George Moehrle - Avoiding Pitfalls as an ABAA Contractor

Avoiding Pitfalls as an ABAA
Contractor

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The idea of this session is to give a detailed look at
becoming an ABAA contractor and what is
expected. How you can fit this in your own
companies office, construction site and overall
philosophy.

The perspective of an experienced
“Newcomer”
Expectations as an ABAA contractor
Immediate
Mid Term
Long Term

ABAA
• Immediate :
Compliance- The issue of Quality and the details which
you need to perform according to the new scope of work.
Safety takes on a new degree of difficulty, especially in the
liquid and spray foam applications.
Reliability- The on time demands increase as we add all
the elements of a complex schedule with sub-trade
responsibilities being critical to our air barrier project .

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• Mid Term
• The design requirements become huge part of your
learning curve and being able to “check” old habits
at the door and take on a new found trust and
collaboration with the sub-trades.
• The next part is getting the rest of the company to
buy into the program and actually get solid training
for the system with all the testing requirements that
come with it.

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• Long Term
• Once a base is established , you must focus on
the important part of the puzzle ….
• Workforce development
• Technology development
• Means and Methods development

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• All steps discussed have one thing in common.
They all carry Risks…
• Health and Safety will be in every area from the
worker to the public and they have little
tolerance.
• Faulty Work can be present in poor installation,
inadequate design, contaminated product and of
course the damages by others.

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The other items present is scheduling and delays.
Equipment breakdown, Ordering issues, delivery
errors and the ever present weather.

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• So, you finally get over all those hurdles and now
you are faced with….
• Dealing with a host of different topics within
your company.
Please split into groups and lets see how we
can build on these topics and what is needed
to be successful !

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These are the topics we need to expand on to make
a good plan… you have 30 minutes …..
Unanticipated costs
Developing Experience
Developing Leadership
Financing
Building Relationships and Communication
The right Equipment for the Application
Investing in training and Development
Dealing with Paperwork…….

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• There is many different ideas and you must fit
the right ones into your own companies
philosophies .
Always pick the right size job for the size of your
company.
Expanding with profit always makes
a company more efficient and better structured.

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• I have been told…..
Both Excellence and Error can breed…
Acknowledge the excellence
and fix the error now !
After all, which one do you want to
MULTIPLY !

Build it right seal it tight !

Thank you