Any bid for construction from anyone FIRST has to have quality engineers draw up the plans and list the materials. Both the blueprints and the materials have to meet SPECS.
No layman can do this.
Those specifications will save lives, time, money and create longevity to a project.
I don't care how small or large the project needs planning and SUPERVISION.
It is all to easy for construction companies to short change bids. Don't let them get away with it. Any project needs to have a supervisor, AN INDEPENDENT PARTY, that can look at 'the plan' for the construction and know whether it is being conducted correctly and within SPEC.
Please take the time and spend the money to do things right. There is no excuse for what occurred that a child is now dead in an airport. No excuse. A resident engineer where construction exists that knows the lay of the land is worth his or her weigh in gold. Keep a competent engineer on the payroll so when new projects are started they are completed correctly.
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Any possible impact on existing infrastructure is discovered BEFORE it occurs.
At first glance there is absolutely no impact on the wall and ceiling in the picture below. If the floor was intact after the panel was then lifted, then someone decided it was okay to place this heavy panel on the floor without security it at all. It was destined to tip over. The panel was too heavy and too narrow to stand alone.
Please don't do this to people. Competency will save lives and provide value to any project small or large.
Thank you.
