Press Pier Anchor Bolt Cans
Statement of Problem: During the design process CCC was provided with a Rotem drawing with several sheets detailing the press foundation requirements. An enlarged elevation called for a "can" cast into the pier to allow for bolting the press anchor rod (hand hole). The drawing showed the can height at 300mm. Howe…
Mod Section Shipping Order
8555-02 GM Factory Zero STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The Mod 1 Trim Mod sections started shipping to the plant in numerical order from Station 101-117. we discovered when we started installing the mod sections that there was only (2) hangers on the three mod sections bolted together. This caused us to have to use chai…
Clarification of Building Structural Steel Design Type
Statement of Problem: At bid time GM provided LGR structural reference drawings for their press bay addition. These drawings employed a single-column design concept with a cantilevered bracket to support the crane girders. However, nothing in the RFPS stated that Pontiac had to use a single-column design or copy …
Field Checks not being completed
Project Phase: Installation Delivery Method: General Contract-Sub Customer and Prime field checks were not complete and / or not accurate.
GM Pontiac Tooling Cart Trenches Dimensional Error
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM During the revisions being made to the Rotem drawings, on revision 5 Rotem changed the width and depth for one of the two tooling cart rails for each tooling cart rail system located between the presses (4 sets of rails total). The trench for the rail became wider by several millimeters and deep…
Unknown As-Built Conditions
Statement of Problem: At bid time CCC received the 1950 Albert Kahn facility record drawings of the plant. This set had two foundation drawings, showing two different column foundation types for the plant. One drawing showed all footings, one drawing showed all caissons. It was unknown by GM which was the as-built c…
GM Pontiac A-line Existing Foundations
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM At bid time CCC received the 1950 Albert Kahn facility record drawings of the plant. This set had two foundation drawings, showing two different column foundation types for the plant. One drawing showed all footings, one drawing showed all caissons. It was unknown by GM which was the as-built…
GM LGR CMM Pit Infill Incorrect Shake Hardener Color
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Concrete pour was cancelled after 20 yards arrived on site. Shake hardener color was incorrect. Color was not specified by the PM when ordering. Superintendent did not verify color of pour until morning of pour. The pre-pour checklist was incomplete. COURSE OF ACTION Pour reschedule…
Datum Points Not Correctly Coordinated
8575 GM Ultium 2 Battery Plant STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 1. Bass Datums were not coordinated correctly/accurately. In turn, system integration was challenging. 2. Avaco did not have the skilled help they needed on site. 3. The schedule was built to construct all of Pancake Line-3, and then, all of Pancake NnD Input …
GM Pontiac Oily Wastewater Tank Design
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM For this project a new, welded steel oily wastewater tank was provided in the scrap tunnel in lieu of relocating an existing tank, at no cost to GM. The new tank shop drawings did not include for a manway. The shop drawings were submitted, reviewed, and approved by the EOR. The tank was fabri…
