Engineer says, make the change to a little cleat.
And then fabricate. No need to re-submit for stamping.
But should you?
Just a little cleat?
Except it’s on the end of a 15m beam.
What’s the problem with that?
- 15m beams are not standard size.
- They need to be placed on oversized trucks. Trucks ain’t cheap.
- This means that they they can only be transported outside business hours – big trucks will slow down traffic.
- Also you need a special crane to lift such large beams into place. They ain’t cheap: $600 per hour. And remember, you cannot just hire it for one hour, you have to hire it for an entire day / week.
- If there’s a problem with the cleat, then you might find it difficult to fix on site. This means you have to bring the beam back down to the ground. Where are you gonna keep it?
- Are you going to send the truck away? Of course not – you’ll need the truck.
- And you’ll need the crane for an extra day.
- And you’ll need to pay overtime rates.
……..so the question is, if something goes wrong, who’s carrying the can?
What should you do?
Make sure everyone’s on the same page. Seek an approval from the engineer. When everything’s fine, then party keeps going. But when there’s a mistake, and huge costs, and liquidated damanges, fingers will be pointed.
Make no mistake, they want you to carry the can.
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