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That is a fairly decent size room, but Very small rooms are a problem because the air will just recirculate and cause the compressor to overheat. I had a project where the owner had stuffed 400hp of rotary screw units in a room about the size of a 40 foot connex box. We ended up designing a...

Yes, and they would probably have to fix that in one instance. They have some other PEs on staff that could fix that. Although that design is already completed and they could just outsource any further design work. I’m guessing since they are getting away from this type of business it won’t be...

of technician at $15/hr. That is awful…

We took on a project as an EPC at an industrial site that had been doing various things without permitting it. The AHJ severely slow played the permitting process for the new project which required the construction of a building due to saying they had not permitted some other things and they...

I understand the design build process and I can hold my own but I have a hard time seeing how I can be in a position to make decisions for the company without some sort of contract to define my scope.

It was a little over 3 years. They gave the same package to my department. My former boss said 40 hours/wk plus they would still pay me the severance on top of billing a rate that is about 30% higher which gives me all in about the 2x rate at least for the first month. They also offered to keep...

Thank you for the advice I have reached out to a local attorney. Yes I think there is risk they are not aware of. A lot of these projects had losses due to scope gaps or issues not defined in lump sum contracts with clients. All of these projects are design-build and I would be in a position...

I was a VP over the mechanical project development and engineering department which my company decided to dissolve and lay off most of the engineering staff due to financial difficulties with some of the projects. They asked me to stay on and bill the company hourly. I am unsure of the entire...