GM Pontiac Toilet Room Basin Sinks
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Incorrectly sized basin-style sinks were installed in the mens and womens toilet rooms, which created a code violation where the egress minimum width of 36" was impeded in the mens toilet room entrance way. The architect sized and placed the basin-style sinks at mens and womens locker rooms but …
GM Pontiac Incorporation of Scope From Bid-time Addendums and Q&A
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Throughout the project there was a consistent issue where CCC/IBI failed to reference the bid-time addendum Q&A for final scope direction on design items which were not clear in the RFPS. The two major items which were not followed per the Q&A were: 1) OH door design in blank receiving fo…
GM Pontiac Fire Alarm Design Review
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The electrical subcontractor contracted Siemens to perform the fire alarm design. The drawings were submtited and reviewed by IBI and were also reviewed and approved by the city/fire department. However it was identified after the fact that the fire alarm drawings did not include smoke detect…
GM Pontiac Overhead Doors System Design
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The (3) blank receiving overhead doors for this project were desired to closely mimick the blank receiving doors at LGR stamping plant addition. However, it was unknown what all of the control features were or how they interfaced. It was only known that buried loops and traffic lights were re…
Cooling Tower Pump Room - Water Treatment Chemicals
Statement of Problem: The pump room design had insufficient containment for the two chemicals treating the cooling tower water. This led to a situation where if an accident were to happen and both drums were ruptured, the two incompatible chemicals could potentially mix and produce an adverse gaseous affect (chlo…
Coordination of Mechanical Equipment & Site Structural Support Pads
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: A coordination meeting between structural/civil/mechanical was held for the outdoor air rotation units which sit on concrete pads. In the meeting JEG gave the required dimensions of the pad and stated the ARU & pad should be centered within the building column bay. The pads were then designed b…
GM Pontiac Column Coordination Log
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Due to the amount of the utility drops at columns for this project being on the lighter side, a column coordination log was forgone and instead any and all column coordination was performed in regular 3D coordination meetings between CCC and its subcontractors. The primary reason for the colu…
GM Pontiac Mechanical Equipment Control Wiring Design
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM There were significant delays in obtaining control wiring drawings from the mechanical subcontractor for the cooling tower, the ARUs, and the substation W HV units. This led to several delays with the electrical installation of the unit controls as the electrical subcontractor could not do an…
CCC being held to CS1 specification on existing conveyor
Project Phase: Contract Delivery Method: General Contract-Sub Customer wanted to hold CCC to CS1 Specification on existing conveyor (15 years old)
GM Pontiac Guardrails and Bollards Design
: STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Guardrails and bollards design varies for each plant based on what the plant has for existing standard and what management wants to use. Because of this, there was confusion between the team members on the type of guarding that should be used/installed. For interior guardrails protecting …
