A Damned Prioject

This is a hugh project. The engineering arm of the concessionaire group is the main contractor. They engage and manage the subcontractors. The consulting arm of the group designed the project and acts as adviser for the construction.

Due to cost saving, the main contractor does not have enough people on the ground overseeing the subcons. The key personnel running the show at site are a bit junior and they are preoccupied with office work. They seldom go to the site and check on their subordinates. As such, the junior engineers and supervisors are left pretty much on their own. Most of them prefer to take life easy. This leaves the contractor quite free to do what is convenient and easy for him. As a result, the project suffers.

The consulting arm has no authority over the subcons. They can only raise matters with the main contractor if they see anything that is not right. A lot of times, the issues raised are ignored by the main contractor. Thus, they become the frustrated lot.