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size and schedule . We thought that they would help on a project of this size and time frame . Overall it was a good relationship , we were satisfied with the quality of work they did , we had no issues with their safety culture and they were able to maintain the aggressive schedule . Severe weather , specifically during the winter of 2013 into 2014 , created a big challenge for the Project .
“[ The bad weather ] actually delayed the starting of the steel fabrication , the steel was ordered in October and November ,” shared Griffith . “ The job was bid in late September and the heavy snow in northwest Indiana and throughout the region combined with the bitter cold delayed in making it to the fabricator shop . The steel was actually sitting on railroad cars for six to eight weeks in some instances unable to be unloaded or delivered because of high snowfall amounts and cold weather .”
The Importance of Safety Safety on any project this size is
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