Scrap Management
Project Phase- Design Delivery Method- General Contract-Prime There were several times that our demolition subcontractor had large pieces of mezzanines, etc. that could have been loaded onto low boys instead of the scrap containers. Low boys were not provided at times so the demolition contractor had to cut…
Laser Pointers
Project Phase- Design Delivery Method- General Contract-Prime The plant was dark and due to the work activity we needed to constantly point things out in the truss space and did not have a means to do this.
Communication During Demolition Activity
Job #3007 Ford Chicago Assembly - Demolition STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The plant was extremely loud during the demolition which made it difficult to communicate via cell phone. ROOT CAUSE Did not plan for how team would effectively communicate amongst high noise levels. COURSE OF ACTION No course o…
Demolition Subcontractor Management
Project Phase- Construction/Installation Delivery Method- General Contract-Prime Schedule Delay- Adamo fell behind during demolition of existing tooling in the Body Shop for several reasons. Inexperienced workforce was the biggest contributing factor along with union problems. Not only was the union unwilling to …
Orientation
Project Phase- Construction/Installation Delivery Method- General Contract-Prime CCC orientation was to follow the CM for Ford orientation at the Conference Center Hall. The Friday at approx 3:30 pm before the Mass orientations on Monday we were informed that Aristeo (CM for Ford) had to open more orientation spo…
Schedule Phasing
Project Phase- Construction/Installation Delivery Method- General Contract-Prime Base Contract schedule was very aggressive, with tooling being installed while demo activities were taking place. This schedule was in the bid documents and we agreed to it. The central area being demolished was isolated within th…
Liquidated Damages
Project Phase- Construction/Installation Delivery Method- General Contract-Prime The contract did not have stated liquidated damages for penalty or delay. This left CCC open to actual damages.
Site Representation Prior to Construction
Project Phase- Construction/Installation Delivery Method- General Contract-Prime Project had a unique schedule where the main work was not to take place until 10 months after contract award. The majority of that time was for planning the work to be completed. We never intended on having a full time CCC staff memb…
Bus Shutdown
Project Phase: Design Delivery Method: General contract-Prime Bus shut downs were not part of the master schedule. This caused a lot of heart ache with the plant as bus plug shutdowns affected other contractor''''s work. The owner did not want bus shutdowns within the master schedule due to anticipated chan…
Cleaning floors after demolition activity
Project Phase: Construction/Installation Delivery Method: General Contract-Prime We did not have a good plan for the floor cleaning requirements of the project. CCC was responsible for cleaning the floor slabs and eliminating the grease and oil. The team was not prepared for this level of cleaning a…
