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Construction mistake delays Las Vegas Tower Opening
The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that an error during construction of McCarran International Airport’s $99 million, 352-foot FAA tower will delay the opening of the tower by one to two years, could cost millions of dollars to repair and is likely to result in lawsuits between the government, the contractor and the subcontractor. The tower was expected to be operational by 2015, but the FAA now says it won’t be able to use the facility until late 2016 or early 2017. (www.reviewjournal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
...Change orders, change orders, change orders - that is what KILLS government projects!
Every major project will have change orders. Problem with this though, is that some else is footing the bill. Most government or public contracts don't have a "you screw it up, you fix it" clause.; Most are just "I screwed it up, you will pay me to unscrew it."
We got workers that know it's wrong and love it , so they do it, and inspectors who aren't smart enough to know its wrong. Is that about it? Same ol'e same ol'e.
Why people don't read the instructions: http://www.alexzaia.com/blog/why-dont-people-read-instructions/
I thought only us MIA folks pay for control towers twice. See?? The folks in the US make mistakes too.
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/07/us/new-control-tower-being-rebuilt-in-miami.html