The Boca Group
Edwin G. Pastro
Owners Construction Representative
NYC-MIAMI-SAN ANTONIO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The TLM Group LLC
(2009- Present)
The Boca Group
President
(1986- 2009)
EDUCATION
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Science
(1981-1985)
Mr. Pastro is a highly experienced construction professional who worked his way up from a NYC laborer to eventually running a vastly successful contracting firm. Mr. Pastro is experienced in all facets of High Rise, Greenfield, and Restoration builds. After acquiring a thorough understanding of the requirements to balance quality construction with value engineering Mr. Pastro created a high rise building interior / exterior restoration company. Mr. Pastro has excelled throughout his career by continually providing successful results in difficult circumstances from budget creation to final certificate of occupancy.
Job Responsibilities:
Create budgets
Determine Risks
Player selection
Coordinate meeting agenda
Attend scheduled meetings and create an atmosphere for tracking progress
Report weekly projected work scopes schedule and budget
Oversee delivery of project materials and equipment
Determine value engineering to reduce costs
Review and approve of vendor contractual obligations
Review of submittals, RFI’s and closeout documentation
Review of change orders
Protect owner from all possible from all local, state and federal violations
Management of punch list items
Completion of closeout list and warrantees obligations
Professional Experience: Listed below is a partial list of projects The Boca Group has completed over its 30 year existence:
Carnegie Hall- 881 Seventh Ave, New York, NY – Managed infrastructure and exterior upgrades to this building including new cooling towers, new 1750kW emergency generator as well as infrastructure upgrades to power, vertical transportation systems, facade restoration and roof replacement. Major tasks were to coordinate and track all RFI/bid clarification requests throughout the bidding process, to qualify and level all submittal proposals, assist the client in negotiating best and final pricing, to meet with internal project team to review project documents, review any construction phasing requirements with the owner and provide recommendations to assist in minimizing project impacts on existing building operations, to monitor all work on site on a daily basis, Update the project schedule and budget, review all requisitions for payment and make appropriate recommendations, review change orders, assist in project close out.
High Priority Historical: All Trades
Total Cost: 7.4 Million
Ellis Island- Bid directly to the United States Department of Interior for 100% restoration of the prison and hospital areas. First project utilizing T rated bonds by The Boca Group. Designed and installed all complex shoring and rigging systems to insure preservation of sound areas.
Highest Priority Historical: All Trades
10.7 Million
Troy Towers – Union City, New Jersey
Project encompassed a total interior and exterior renovation of a 45-story / 35 unit condo with occupants present. Boca was 100% reasonable for design / build.
Bid Directly to the Condo Board for the demolition and new construction of a 450 car-parking garage situated on a 250 foot cliff at top of the Palisades.
Major tasks were to create submittals, RFI’s and closeout documentation, change orders, managing close out lists and work closely with local government agencies.
Extremely dangerous and complicated: All trades
12.8 Million
AIG Livingston, NJ - Boca participated in the construction of the first data center 120,000 square foot expansion for AIG in 1994 while with the Boca Group. Coordinated with all trades at this site for the expansion of an active data center. Ed also participated in the addition of medium voltage outdoor UPS systems in 2011 while with TLM, this project also included additional generators, expanding the existing paralleling gear as well as a redistribution of existing critical power.
New innovation: Cutting edge: All Trades
5.3 Million
New Jersey Transit / Amtrak – Managed major renovations of several train stations on a 24 hour basis.
Broad Street Station, Newark N.J.
Park Avenue Station, Newark N.J.
Linden Train Station, Linden N.J.
Top Security Clearance
9.2 Million
IDB Group- 452 Fifth Ave, New York, NY – Ed managed infrastructure upgrades to this building including new cooling towers, new 1750kW emergency generator with new fuel feed to the 11th floor setback as well as infrastructure upgrades to power, vertical transportation systems, facade restoration and roof replacement. Ed’s tasks were to coordinate and track all RFI/bid clarification requests throughout the bidding process, to qualify and level all submittal proposals, assist the client in negotiating best and final pricing, to meet with internal project team to review project documents, review any construction phasing requirements with GC and provide recommendations to assist in minimizing project impacts on existing building operations, to monitor all work on site on a daily basis, Update the project schedule and budget, review all requisitions for payment and make appropriate recommendations, review change orders, assist in project close out.
Confidential
Hartford Steam Boiler- Mr. Pastro managed the live upgrade to HSB’s data center in Hartford, CT including a new emergency generator, new ATS’s, new CRAC units as well as new dry coolers. The project was performed in 3 phases to keep HSB up and running throughout construction. Structural infrastructure upgrades.
Confidential
Royal Bank of Canada - Thames Court, London
Owners Representative for the construction of a new 200,000 square foot office / networking data center complete with dedicated generator system into the electrical infrastructure, UPS’s, fully automated control systems, ATS to cooling systems and ATS to trading desks. 50% of all work was undertaken in live building with shared tenancy to decrease overall costs. Ed was responsible for tracking the project schedule, as well as weekly progress reports. Throughout the project, he would schedule meetings with the GC and the vendor project managers. Some of his other tasks were to review submittals, RFI’s and closeout documentation, review change orders, he was responsible for managing punch list items, and also managing close out lists.
Confidential
Quest Diagnostic, Teterboro, NJ – Managed major renovations of this corporate headquarters location including labs, data center and C suite spaces.
Confidential
Society Hill, Newark NJ - Boca / Papandrea Properties participated in the construction of a 400 unit Townhouse complex complete with Tennis / Golf and other amenities.
New innovation: Cutting edge: All Trades
20.3 Million
Microsoft, San Antonio Texas
1 Billion
Confidential
Additional projects available.
While running the Boca Group, Mr. Pastro managed and consulted projects throughout the Northeast as well as a historic restoration sites on the west coast and Texas for the Unites States Department of Interior. These projects include high-rise residential, corporate offices, data centers, education as well as transportation and health care.
Presently working as Miami Construction Management located in Miami Florida.
Last project: Owners Representative / Overall Area Project Manager
Miami Area
2 Projects for 2 Private Billionaires