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Look Out for Bad Connection Details
Bad Connections There are many young engineers out of college in the structural engineering business. They probably are not very much aware about the costs involved with fabrication. As detailers, it is our responsibility to look out for bad connections and ask an rfi for alternate connections. Please look at this particular one. It is…
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LGS Framing. When to send .sdp file
Do not send .sdp files when RFIs are outstanding and drawings not approved. We have 2 cases where client fabricated off approval model when RFIs were not cleared. They could fabricate only beause we sent all the files to them. Hence going forward no machine files, .sdp files to be sent to client until all…
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Memo #23 – How to write blog posts
I wish to move this firm towards a more decentralised model: where our success, your success, and your team’s success will ultimately be decided by the client. The client will be your God. Serve him well. Going forward, you will be responsible for your own marketing, not myself. If you market yourself well – then…
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Memo #22: How to update clients on quote requests
It is a material advantage to quote early, and accurately. Clients will then have an option of: (a) committing early and locking in a quote, or (b) to continue searching. If you deliver a quote late, then you may lose the opportunity to secure an earlier tender – perhaps someone who did quote early, won…
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Memo #21 – DWG to be included with PDFs for drilling, column, erection layouts
For “Structural Steel Shop Drawings”, This is a client requirement. The clients would like to have the “steel erection drawings” in DWG format as well. Why do they need them? Surveyors require the DWG format for the erection drawings because they use them to mark the locations for anchors and determine the precise placement of…
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Memo #20 – A Stable Foundation
Most things worth doing take time. It takes investment, and patience, and hard work. Things don’t come from thin-air, like magic. It is much the same when building a firm: it takes time. I will document in which direction I intend to push this firm re:remuneration model, and why our remuneration model is superior to…
