Experts in the field
This person keeps the project moving forward on schedule, on budget and makes sure client issues are addressed.
Who is Sean Thompson with Elliott Workgroup, overall design team lead and designer of three of the last four parking garages at the UU.
The area will be clearly delineated on the contract documents, outlining where the contractor may store materials and equipment.
What is a staging area?
The contractor failed to apply a surface coating, thus allowing premature water penetration into, or near, the cold joint.
What is not applying a surface coating?
This technique involves using either the Delam 2000 or a chain to determine the area to be repaired.
What is sounding?
This precious commodity, something that can only be earned, is the ultimate security the design team will perform in an exemplary fashion.
What is professional reputation?
These four firms have worked together on three parking garages together.
Who are Reaveley Engineers, Envision Engineers, Talisman Engineers and Elliott Workgroup* (ST experience)
These surprises can create financial and scheduling challenges.
What are unforeseen conditions?
Most of the repair mortar has failed in a relatively short period of time
What is evidence of a poorly prepared surface.
These lead pucks, placed around the perimeter of a repair, alter the electric cycle that causes corrosion
What are chloride anodes?
To minimize the bottom feeders in the industry from making all of our lives hell while improving the end product this bidding mechanism could be employed.
What is pre-qualification to bid?
His first rehabilitation project was in the tropical paradise of Maui.
Who is Jerod Johnson, UU professor and part time structural engineer?
The lack of this can cause a contractor to pay for a paint job during the course of the project.
What is poor dust and debris protection?
What is a Time and Materials contract?
Sika 111 is one example of this applied product that must be brush applied, not sprayed, to reinforcing steel.
What are rust inhibiting coatings?
This contractual requirement serves as a form of inoculation AND insurance policy against sub-par work.
What is a warranty?
He is an architect who works (for some reason) in a structural engineering office.
Who is David Wagner, avid Packers fan (for some reason) with over 40 years experience specializing in concrete restoration.
This device protects people and the environment by capturing microscopic particles.
What is a HEPA filter?
This aspect of the construction documents was ignored by the contractor now requesting payment for unnecessary work outside the project.
What is a contract limit line?
If applied incorrectly this class of product will prevent new concrete from bonding correctly with existing.
What are bonding agents?
Require Unit pricing at bid and provide ongoing, periodic, independent site observations to verify actual work being completed.
How do you keep a contractor from low-balling their bid and making a profit after project award.
This person knows more about the UU's parking facilities than anyone else in this room.
Who is David Moyes?
Failure to address this issue will often result in occupant or neighbor complaints.
What is proper communication?
This condition sees excessive corrosion due to a traffic coating over concrete supported by an unvented metal deck.
What is what not to do?
This phantom document, full of standards, references and supplementary information, often contains the answers so desperately sought by the contractor.
What are specifications?
In this condition, all parties in the process are not only successful, they would want to do it again as a group.
What is a successful project?