PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Pile Drivers, Inc.’s crew in front of the company’s Junttan PM16
previously asking us to figure out
how to make the project work.”
Moore felt he had three options when
initially considering this project: 1) pass on
the opportunity and let the general contractors
fend for themselves to develop a solution
with larger, national pile drivers and
pile suppliers; 2) try to put together a viable
solution utilizing a large percentage of its
individual assets and turn away all other
work for several months; or 3) put together
a team that would allow the company to
pool its collective resources and more comfortably
meet the needs of RCC4-4 and all
other work currently in the hopper.
“That said, a team of collective resources
– with a common goal to meet the needs
of this project and allow each individual
pile driver to continue to meet the needs of
other customers – just made sense,” he said.
Moore also believed it was each individual
pile driver’s upfront commitment to
a common goal and Palmetto’s choice to put
its subcontractors first in the equation that
made for a winning combination on bid day
and a successful project.
“Palmetto always believed that the
project would be successful if our subcontractors
(Parker Marine and Pile
Drivers, Inc.) were successful. We were
friends before the project started, and we
all agreed to work in such a way that we
would remain friends when the project was
completed,” he said.
Marty Swain, director of operations
and chief estimator at Parker Marine, concurs
and offers similar sentiments when
asked how it was possible for three competitors
to get along on one project.
“This is Charleston. Our history, as a
city, has shown that being able to adapt
and coexist with our neighbors has
allowed us to thrive as a community.”
– Marty Swain, Parker Marine
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