SoCal Deek

So for those who wanted one it appears that the retractable roof in BOTH Dallas and Indianapolis are now broken.

People, come on! The NFL positions a referee directly under each goalpost just so that they can make these calls. If those guys are so incompetent that they can’t look and see the ball then there’s a way bigger problem here!

Huh? Have you never seen a football bounce off the crossbar or goalpost and bounce wide or low?

He don’t ‘return’ from an injury. He was suspended! I’m pretty sure he can work on his conditioning while suspended. In fact, he should be FRESH.

Footballs regularly hit the goalposts…but some bounce in while others doink out. The camera wouldn’t solve the randomness of the way a football bounces. Just saying.

Von is done! He can no longer turn the corner on that knee.

Have you seen Detroit? They’re burying everyone.

I haven’t seen anyone mention it but where did Worthy go after halftime? I’m guessing we did some big time adjusting.

I hate to say it but Von Miller is toast.

Hey! Get out of our construction thread! 😂😂😂😂

He flat out sucks!!!!

The steel contractor takes the raw steel from the supplier and turns it into beams, posts, and columns. For example, a simple “I” beam is made by welding together two flanges and a web. The original three pieces are simple flat stock. Likewise a simple steel tube post, first has to have a top and bottom plate welded to it before it’s delivered and installed. Make sense? Different companies do different things. The farmer grows the wheat, the grain company processes it, and the baker turns it into bread.

No. The steel supplier isn’t the fabricator. Just like the lumber yard isn’t the framer….and the concrete plant isn’t the concrete subcontractor. One supplies the material and the other cuts it to length and installs it. And interesting tidbit is the metal deck contractor (you can see deck being installed on the roof canopy) isn’t the same trade as the steel contractor.

It is….however it generally doesn’t impact the cost of a specific construction project. Most people don’t understand that the contractors lock their prices in at the time of bid, before ground is ever broken. It makes no difference what’s happening to the price of bread. Make sense?

Can somebody make sure Josh is getting enough sleep. He looks completely out of it! Ugh

In most construction projects it makes no difference when the raw tonnage of steel is purchased. It’s a risk either way for the subcontractor. The price could go up or go down months after their bid. They cannot fabricate the steel into columns and beams until foundation work is complete and final measurements are taken. I hope that helps. As I’ve tried to communicate many times within this thread, I have no idea how the various clauses of this contract work. I can see it being possible that with the rate of inflation being what it was at the start of construction, the builders may have negotiated a clause protecting them against ANY increases. Again, I’m not saying they did. It is FAR MORE likely that price increases are due to the Bills Ownership decided to upgrade amenities, not inflation at all.

You must be new here! 😂

Let us know when it’s crunch time. 😉

Mr Weo….. I never said cost increases were due to inflation. Maybe others did….but I didn’t! And I actually know something about construction.

You have absolutely ZERO experience in construction. Just stop!

That doesn’t mean prices are going down! Doesn’t anyone know how things actually work anymore? I mean….come on!

Inflation isn’t down! It’s just slowed the rate it’s going up! Geeeeeeeez!

THAT WAS A PICK!!!!

That’s amazing. So barring something catastrophic it looks like BOTH Allen and Mahomes will pass Manning and Marino, maybe later this season. Do we know if that includes playoff touchdowns?

Someone said it well below. As a project progresses, especially one the size and complexity of an NFL stadium, there are literally hundreds of design decisions yet to be made. Dozens every single week. They could be something as small as a chase to conceal a pipe or a wholistic change in the fit and finishes of the restrooms. Would the stadium function just fine without those changes? Sure! But most times the Owner says to the design/construction team that they’re willing to pay extra to make the change for the long term durability and final aesthetic. The architects meet with the Owner and Contractor once a week to discuss progress and make decisions on a wide variety of changes. In the vast majority of cases those changes have no impact on cost, but sometimes they do. If the Contractor has made an error (and they often do) then new drawings are created to accommodate the ‘screw up’ and there isn’t a cost to the project. If the Owner asks to make a change then once again new drawings are created and the additional costs are passed on to the Owner. And finally, if there are changes required by outside agencies (County, City, Utility Co) or market conditions (inflation) outside the control of either the Owner or Contractor then those too are often an additional cost to the project. I hope that explains it.