Office of South Mall Construction central subject files
Series Number
15762
Summary
This series consists of subject files created and used by the Director of the Office of South Mall Construction. Files cover aspects of the South Mall construction project (including planning, design, and construction) as well as legal issues generated by the project. Records include correspondence, project and event related photographs, reports, engineering drawings, published materials, labor documentation, contracts, legal and financial documents, claim materials, and information on contractors and consultants employed on the project.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services. Office of South Mall Construction
Access Restrictions
Documents relating to existing facilities may be withheld under New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Section 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person"). State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with FOIL.
George A. Fuller Company monthly status reports on construction of the Empire State Plaza
Series Number
15761
Summary
This series consists of custom report binders in which George A. Fuller Company South Mall Project management staff filed copies of monthly status reports submitted to the Office of South Mall Construction. In addition to narrative summaries, the reports also include meeting minutes, fold-out progress charts, and statistical tables.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Empire State Plaza construction management daily diaries
Series Number
15763
Summary
These records consist of engineers' daily project diaries and inspectors' daily reports concerning the construction of Empire State Plaza in Albany. Records identify projects by contract number, specification number, and contractor and contain descriptions of work performed and inspected.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Typescript of cooperative South Mall construction project agreement
Series Number
A3321
Summary
This is an original typescript of an agreement among New York State, Albany County, and the City of Albany to undertake the cooperative public improvement project known as the South Mall (later Empire State Plaza). The project was devised to provide space for state offices and related facilities as part of a plan for development of the county and city, recognizing the clear effect of state government growth on the physical and economic development of the area.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
South Mall constructors' semi-annual progress reports on construction of the Cultural Education Center
Series Number
15760
Summary
This series consists of progress reports regarding the construction of the Cultural Education Center in Albany, NY, which were submitted by the project contractor, the South Mall Constructors Joint Venture, to the George A. Fuller Company on a semi-annual basis. Reports are in notebooks and are unordered.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series includes a wide variety of documents relating to the financing of state construction projects through local government bond issuances. The majority of the records concern financing for the Albany Empire State Plaza (South Mall) project, but there are also files on state office building construction projects in other cities including Binghamton, Utica, and Watertown.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of "central files" compiled by the Walsh-Corbetta Joint Venture during its management of construction of the South Mall main platform superstructure, health department laboratories, and meeting center. The series contains files on subcontractors engaged by Walsh-Corbetta, as well as "Miscellaneous Files" documenting numerous aspects of project management.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.