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back at Evo the drywallers are closing

back at Evo the drywallers are closing up the walls on the fourth floor

following close behind are the tapers

following close behind are the tapers they use a device called a bazooka to

they use a device called a bazooka to

they use a device called a bazooka to blast through a unit sealing the cracks

blast through a unit sealing the cracks

blast through a unit sealing the cracks between the drywall with wet tea

fast as the work seems to be progressing

fast as the work seems to be progressing there’s a crisis brewing in the

there’s a crisis brewing in the

there’s a crisis brewing in the background

background

background unfortunately long before I came on

unfortunately long before I came on

unfortunately long before I came on board somebody went to the owner and

board somebody went to the owner and

board somebody went to the owner and said you’ll have your building May first

said you’ll have your building May first

said you’ll have your building May first then all by the way here here comes GM

then all by the way here here comes GM

then all by the way here here comes GM and now here figure out a way to make it

and now here figure out a way to make it

and now here figure out a way to make it happen well early on it’s sort of all

happen well early on it’s sort of all

happen well early on it’s sort of all kind of makes sense and pencils out he

kind of makes sense and pencils out he

kind of makes sense and pencils out he can kind of tweak things around and it

can kind of tweak things around and it

can kind of tweak things around and it looks pretty good but then as you you

looks pretty good but then as you you

looks pretty good but then as you you get into it and we’re into it now

get into it and we’re into it now

get into it and we’re into it now the reality comes sets in it’s like what

the reality comes sets in it’s like what

the reality comes sets in it’s like what crap we might need a little bit more

crap we might need a little bit more

crap we might need a little bit more time when Jim and his team revise the

time when Jim and his team revise the

time when Jim and his team revise the detailed finishing schedule for all 23

detailed finishing schedule for all 23

detailed finishing schedule for all 23 floors they realize that to make the may

floors they realize that to make the may

floors they realize that to make the may first end date the drywall is now two

first end date the drywall is now two

first end date the drywall is now two months behind schedule

Scott’s Zbornak is the supervisor for

Scott’s Zbornak is the supervisor for Martin Brothers the drywall

Martin Brothers the drywall

Martin Brothers the drywall subcontractor they have some guys in the

subcontractor they have some guys in the

subcontractor they have some guys in the office who figured out a schedule with

office who figured out a schedule with

office who figured out a schedule with the ownership a long time ago and they

the ownership a long time ago and they

the ownership a long time ago and they were saying we should have been at a

were saying we should have been at a

were saying we should have been at a certain point but from my aspect I mean

certain point but from my aspect I mean

certain point but from my aspect I mean we were on the job early we’re right

we were on the job early we’re right

we were on the job early we’re right behind the guys upstairs so there’s been

behind the guys upstairs so there’s been

behind the guys upstairs so there’s been a lot of questions that weren’t answered

a lot of questions that weren’t answered

a lot of questions that weren’t answered and I don’t know how we got two months

and I don’t know how we got two months

and I don’t know how we got two months behind if we are has nothing new with us

behind if we are has nothing new with us

behind if we are has nothing new with us we’ve been given the date and we we will

we’ve been given the date and we we will

we’ve been given the date and we we will make every attempt to try to make you

make every attempt to try to make you

make every attempt to try to make you reach a point in time where reality

reach a point in time where reality

reach a point in time where reality begins to set in to where you’re

begins to set in to where you’re

begins to set in to where you’re thinking you know what we’ve still got

thinking you know what we’ve still got

thinking you know what we’ve still got this much work to do in this much time

this much work to do in this much time

this much work to do in this much time is it really realistic and so we’re we

is it really realistic and so we’re we

is it really realistic and so we’re we haven’t given up hope but we’re we’re

haven’t given up hope but we’re we’re

haven’t given up hope but we’re we’re concerned my concern for sure

at the weekly Foreman’s meeting Jim lays

at the weekly Foreman’s meeting Jim lays his cards out on the table the reality

his cards out on the table the reality

his cards out on the table the reality is is I think setting in so now we’ve

is is I think setting in so now we’ve

is is I think setting in so now we’ve got to just pencil it out and it may not

got to just pencil it out and it may not

got to just pencil it out and it may not be May 1st it may be July 1st and then

be May 1st it may be July 1st and then

be May 1st it may be July 1st and then that’s the oh crap and then we have to

that’s the oh crap and then we have to

that’s the oh crap and then we have to figure out what we can do if anything

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