It could be the wine cellar and cigar lounge. I need a bigger phone before I can tell for sure.
Did Waldens's End Zone Ultra Lounge make the final plan?
JTS construction webcam?
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It could be the wine cellar and cigar lounge. I need a bigger phone before I can tell for sure.
Did Waldens's End Zone Ultra Lounge make the final plan?
I'm surprised there have been several bid packages with only a lone bidder. Especially structural steel you'd think US Erectors, Steel Erectors of Iowa, and others would want to get in on the erection bid.
I bet it's a real tight schedule with nasty LD clauses. I do agree that it's surprising to only see 1 bidder though.
Kitchen/Club Substantial Completion 8/11/15
All Remaining Work Sub. Completion 8/24/15
Final Completion 10/23/15
Club and Kitchen Liquidated Damages - $5,000 if not substantially complete by 8/11/15; not per day or per home game but as a lump sum.
All remaining work Liquidated Damages - $100,000 if not substantially complete by 8/24/15; not per day or per home game but as a lump sum.
The $5,000 or $100,000, if applicable, shall be held from retainage. In the event that retainage is less than Liquidated Damages, contractor shall pay the balance.
Well, that is quite definitive! I've driven by several times, but not seen (or not paid attention to) that sign. Thanks.
At the risk of encouraging more comments like the one above, I dare ask why they need such a tall drilling device for this project. The rig looks to be about 30 feet tall. Are the foundation posts going to go that deep in the ground?
I looked at the drawings last night from the FPM website, of which aren't there this morning, but I believe the piers are a minimum 40' deep with the rebar cage going down 30' and a center bar extending to the bottom of the pier.
If you watch you video closely you can see what appears to be black lines along the top of the slope; these are the rebar cages that will be picked up by the crane and pushed down into the grouted pier. If you drive by during the day you will be able to see the crews tying the rebar cages to the South of the project in the parking lot.
I can post pictures of similar work if you are all interested showing the rebar cage, drilling, test pier, etc.
Then you factor that into your bid, typically you have a risk "adder" into your bid calculator. I've been involved in enough public RFPs to know these bids must be written for certain contractors specifically, which is why everybody else is saying "fck it". There are a lot of things you can add into bids to exclude people.
The fact that the Weitz company is always the general on these projects also sends up a red flag--there is no way on earth they automatically do the best job for the best price on every single project that ISU AD does.
I'm guessing the fact that recently everything is done on time and under budget is the reason they keep Weitz for projects.
Either that or someone goes home satisfied after certain discussions. You know the rhyme, it's not what you know...
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That doesn't happen you are full of it. You mean to tell me companies design buildings so only they or their associated companies get the government bids.
mad:mad:mad:mad:mad:And who comes up with the budget figures? An architect that consults with Weitz?
Answer to that question is yes, BTW.
That doesn't happen you are full of it. You mean to tell me companies design buildings so only they or their associated companies get the government bids.
No, they design the BIDS so only companies get awarded bids. Its a dirty little secret of public sector procurement.
For example, if you know the company you want has 8 PMP certified project managers on staff, but all others only have a max of 5, you could write into the bid, "a minimum of 8 PMP certified project managers must be on staff", even if only two are ever needed.
The Ben Bruns factor should be noted. Iowa State values having someone on the construction team that is one of their own. Its all about the relationships.
You are right. That happens. It's hard to blame people for doing it when they are confident the project will be done correctly by a certain company. I have seen too many low bid winners evolve into unethical situations of the company not doing the work correctly and then jumping ship. Hoping the company will realize it will cost them more to sue than to move on.
That gets ugly really quickly. I understand your point as well though.