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…
Middle Bay Laydown Area
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Physical lay down space was less than desired. This is pretty common with press relocation work where the bay of work is the only space available for construction. Physical lay down space was less than desired. This is pretty common with press relocation work where the bay of work is the only…
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 …
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.
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…
Level of Detail in Drawings and RFPS
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The level on the drawings was good, but could have been a bit heavy. No major impact from the level of details on the bridging documents. COURSE OF ACTION None LESSON LEARNED Because of the level of detail known about the press and supporting details, it allowed for more c…
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…
Press bay turnover checklist and sign-off sheet
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM A checklist was not used to facilitate the turnover of the press bay from Facilities to the Press group. Caused some discussions to be missed. COURSE OF ACTION None LESSON LEARNED Institute the buy-off checklist with meeting on ALL press projects.
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…
Grout Drawings Notes Confusion
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Notes for grout at rails etc. do not reflect as installed. Grout notes on drawings create confusion for installation contractors. It drives cost into the quote and wasted time in clarifications and instruction. COURSE OF ACTION None LESSON LEARNED AE to work more closely with Press Engin…
