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Tie Rod Pockets
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Tie rod pockets are not included in basement floor layout. Tie rods extend above columns when setting crown. All 10 tie rods have to be guided by hand into the crown. SAFETY -personel must now be working above ground & under crown when it is being lowered. DAMAGE increased risk to tie rod thr…
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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 …
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Sawcutting Quality Control
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Multiple instances where existing framing to remain was cut due to incorrect depth set on saw; damaged the integrity, and reduced the capacity of the existing members. Schedule impact for repair; additional engineering; non-standard condition for owner. COURSE OF ACTION Repaired (schedule im…
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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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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.
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Fairfax Incorrect Guardrail Installation
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Deviation from the designed guardrail. Missing connection pieces, incorrect member sizes, incorrect height, not submitted in shop drawings. Created potentially unsafe condition; additional time to correct; non-conformance to customer''''''''s requirements. COURSE OF ACTION Repaired …
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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…
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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…
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Setting Tolerance Values Issue
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Too tight/unrealistic to begin with; Should work with Press group as early as possible to meet agrreement; Contractor disagreed with tolerances although they were part of the contractor documents, no bid clarification question. Potential concern for fabrication and setting tolerances; meeting…
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2D Vs. 3D Deliverable
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Should the design been issued as a 3D deliverable, or was the 2D deliverable with 3D coordination model adequate? Disconnect between what was coordinated in the 3D model, the actual 2D contract documents, and what was constructed. COURSE OF ACTION Require 3D design LESSON LEAR…
