Todays Metro Contracts
DDC side:
1. DDC at PD stage - Promises out of world finishes and presents collage of international references
2. DDC at CRD stage - Forgets presentation, starts compromising as things are to be detailed. Result extra items.
3. DDC at GFC stage - Still struggling to get things correct.
4. GC - comments, comments and still comments.
Contractor Side:
1. At Kick off meeting - Sir we will provide you the moon.
2. At Shop drawing stage - Sir we are waiting for GFCs and moon is very far away to get in time.
3. At construction site - Sir actually the problem is this has to be made constructible... we cannot import in time... moon is no longer available...blah blah.
4. Before opening - Sorry Sir, we are still trying our best to rectify the snags.
5. After opening - Snags still there, Contractor gone
6. GC and client are busy in dealing with variations.
Client Side:
1. At start of project - I want this.
2. In middle of project - Actually I cant pay for this, can you give me this?
3. Before completion of project - I never wanted this, who has done it. Remove it, give me that.
4. After the project - See we finally did it our way.
5. Architects are not invited to opening ceremony.
Metro trains start running. Public has no time to see things, they are busy in reading "Please mind the gap".