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The Most Expensive Mistake in Construction Happens Before Excavation Starts
What happens when the geotechnical report is wrong?
For contractors, project managers, developers, and owners, the most expensive problems on a construction project often start underground.
In this episode of Contender's Edge, Zulq Malik sits down with geotechnical and civil engineering expert Dawid Jasinski to discuss why poor site investigations lead to cost overruns, delays, claims, contaminated soil discoveries, utility conflicts, and major project risks.
Drawing on experience across North America and Europe, Dawid shares real-world stories of projects that uncovered hidden contamination, unexpected ground conditions, buried infrastructure, and costly surprises that could have been avoided with better investigation and planning.
You'll learn:
• Why geotechnical investigations are often underfunded
• How poor soil data creates construction claims and change orders
• The real cost of unforeseen site conditions
• Why boreholes sometimes miss major problems
• New technologies changing geotechnical investigations
• Ground penetrating radar and subsurface utility investigations
• Risk management strategies for contractors and developers
• Lessons from major construction projects in the UK and North America
If you're involved in commercial construction, civil construction, infrastructure, project management, estimating, excavation, foundations, or site development, this episode offers practical insights that can save significant time and money on future projects.
Subscribe to Contender's Edge for expert conversations on construction management, project delivery, technology, contracts, risk management, estimating, scheduling, and industry leadership.
David Jasinski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geocivildavid/
Zulq Malik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zulqernain-zulq-malik/
Click the subscribe button.
#Construction #GeotechnicalEngineering #CivilEngineering #ConstructionManagement #ProjectManagement #SiteDevelopment #Excavation #Infrastructure #ConstructionPodcast #GroundPenetratingRadar #ConstructionTechnology #CommercialConstruction #ContractorLife #Engineering
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By SMARTBUILD Construction SolutionsWhat happens when the geotechnical report is wrong?
For contractors, project managers, developers, and owners, the most expensive problems on a construction project often start underground.
In this episode of Contender's Edge, Zulq Malik sits down with geotechnical and civil engineering expert Dawid Jasinski to discuss why poor site investigations lead to cost overruns, delays, claims, contaminated soil discoveries, utility conflicts, and major project risks.
Drawing on experience across North America and Europe, Dawid shares real-world stories of projects that uncovered hidden contamination, unexpected ground conditions, buried infrastructure, and costly surprises that could have been avoided with better investigation and planning.
You'll learn:
• Why geotechnical investigations are often underfunded
• How poor soil data creates construction claims and change orders
• The real cost of unforeseen site conditions
• Why boreholes sometimes miss major problems
• New technologies changing geotechnical investigations
• Ground penetrating radar and subsurface utility investigations
• Risk management strategies for contractors and developers
• Lessons from major construction projects in the UK and North America
If you're involved in commercial construction, civil construction, infrastructure, project management, estimating, excavation, foundations, or site development, this episode offers practical insights that can save significant time and money on future projects.
Subscribe to Contender's Edge for expert conversations on construction management, project delivery, technology, contracts, risk management, estimating, scheduling, and industry leadership.
David Jasinski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geocivildavid/
Zulq Malik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zulqernain-zulq-malik/
Click the subscribe button.
#Construction #GeotechnicalEngineering #CivilEngineering #ConstructionManagement #ProjectManagement #SiteDevelopment #Excavation #Infrastructure #ConstructionPodcast #GroundPenetratingRadar #ConstructionTechnology #CommercialConstruction #ContractorLife #Engineering