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WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

I gotta stick with granny on this - if it walks like a duck and looks like a duck, the probability that it is a spotted barn owl are pretty slim.

On Culverwell case closer to resolution

WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

I heard it was because Dinosaur was jealous over Craig's new slogan of "Elk Hunting Capitol" - it was an effort to boost tourism - although not very well thought out and it did seem to backfire..oh, and their target market research was a bit off. I guess I would suggest something more on the lines of "Dinosaur Capitol of Moffat County" - might bring in a better crowd.

On ACET arrests county employee for alleged narcotic distribution

WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

50cal, Perth is a good place - I was there on business and the wife always questioned me on my credit card reciepts because we used to eat at a fish and chips joint called "The Lucky Shag"- maybe we should go pose a study on the effects of some of their local brews and see if by consuming them near the Swan River as opposed to consuming them closer to the Indian Ocean.......man, I could become a study-o-holic if I am not careful.

On Craig America

WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

I would like to get a grant to study the effects of beer bought at a drive through - vs - beer bought from inside the store. During this time I would request a grant to go back to college to learn how to write grant requests. Once this is completed and the funds exhausted, I would request a grant to study the effects of community lined garbage cans housing beer bought at a drive-up/ in store- vs - community unlined garbage cans housing beer bought at drive-up/inside the store. By this time, I would probably need an affordable rec center that is open to the public, and since I had been working grants, I would request an additional grant to study the effects of my own personal motivation to work out after I bought beer from a drive-up - vs - beer I bought from inside the store. I would also need another study to find the best place to sleep it off. I am pretty sure that after all of this I would have the art of wasting taxpayers money down pat and would only be benefitting my own personal goals and desires - is this dejavous or does it sound really familiar.

On Craig America

WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

I am with you, it will take some getting used to to get in and out if you are heading South off of Yampa as well.

On Business News and Notes: Kum & Go north opens for busy first day

WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

I have mixed feelings, change is good and if it gives the kids a better environment to learn and possibly make available opportunities that were not evident before, than I am for it. But the other side of my brain tells me that a new penny spends the same as a 50 year old penny - hell, it doesn't even have to be shiny. Can you even buy gumballs for a penny anymore? I will be sad with the new construction, my buddy who comes up from Denver to hunt with me, we always looked forward to heading out of town and seeing the deer eating the grass at the school - guess that will have to wait a year or so.

On Crews begin leveling Craig Middle School

WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

Many layoffs are not from a company going bust or dire times. Quite often the jobs may require a build up of 300-500 people to complete construction etc. Once the work is completed for that project, they will lay them off. I have been on construction projects upwards of 800 people, once you are over the hump you will see layoffs of 100-200 per week.

On chevron

WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

I will say that in most cases concerning the overall project, many of the local contractors are either not experienced enough or certified/qualified to do some of the installations. That being said, it is a shame that they are not at least included in these bids. Specifically towards the road extension, it is not a difficult or very technical phase of the project, for this type of work we do have well qualified and very experienced contractors in the area that are familiar with the local soils and drainage issues. I think Stan is correct, the mobilization of Twin Peaks is I am sure every bit 15 - 20% - mobilization fees are always a good means to be cash positive for a contractor at the beginning of a project, especially if the billing for their work is on a net 30 or net 45 day pay cycle - I could easily see $75-100K being representative of this.

On Craig says CNCC must extend street

WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

So other than the contractor, who exactly will benefit from this process? I cannot see that by going out for competitive bids that it would be a schedule impact, if this scope of work was not included before is it going to be accounted for some sort of inclusion for liquidated damages, I am not even sure if there are any LD's associated with getting any of this project completed by a certain time - can anybody shed any light on that aspect of the project?

On Craig says CNCC must extend street

WileyWapiti (Anonymous) says…

I will say that the cost doesn't surprise me or offend me as much as the way it appears to have happened. For one, you have a project management team who is either overseeing the permitting and engineering or acting as liason for these items. When the initial bid package was put together, how was a requirement like this missed in the proposal and scope of work? Most proposals will state something like - adherance to Federal, State, County and Municipal Codes is mandatory... The engineering company would have to be aware of these things, when the design goes through permitting stages for approval it should get caught at that stage as it appears to have here, especially if they are submitting the packages in portional grids of the sub development. I would think that the project management would have been all over this requirement prior to setting up the infrastructure of the project. Construction costs have definately been a huge impact, while construction locally and in residential markets may be slimming, it is definately a contractor's market out there in commercial, heavy commercial and industrial markets both nation-wide and world-wide - the skilled labor force is dismal. The price of labor, steel, concrete and copper is outrageous - I guess escalation was not overlooked from the budget as well. That being said, I am done casting my glass stones at rock houses - I do hope the project is successful as we will all benefit from it's completion for many years to come.......sweeping up glass....muttering.....

On Craig says CNCC must extend street