Middle Bay Fire Protection in Infill Area
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Some confusion over fire protection in the infill area. It was included in the South Bay, but not included in the Middle Bay. Scope delineation was not clear, and wasn''''t addressed until after award. Resulted in a field order. COURSE OF ACTION None LESSON LEARNED Needs t…
Middle Bay Press Temporary Opening Guardrail Issue
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Temporary guardrail around press opening. The north and south sides of the rail were too short for safe working while on the gantry beams. Requires rigging contractor to tie-off while on gantry beams. Could potentially lead to rework/field order. COURSE OF ACTION None LESSON L…
Incorrectly Cored Tie Rod Pockets
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Two tie rod pockets were cored in the wrong location. One dimension provided by the Press Group was transposed incorrectly, which migrated into the contract documents. The holes were cored per the drawings. The discrepancy was not discovered until press install, which caused some schedule del…
Steel Framing Reuse Design Issue
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM During the bid, the reuse of the steel was offered as a voluntary alternate that GM accepted. In theory, the concept made sense. However, during construction many issues were discovered with certain members that was not evident on design drawings or as-builts. Did not yield as much savings as…
