Start Right | Stay Right on Construction Projects

January 25, 2024February 14, 2024 ~ douglas adams ~ Leave a comment

Early in my career I was working on a large expansion to the FedEx sorting facility in Indianapolis. I was talking to one of the Superintendents on the project and he told me: "If we start right we can stay right" Clem Cook - at least that is who I heard it from! This simple … Continue reading Start Right | Stay Right on Construction Projects

Buying Hope in a Construction Budget

January 9, 2024 ~ douglas adams ~ Leave a comment

I was in a budget review meeting today. As we started talking through contingency and escalation the conversation landed where it typically does: Do we have too much money in contingencies? Can we make a cut now? The estimate in review is to establish the full funding request for a $3B+ project. I have the … Continue reading Buying Hope in a Construction Budget