View Newsletter - 08/09/2009

Welcome to our Newsletter

Project Supervisor 

This month's good story comes from the Cronacher Project Located in Jackson Wyoming.  For those of us that get to spend time in Mechanical Rooms, we all know there is a lot of equipment and very little space.  The Cronacher Project is no exception.  Jason with Liberty Plumbing was on site to install the water heater and we just could not find the room to accommodate the area needed.  Joe McMurtrey with JM Heating was in Idaho Falls at the time he was called to discuss what could be done with his equipment.  Joe was 2 hours away from the project and dropped what he was doing to come pay the jobsite a visit.  Joe and Jason came up with the solution which required some moving of the Fire suppression system.  Todd From 3-D just happened to stop by that afternoon and asked "What do you need us to do and When?"  With no questions asked they moved their equipment on the spot disregarding their busy schedule.  What started out as a "BAD DAY" turned out to be a great experience. When we work as a team instead of thinking of "ME" great things can happen.  Ryan Johnson Project Superintendent appreciates their efforts.  Great Job Guys!

 Job cleanliness is important to all of us on our projects.  It is stated in the specs as well as the contract.  We expect each sub to clean up after themselves daily and to help do a thorough job clean on Fridays. 
  We received the following email from a concerned owner and wanted to pass this along so all can see why we put so much emphasis on this.
 "Went to the house tonight and saw the walls and it looks great!  I found some garbage in the hole (three soda cans and potato chip bag). My sister said that stuff is normal-but can cause problems with bugs.  They found human waste products in their attic.  I have some extra garbage cans --- I thought I would put them out--- do you think that would help?"
  Even though this was a small amount of garbage it still was enough to cause concern by an owner.  Let's continue to make a strong effort to keep jobs clean. 

  One recurring issue that we have is when billing time comes around each month pay applications continue to show up late and come incorrect.  Our office manager spends countless hours on the phone each month helping each of you correct these and resubmitting them.  We have no problem helping train your companies how these work and make it easier for each of you but can't continue to spend hours each month redoing well over half of the pay applications that come in.
  Please have whoever is in charge of billing contact Heather and set up an appointment so she can help you and answer any questions you may have.  B&B will do what we need to help train your companies so this process runs smoother for both of us. 
  Starting Novemeber we will begin charging $25 if we need to assist you in correcting your pay applications because this takes a ton of time each month.  If you would prefer we can also just fill them out for you based on your monthly invoice for $25.
.When they come incorrect and late it delays us billing the owner which delays our ability to pay each of you on time. 
  Please remember these points:
  *Pay Apps are due by 20th(if that falls on the weekends then they are due the Friday morning before that weekend.
   *Please reference your past Pay Apps to make sure your numbers are consistent.
  *Get all Change Orders in these Pay Apps within 30 days of the request.
  *If you are past the 20th you will not be included in that month's billing cycle.