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F.O.A.D.

On 3/20/13 12:51 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:07:12 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 3/20/13 10:01 AM, wrote:
. Now the project is running almost a
year behind schedule and the cost overruns are piling up.

They hired what they sold, not what they needed.

That could have happened for reasons that have nothing to do with the
construction manager.

That is why you hire a construction manager, to be sure those things
don't happen.

That's silly and you know it. All sorts of unexpected **** can happen on
commercial construction sites, and many times for inexplicable
challenges that are not easily resolved by a CM or anyone else.

Experience with local contractors and conditions is more valuable than
anything you get from a book. There as also simply the experience you
get from actually managing people.

I wouldn't argue against your point, and you're not arguing against mine.