thing that excites me most about this project is the history that goes along with the building. During a walk-thru with a couple of subcontractors, one of the Superintendents from Walsh was explaining how the large arched windows that flank the north and south facades of the building are original windows that were removed, sent out for refurbishment (adding new 2-pane glass and glazing) and returned for reinstallation. Also the structural flooring system is old terra cotta blocks filled with mortar, then topped with self-leveling concrete and terrazzo to hold it all together. This is interesting to me because it is a glimpse into the past of old building methodologies.