Construction problems and solutionsSITUATION 1: You are responsible for twosubcontractors, earthwork and roofing, onyour megaproject. You are a 23-year-old fieldengineer (FE). Experienced 40- and50-year-old project managers work for bothof these subcontracting firms. Both of thesesubcontractors are very qualified and haveworked with your firm on previousoccasions. The firms are financially strongand their field work is performed safely andis of acceptable quality. Your problem: "Youdon't get no respect!" These subcontractorscontinually go over your head to your projectmanager. They talk to your peers on otherprojects. They do not respond to yourrequests for information or requests foradditional backup on change orders.QUESTION: What do you do now? How doyou establish yourself as the point of contactfor these firms? What would you recommendfor a beginning engineer who needs to earnthe respect of experienced subcontractormanagers who work for him or her?

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SITUATION 1: You are responsible for two subcontractors, earthwork and roofing, on your megaproject. You are a 23-year-old field engineer (FE). Experienced 40- and 50-year-old project managers work for both of these subcontracting firms. Both of these subcontractors are very qualified and have worked with your firm on previous occasions. The firms are financially strong

SITUATION 1: You are responsible for two subcontractors, earthwork and roofing, on your megaproject. You are a 23-year-old field engineer (FE). Experienced 40- and 50-year-old project managers work for both of these subcontracting firms. Both of these subcontractors are very qualified and have worked with your firm on previous occasions. The firms are financially strong

Fundamentals Of Construction Estimating

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Author:Pratt, David J.

Publisher:Pratt, David J.

Chapter16: Budget Estimating

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