Zoo Project Case Study in New York

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Project Overview

Project Title:ROSAMOND GIFFORD ZOO PENGUIN EXHIBIT
Start Date:2003-10-01
Estimated Value:$3,210,980 (a more accurate cost estimate is available from RSMeans Online)
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Project Location

State:New York
County:Onondaga
City:Syracuse

Project Type

Building Category:Zoos, Park Buildings
Work Type:New

Project Description:

Zoo, Park Building, Water Treatment, Water Piping, Swimming Pool, Electrical Work, Miscellaneous Civil, Sitework Display, Exhibit, Exhibition, Display Concrete Slab On Grade Foundation, CMU Block Structural Frame, Concrete Block Exterior, Metal Roof Deck, Single Ply Roof, Membrane Roofing, Other Mechanical System Other Mechanical System = Heating And Cooling Is Included. Scope Of Work: Construction Of A New Outdoor Penguin Exhibit At Rosamond Giffor Zoo In Burnett Park. Construction Includes Two Stucutures (Both With Same Structural Components): Structure A (Approx 1,400 SF): To House The Exhibit Life Support System/Water Treatment Facility. Structure B (Approx 700 SF): To House Three Rooms For Penguin Dwelling, Employe Toilet/Office Room, And A Feeding Prep Area. All Work Is Included On Five Prime Contracts As Follows: General Construction; Plumbing; HVAC; Electric; And Life Support System Contract.

Project Owner

ONONDAGA CO PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

Project Design & Engineering

Consultant: FETECH INC
Structural Engineer: Klepper Hahn Hyatt
Civil Engineer: O'BRIEN & GERE ENGRS INC
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: RAM TECH ENGINEERS PC

Project Construction

HVAC Contractor: AIRTECH HEATING & A/C SYSTEMS INC
Automatic Temperature Controls: BURNS BROTHERS CONTRACTORS
Plumbing Contractor: BURNS BROTHERS CONTRACTORS
General Contractor: GM CRISALLI CO
Concrete: GM CRISALLI CO
Roofing: GM CRISALLI CO
Electrical Contractor: RC KNAPP ELECTRIC

MasterFormat® Divisions Included in Project Scope

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  • Absorption Water Chillers
  • Air Barriers
  • Air Outlets and Inlets
  • Air to Air Energy Recovery Equipment
  • Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel Framing
  • Bases Ballasts and Paving
  • Cast in Place Concrete Retaining Walls
  • Cast Iron Boilers
  • Centrifugal Water Chillers
  • Commissioning of HVAC
  • Common Work Results for Utilities
  • Communications Distribution
  • Condensing Boilers
  • Cultured Marble Fabrications
  • Dampproofing and Waterproofing
  • Data Communications
  • Demolition
  • Diffusers Registers and Grilles
  • Distributed Communications and Monitoring Systems
  • Domestic Water Pumps
  • Electricity Metering
  • Expansion Control
  • Exploratory Excavations
  • Fabricated Fireproofed Steel Columns
  • Faced Architectural Precast Concrete
  • Facility Fire Hydrants
  • Fire and Smoke Protection
  • Foodservice Equipment
  • Fountain Pumps
  • Fuel Fired Duct Heaters
  • Fuel Fired Heaters
  • Fuel Fired Unit Heaters
  • Gas Fired Radiant Heaters
  • Geophysical Investigations
  • Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic
  • Glazing
  • Hardware
  • Heat Pipe Air to Air Energy Recovery Equipment
  • Heat Wheel Air to Air Energy Recovery Equipment
  • Heating Boilers
  • HVAC Gravity Ventilators
  • Manholes and Structures
  • Material Testing
  • Membrane Roofing
  • Metal Doors and Frames
  • Metal Fabrications
  • Natural Gas Metering
  • Packaged Water Chillers
  • Painting and Coating
  • Planting
  • Plastic Fabrications
  • Plastic Paneling
  • Plastic Railings
  • Plumbing Fixtures
  • Precast Architectural Concrete
  • Precast Concrete Retaining Walls
  • Precast Structural Concrete
  • Pulse Combustion Boilers
  • Reciprocating Water Chillers
  • Retaining Walls
  • Rotary Screw Water Chillers
  • Rough Carpentry
  • Sanitary Sewerage Pumps
  • Segmental Retaining Walls
  • Seismic Investigations
  • Selective Site Demolition
  • Selective Structure Demolition
  • Site Clearing
  • Solid Surfacing Fabrications
  • Sound Vibration and Seismic Control
  • Steam Energy Distribution Metering
  • Structural Steel Framing
  • Subsurface Drilling and Sampling
  • Subsurface Investigation
  • Sump Pumps
  • Swimming Pool Pumps
  • Testing Adjusting and Balancing for HVAC
  • Thermal Protection
  • Thermal Storage
  • Timber Retaining Walls
  • Toilet Bath and Laundry Accessories
  • Unit Masonry Retaining Walls
  • Utilities
  • Voice Communications
  • Water Tube Boilers
  • Water Utility Distribution Fire Hydrants