Part 2 of George’s post on change orders, beneficial use and the owner/contractor/designer relationship.
The bane of owners, developers, designers and contractors is the Change Order. Inevitably, change orders lead to acrimony and distress among the various groups. I have recently been involved in some innovative construction contract design that has as its goal reducing or eliminating change orders.
Last month, the Truckee Meadows Branch of ASCE held its annual “Outstanding Achievement in Civil Engineering” Awards Ceremony. I am proud to announce that our submittal of the New Reno Toyota Dealership won for the Structural Category. Here is the description of the project that was entered into this contest.
“The Reno Toyota Dealership consists [...]
A Happy Holidays Video message from BJG.
We had a lot of fun making this video and we hope it brings some fun into your day.
At the start of a recent project, I thought I would try a little experiment: paperless calculations. I pride myself on generating volumes of explanatory documentation on the buildings I design. I wondered if it would be possible to change my work flow from a paper dependent one into a virtual/paperless (or even less paper) process.
Our very own Denise was named one of the Best Interior Designers in Reno by the Reno News and Review readers. Congratulations Denise!
Two BJG designed Northern Nevada pump station projects are built and ready to pump water to Reno area residents. BJG performed architectural and structural design, construction support, and structural observation services for the two projects. We were contracted by Eco:Logic Engineering to perform the work and they were a pleasure to work with. Eco:Logic was the lead consultant on the two projects that are intended to help meet future municipal and industrial water demands for the Reno and surrounding areas.
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