On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:16:33 -0800 (PST), Too_Many_Tools
wrote:

On Jan 16, 2:29*pm, "Adam Corolla"
wrote:
"Pete C." wrote in message

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I would agre that this happens ALOT.

But in the end the structure is supposed to be inspected.

When I started in Project Management in 1964, I stayed on a major
project from tender award to final acceptance. By the time I retired
in 1994, I was lucky to make a site visit more than once per week. In
the early years, the contractor was free to ask my advise or suggest
alternatives, after my move to regional office, management attitude
was "let him build it as it was designed, and, let him figure it out
for himself. If he does it wrong, make him do it over (if we catch
it)" and ALL CONRACTORS ARE CROOKS. Need I say I was happy to take the
retirement package when it was offered.

If the report is true (and we have yet to see the final version), then
that process broke down.

It would not surprise me to learn that the bridge was carrying more
than it was designed for...without authorization.

TMT
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada