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Fairfax Owners Alternatives Communication

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Late addition of owner''''s alternates; Inadequate drawings and write-ups. Unclear to bidders; disparity in costs, or non representative cost. COURSE OF ACTION None LESSON LEARNED Need more clear definition in the drawings and scope write-up.

Eyewash Station System Cost Savings

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Plant preference was piped eyewash station; RE&F position to use portable system. Is cost savings justifiable? Unhappy customer; safety/maintenance? COURSE OF ACTION Provided portable eyewash station LESSON LEARNED Continue to provide the portable eyewash stations to align…

Fairfax Assembly Autoweb Requirements

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Not sure what the objective is for uploading WIM every couple weeks.  Other GM groups constantly were working off old models or didn’t know where to even download this info. Many times when they finally downloaded model, work has already taken place in field and then the Process groups has is…

Scanning existing basement in Fairfax & Shreveport

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Provided a high level of detail of the existing framing and utility conditions that would not be clear on the as-built drawings. Highlighted areas where framing and utilities could go without impacting process equipment. Reduced engineering time and field interference. COURSE OF ACTION …

Coordination of work area with press installer

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Shared construction space between facility contractor and press installation contractor. Safety concerns; schedule delay. COURSE OF ACTION None LESSON LEARNED Better understanding of what was coming in and when. CCC worked very well with IICC in coordinating the space.

Crossbar Support Pockets Issue

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Interference between cross bar support pockets and structural steel. Additional cost and delays due to field rework required to make the crossbar pocket fit.  COURSE OF ACTION None LESSON LEARNED review engineering & revise drawings

Verify With Owner Notes

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Should have been coordinated with "Owner" prior to issuing bid drawings; Lazy approach by team to just "copy"; Information was known, and could have been committed to. Many DCRs; schedule delays; cost increase due to field orders COURSE OF ACTION Field orders (schedule delays, cost …

What is required for Civil in 3D Model

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Civil Design/Build is usually based on existing top surveys and existing Civil drawings.  These are never accurate as far as dimensions go (most cases). Although the routing is sometimes close the act of integrating a new Model design with archival u/g drawings to reduce clashes is arbitrary and…

Roll Up Door Requirements

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM No direct discussion with material handling group led to incorrect door equipment being spec''''''''d. Increased cost due to field order; unhappy customer. COURSE OF ACTION Field order (cost and schedule impact) LESSON LEARNED Better communication with the right parties at…

On Site EOR Representation for Projects of Significant Scale/Cost

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Having and onsite Engineering Representative may deem cost effective for projects of substantial size and duration.  This Rep should be able to make PM decisions from and engineering standpoint and be fluid with model integration, review and document control changes. For project requiring 3D …

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