Cork Soakers and Mother Frockers

"Party-vi" (party-vi) 12/09/2016 at 13:17 • Filed to: just construction things

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I have an elevator renovation for a city school, and the project is at least 6 months behind schedule, mostly due to the elevator contractor ordering equipment without approved submittals. Said equipment came in with the wrong voltage requirements and put the project to a halt while we and the owner tried to work it out. When the owner had enough, they told us to purchase the right equipment with the right voltage requirements, and we told our contractor, who told us to pay them for the right equipment or pack sand. In the interest of getting the project moving and not suing the shit out of our contractor, we opted to split the cost of the new equipment. The new equipment shipped on 11/30 with a delivery date of 12/08.

This morning my elevator contractor emails me that the new equipment will be on site “late next week” and asked if they can start installation on 12/19, the already short week before the holiday. I called the shipping company and they confirmed the delivery date was 12/08, until my contractor called and delayed it until 12/12 , a Monday, notably not the fucking end of the week. These mother fuckers have been delaying this project as much as they can because they do not have enough personnel to cover their workload, meanwhile there are disabled children at this school that do not have the use of an elevator (5 floors), and the school is out of compliance, which I get calls about daily from the head of facility maintenance for the school system. I’m about ready to go scorched earth on these assholes.

Maserati for your time.

/rant

/fuck

The Lurktastic Opponaught > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 13:21

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Sounds like it’s time. Good luck little fireball.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 13:23

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Make the contractors carry the kids up and down the stairs until they can get the elevator in. That will get them moving.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 13:25

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When they finally complete the job, sue them for contract violations and refuse payment. Turn it over to the lawyers and let them fight it out.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 13:29

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That’s the kind of stuff that causes you to never get school contracts again. Principals and Superintendents talk to their counterparts in other schools and districts.

Party-vi > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 12/09/2016 at 13:31

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Can’t do that. More than likely if liquidated damages are applied we will issue a unilateral change order to decrease their contract value, then they’ll sue us, then we’ll go to court. I am drafting an email with some strong contract language basically saying “you’re not doing your job; do it or I pull your bond and fuck you over”.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 13:35

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Eerily reminiscent of some things I’ve been involved with, just on a much larger scale.

Party-vi > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/09/2016 at 13:35

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Yeah no shit. This company is installing a dozen other elevators for the same district as well, and they told me “oh your project is the only one with issues” but the customer said that was BS, this elevator contractor has had problems on each and every elevator they’re worked on.

Tekamul > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 13:39

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Scorched earth.

There is ZERO chance this is the first time they pulled this shit. They probably over commit as a matter of day-to-day business. Put everything in an electronic communication, including a threat to involve their surety company.

If that doesn’t change their tune, let slip the dogs....

Party-vi > Tekamul 12/09/2016 at 13:41

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I’m doing that exact thing right now.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 13:42

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Our bread and butter is schools, and we hear “we invited you because we heard how much (other school district) enjoyed working with you” almost every time we get a new project. It’s like clients enjoy being treated nicely when they’re trusting you with millions of dollars worth of their money or something...

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 14:02

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Or maybe you just take them out back and ol’ Yella them?

LongbowMkII > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/09/2016 at 14:05

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Not even their money if it’s a public school.

Party-vi > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 12/09/2016 at 14:05

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This is preferable.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 14:13

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FUCK CONTRACTORS. most of them only have enough intelligence to bullshit people and swing a hammer. anything beyond that crashed their CPU. we just ha a building inspector lose his shit because the framing system on a 4 story building is completely different than on the drawings. the contractor told us its not a big deal and that we can just update the drawings to meet what hes doing.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > LongbowMkII 12/09/2016 at 14:27

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Their bond debt.

XJDano > Party-vi 12/09/2016 at 14:43

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I am also sort of in the middle of a elevator job. Although working other jobs in between while GC gets stuff worked out.

Overview: add elevator to a 2 story GSA building with a crawl space under ground floor.

Our scope was to remove lead based paint on existing beams so they could tie into the roof beams on second floor. First floor was to remove paint from beams so the would remove beams & widen by 8" for both beams.

Structural engineer said removing beams to widen was a bad idea.

We got a call back to remove more lead paint on 2-4 rivits so iron workers could cut them out.

THEN:

When demo contractor cuts hole into secknd floor, and then again on first floor, we set up asbestos containment on first floor, go into crawl space, set up containment 10' back from hole that is cut, dig out 12" dirt, throw aside, & cover. We pass clearance, leave everything in crawlspace and GC seals out crawlspace setting up concrete forms from first floor to crawlspace.

We are waiting to see if we need to come back for the additional bolts or different areas entirely.