James Ruley was awarded a Bulldog Award for his performance on Semper Tek project #2402 – Replace Building 2 Flooring and Lighting.
The original sequence of the project was to perform the scope of work nights and weekends. Night shift was planned to start once the end users left for the day and the space would need to be returned in good working order to the end user the next morning. Multiple weekends were to be reserved for longer activities (asbestos abatement, flooring, and ceilings) starting at the end of the user’s workday on Friday and ending prior to the end user returning Monday morning.
The procurement of flooring was 6 weeks from approved submittals. James capitalized on this timeframe to lay the groundwork with the end users and COR to sequence the work within the space. This interaction resulted in the project to be divided up into 4 main phases of work. The agreement was that the end user would vacate a phase of work for 10 days and STI would take over the space and renovate the space prior to the end users moving back into that phase. This still required weekend work but did eliminate the night work and multiple mobilizations/containment setting up each evening and removing containment each morning. This provided for a more productive sequence of activities saving both Semper Tek and our Subtractors labor hours and cost on the project.
The results of James’s open dialog with the COR and end users gave the Government a higher quality product and a satisfied end user. By removing the start/stop sequence of night work in an occupied suite, this allowed Semper Tek and our Subcontractors to create a more productive working environment. Start/stop sequence of night work has a negative production rate differential. Working day shift it was easier to control Safety, Schedule and Budgetary items thus resulting in a highly successful project.