Lack of Plant Personnel Involvement During Design
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Not enough direct communication with the plant personnel during design decisions. Lack of understanding of substation work; incorrect door specified; confusion on partition walls and take shelter routes; eyewash station dispute; COURSE OF ACTION None LESSON LEARNED RE&F Co…
Roof Slope Tie In and Cricket Design Issue
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM All of the above factors did not export the best and most efficient design for the new 354 roof to tie into the existing 384 roof. Existing slopes and drains were not engineered with actual site conditions taken into account. This type of situation is not easily noticed on paper or in a DIM …
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…
