The Building of Russo Park at Louisiana

[HelmutVII]

Looks like they are getting ready for a concrete placement. Maybe tomorrow.

[Frenchie35]

Looks like they are getting ready for a concrete placement. Maybe tomorrow.

Not today. Looks like another day off.....

[LifeTimeCajun]

Not today. Looks like another day off.....

I know it's not Lemoine company's fault we could not lock up the funding to
Start the project on time. But I just don't understand why these guys take so many good weather days off?

[Frenchie35]

I know it's not Lemoine company's fault we could not lock up the funding to
Start the project on time. But I just don't understand why these guys take so many good weather days off?

The Lemoine crew worked 7 days a week and sometimes at night to complete the end-zone at Cajun Field. some days they had as many as 50 working. But they knew they had to have the job completed by August. I would have to look back on the dates of the pictures I took from start to finish, but if I remember it was about 5 months. And that was a big job. Some say that the Tigue is a bigger job but from what I saw I don't think so. I guess baseball is not as important as football.

[LifeTimeCajun]

The Lemoine crew worked 7 days a week and sometimes at night to complete the end-zone at Cajun Field. some days they had as many as 50 working. But they knew they had to have the job completed by August. I would have to look back on the dates of the pictures I took from start to finish, but if I remember it was about 5 months. And that was a big job. Some say that the Tigue is a bigger job but from what I saw I don't think so. I guess baseball is not as important as football.

Of course not....it took a man 15 years to get a new stadium after winning the several conference championships, regional championships, a World Series appearance etc etc. but we give a football coach a million dollars that can't win his own conference

[Cajun90]

Frenchie someone has to pay the bills..... The football addition seems to have been handled correctly and the timeline and budget to get it done in that time was accounted for accordingly.

That hasn't happened in baseball as we all know. I don't know why they aren't working today but on construction projects there can be a number of issues that can put a stop to projects. For example they will need an inspection prior to pouring concrete. If they are ready to pour they may be waiting on the inspection. I do know that the budget was stretched extremely thin. I have no doubt that when push came to shove we chose to put money into the stadium versus paying for more time in order to get it done quicker but with less amenities. Keep in mind that under federal labor law every one of those workers is making 1.5X more money after forty hours in a week. That can eat up a very large amount of money quickly. So today may or may not have been about overtime but I can guarantee you that there will be times when not working overtime will effect this project.

[RedCajun]

Frenchie someone has to pay the bills..... The football addition seems to have been handled correctly and the timeline and budget to get it done in that time was accounted for accordingly.

That hasn't happened in baseball as we all know. I don't know why they aren't working today but on construction projects there can be a number of issues that can put a stop to projects. For example they will need an inspection prior to pouring concrete. If they are ready to pour they may be waiting on the inspection. I do know that the budget was stretched extremely thin. I have no doubt that when push came to shove we chose to put money into the stadium versus paying for more time in order to get it done quicker but with less amenities. Keep in mind that under federal labor law every one of those workers is making 1.5X more money after forty hours in a week. That can eat up a very large amount of money quickly. So today may or may not have been about overtime but I can guarantee you that there will be times when not working overtime will effect this project.

Very good points. I know from experience that the city inspectors work less than banking hours and could give 2 ____s if it affects a construction schedule

They can put a major hold on projects especially when trying to work on weekends

[Zeebart21]

I know it's not Lemoine company's fault we could not lock up the funding to
Start the project on time. But I just don't understand why these guys take so many good weather days off?

This is where your thoughts should stop.

Z

[HelmutVII]

I know it's not Lemoine company's fault we could not lock up the funding to
Start the project on time. But I just don't understand why these guys take so many good weather days off?

I know you don't want to hear this but it is possible that they are on the contract schedule. If the critical path is not behind schedule then there is no need to work overtime. I wish i could find the post with the construction schedule posted. It was in june i think. If i could see that i could get a better idea of how they stand. Keep in mind construction schedule has NOTHING to do with baseball season and everything to do with contract time.

[mahtoo]

I know you don't want to hear this but it is possible that they are on the contract schedule. If the critical path is not behind schedule then there is no need to work overtime. I wish i could find the post with the construction schedule posted. It was in june i think. If i could see that i could get a better idea of how they stand. Keep in mind construction schedule has NOTHING to do with baseball season and everything to do with contract time.

Try this Helmut. Looked for it a while back and couldn't find it. Bored tonight so I looked again. Hope it's what you were thinking of. Print on my laptop is so small I can't read much of it.

Thread "Scott Farmer Watch On 103.7", post #221, July 2016.