Jeffrey D. Bradfield

"LA-CO contacted us about two years ago in the infancy of this project," Midwest CEO Jeffrey Bradfield told CONTRACTOR.
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"They included us on the bidder's list," Bradfield said.
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First and foremost, Bradfield said, was the timeframe.Work began Nov. 29, 2004, and needed to be completed by mid-January.

"We had to work under a very compressed schedule," he said.

Second, since LA-CO could not shut down its operations during this timeframe, the contracting work had to take place between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday.This allowed LA-CO to run its afternoon and night shifts to meet production schedules.The new equipment had to be installed-while the existing equipment was still being operated.

"Third, we had to work in very tight working conditions," Bradfield said."As a general contractor, we had to coordinate all of the other trades."

Midwest performed the piping work itself.Among the subcontractors, Guertler-Fulford did the HVAC portion of the job.

Midwest and LA-CO worked so closely together that they were able to overcome these challenges, Bradfield said.The key to success, he noted, was communication with LA-CO management and with the subcontractors.To deal with the time constraints and stay on schedule, Midwest and the subcontractors occasionally worked overtime on Saturdays as well as some Sundays.

"We also ended up doing things efficiently and effectively enough to meet the deadlines," Bradfield added.
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LA-CO also did a good job working with Midwest to coordinate equipment deliveries, Bradfield said.One key to the successful coordination was formal communication, such as project meetings.

"These activities were so important to the success of the project that we will continue to use the same procedures in our future projects," Bradfield said.

Another key to success was the fact that Midwest was able to use LA-CO and Markal products that were manufactured by LA-CO.

"In fact, I think this was the most interesting aspect of the project," Bradfield said.
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Without the Cool Gel, Midwest would have had to disassemble the entire pump and send the base out to be trimmed, which would have added two days to the project, Bradfield said.

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"LA-CO contacted us about two years ago in the infancy of this project," Midwest CEO Jeffrey Bradfield told CONTRACTOR.
...
"They included us on the bidder's list," Bradfield said.
...
First and foremost, Bradfield said, was the timeframe.Work began Nov. 29, 2004, and needed to be completed by mid-January.

"We had to work under a very compressed schedule," he said.

Second, since LA-CO could not shut down its operations during this timeframe, the contracting work had to take place between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday.This allowed LA-CO to run its afternoon and night shifts to meet production schedules.The new equipment had to be installed-while the existing equipment was still being operated.

"Third, we had to work in very tight working conditions," Bradfield said."As a general contractor, we had to coordinate all of the other trades."

Midwest performed the piping work itself.Among the subcontractors, Guertler-Fulford did the HVAC portion of the job.

Midwest and LA-CO worked so closely together that they were able to overcome these challenges, Bradfield said.The key to success, he noted, was communication with LA-CO management and with the subcontractors.To deal with the time constraints and stay on schedule, Midwest and the subcontractors occasionally worked overtime on Saturdays as well as some Sundays.

"We also ended up doing things efficiently and effectively enough to meet the deadlines," Bradfield added.
...
LA-CO also did a good job working with Midwest to coordinate equipment deliveries, Bradfield said.One key to the successful coordination was formal communication, such as project meetings.

"These activities were so important to the success of the project that we will continue to use the same procedures in our future projects," Bradfield said.

Another key to success was the fact that Midwest was able to use LA-CO and Markal products that were manufactured by LA-CO.

"In fact, I think this was the most interesting aspect of the project," Bradfield said.
...
Without the Cool Gel, Midwest would have had to disassemble the entire pump and send the base out to be trimmed, which would have added two days to the project, Bradfield said.

JEFFREY D. BRADFIELD

SECRETARY/TREASURER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

OWNER/PARTNER