Thanks Chris!

I appreciate the comments. We are glad to know we are bringing something to the table. LOL

James

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Well, it's a helluva lot better than leaving anything on the table Right?

LOL,

Boy, I left some on the table before...But hasn't everybody?

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I remember seeing a comic that showed a guy smoking a cigarette standing on the ledge of a tall building and his co-workers were looking at him and the quote was "Just waiting to see how much I left on the table"

Likewise there is no better feeling in the world to win a big contact and leave hardly any money on the table. Or even better yet being the number 2 or 3 biddrer and getting the project for your price.
I think part of the allure of this busines is when you are under the gun and your bid is due and everybody is crunching and recrunching numbers. I was recntly part of a bid team for a pretty large (8 Figure) bid and it would have made for a pretty funny reality TV show.

That would be quite entertaining and you could take it a step further. Negotiate the contract, bicker with the competition, and complete the job. You could vote to fire the foreman, project manager, truck driver, operators. Pretty soon the owner of the company is alone in the trailer. Deal with who to sell the scrap too. All the inside stuff on a big project. Might be fun.

Around here there are some pretty good conversations on bid day. Especially when you really want a job. Actually the best around here is when one person wants a job and someone else thinks it will be a nightmare. That's when the sparks fly.

Throw in an ego or two and all the hard numbers go out the window. "But Dinosaur World is located on a major highway..........."

James - I think this forum can prove to be a useful tool to many companies in the industry. I work with a small-mid-sized demolition company in New Jersey. Aside from the demolition side of the business - we're also performing other aspects of civil construction for new build (bundled telecom services, IT and logistical support, warehouse management and inventory management, security to include metal detectors or hand, retinal scanners, wireless cameras, fire suppression and automated access and bundled telecom to include wireless internet, phone, "smart buildings."

With regard to the demolition industry itself - our company has begun utilizing RFID tagging (like you've seen on the UPS/IBM commericals) to tag and track personnel prior to an implosion and or bringing down a building. This additional service allows PM's/CM's to know where every one is - without a doubt through Radio Frequency Identification Tagging - and the best thing is - it can help lower insurance rates. The insurance companies actually view this as a pro-active step a demo company takes to insure employee safety.

Naturally RFID tagging can also be used in warehouse management to track, detail, re-order and know where equipment, materials and or supplies are, when they left, where they are going and when they are received.

Good luck with this forum. I think it's great.

Dona Day 908-692-5003

Dona, Welcome to Demolition Forum!

Thank you very much for your kind words. We hope we will become a leader in a "tool" for the demolition industry. We have lots of plans for the site in the very near future.

Sounds like you guys are heading down the right path implementing RFID. Anything to save money on insurance premiums these days is a good thing.

James


(PS: Dona I moved you post to the feedback area. Fits a little better.)

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