Bronco Student Union, Cal State Pomona
by Arthur Raybold

	Color-matched new building (left) with renovated building (right)

Behind schedule when Turner Construction Company took it over, the new Student Union at Cal State, Pomona (recently named Bronco Student Union) provides not only a dramatic addition to the campus skyline but also a highly functional interior. In addition to enlarging the existing food court in the original student union, several exercise rooms are now available along with an all purpose auditorium/ conference area, study and socializing rooms, a David and Buster-like game area and billiards parlor.

The urgency of making up for lost time created a significant challenge for the many subcontractors who were competing to work in the same limited space. Roofing, mechanical, electrical, drywall framing, drywall finishing and painting were all anxious to prove their mettle.

	Exercise Room painted for functionality.

Turner Construction’s Superintendent Larry Docking and Project Manager Marty Studley worked diligently to create an atmosphere and develop a plan where all trades could work full blast without violating each other’s space.

General Coatings’painters were presented with several challenges - to paint the new and existing student union’s interior, especially the food court - while the students were present; blend the stucco exterior of the old union with that of the new; and carefully organize the placement of 20 different interior colors, especially in the busy food court. To solve the problem of the ever present students, General Coatings’ Project Manager Michael Licht and Foreman Keith Cook brought their ten man staff in from 3 a.m.to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and all day Saturday. Licht and Cook worked closely with Frazee Paint’s San Demos store to match the old and new paint colors and to integrate the production and delivery of the 20 different interior colors.

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Arthur Raybold is VP of Marketing and Sales for General Coatings Painting providing painting, wallcovering and waterproofing services to multi-family, commercial and industrial accounts in Southern California for 20 years. (800) 464-1277 • (858) 587-1277 ext. 306 • www.gencoat.com

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