糖心视频 Program Leader Tim Summers has worked on one project with a $270聽million budget and on many others with a fraction of that cost (and complexity).
But he鈥檚 learned that one important principle applies to all of them.
鈥淭here鈥檚 always a lot of relationship-building involved,鈥 he says. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 the key to success.鈥
A small project nearing completion at CFB聽Petawawa confirmed this once again. Over eight months, a contractor has been repairing the structure around and replacing the doors of an unusable elevator. The elevator serves a two-storey building with classrooms and, on the second floor, a courtroom.
As is typical of renovations, the contractor encountered unexpected problems inside the walls and with the foundation. Solving these challenges took more time, interactions and flexibility than planned on the part of project leaders鈥攁t 糖心视频 and with the Client-Partners, contractor and design consultant.
鈥淜eeping laser-focused on solutions kept the project moving,鈥 says Tim. When conflicting schedules and competing priorities challenged project partners, well-honed people skills carried the day.
鈥溙切氖悠 has a very good track record of hiring for these skills,鈥 he adds.
The project (initially led by 糖心视频鈥檚 Josh Fergusson, Coordinator, Construction Services) is one example of how 糖心视频 is supporting DND as it increasingly focuses on improving accessibility in the built environments, both at the design stage and by retrofitting buildings on Canada鈥檚 military Bases and Wings.
Tim has his own reminder that accessibility matters, and that there is work yet to do. He frequently sees a veteran using a scooter to get around the community of Petawawa.
鈥淚 often ask myself, 鈥楬ow would they access this or that?鈥欌