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Cruise Terminal Restoration The floors were prepared using shot blasters and angle grinders, and then they were swept, vacuumed, and inspected by Dur-A-Flex, the general contractor (Hunter Roberts), and NYEDC. Dur-A-Flex's Regional Sales Manager Peter Leiser heard about the rehab project and recommended two different flooring systems to repair the front and back of the facility. Dur-A-Flex fooring systems' Regional Sales Manager for New York metropolitan area Peter Leiser heard about the project and huddled with NYEDC and general contractor Hunter Roberts. But the more Leiser heard, the more he sensed a potential storm brewing on the horizon. wouldn't have been able to meet the budget." Due to the nuances in the fooring contract, including high bond requirements, a very aggressive schedule, and the physical layout of the areas that were to receive two diferent fooring systems, the decision was made to employ two fooring subcontractors. Leiser picked up the phone and called trusted contractors: Te Gillespie Group and Spectrum Painting Corp. "I'm in a position to develop leads, but I'm not an installer, so it's incumbent on me to develop relationships so that when I come upon a project like the cruise terminal, I have the right installers for the right project," said Leiser. "Both Gillespie and Spectrum are large-scale union contractors who have the bonding capacity and, quite frankly, the cash fow to handle a job like the cruise terminal." Gillespie Sales Executive Jared Clauberg thought the proposed two-contractor approach was a bit unusual, but he accepted the rationale and signed up for the 44,000-squarefoot (4,088 m²) front lobby and waiting area. Spectrum General Manager Art Clemente also understood, and inked a contract for the 61,000-square-foot (5,667 m²) customs, baggage inspection, and associated areas in the rear. A Perfect Storm Reviewing the NYEDC proposal, three things came to Leiser's mind that, if considered independently, would probably not amount to too big a headache. But taken together, they could form a perfect storm — a potential confuence of delay in which Leiser did not want to get caught. NYEDC had a very short proposal-to-completion window, a very tight budget, and a very thorough and sometimes time-consuming approval process for subcontractors (NYEDC approves each subcontractor for each specifc project, even those that have performed recent EDC work). Leiser knew he could save time and money by recommending two diferent Dur-A-Flex fooring systems for the front and back of the facility. Since there was nothing he could do in advance of the approval process, Leiser set that aside and focused on what he could do. "For us, it was a great opportunity," Leiser said. "Tey had specifc needs; we had solutions. Tey had a specifc budget, and without the labor-saving advantages of two systems, we Calling All Able-Bodied Men Gillespie received timely approval from NYEDC and was frst on the scene. Access to the building was great; the 10-man crew drove their trucks right up to the terminal. But in yet another division-of-labor wrinkle, designed to save time, Clauberg learned that his crew of able-bodied men would be partnered with a crew from general contractor Hunter Roberts. Te extra bodies would help, but only if both crews pulled in the same direction. "I have to say, this arrangement typically does not work," said Clauberg. "I've been on jobs where I've actually had to stop work and ask people to leave to get out of our way. But in this Two areas meant two crews: The Gillespie Group and Spectrum Painting Corp. Prior to the coating system, the first crew from Gillespie filled cracks in the lobby and waiting area. 82 JANUARY 2014 COATINGSPROMAG.COM