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Manitoba Floodway Authority . “ As the project proceeded , we began to see signs that some of our costs were going up related to events such as Hurricane Katrina , the Alberta oilsands , and an overall booming construction industry that was resulting in a skilled labor shortage . As a result , we revised our project and focused in on what components of our project actually had to be done in order to deliver the 1-in-700 year flood protection .”
By taking this focused approach , the Floodway Authority was able to find ways to stay under budget by increasing channel excavation work while reducing the number of bridges to be replaced from 12 down to 8 , realizing significant savings throughout the project .
Achieving Budget Through Flexibility and Innovation The Manitoba Floodway Authority did not solely rely on cutting back components in order to create cost savings – the project also stayed on budget through strategies like flexible scheduling , tiered tendering plans that allowed contractors to fine-tune and adjust their bids for lower prices overall in response to subsequent tenders , and a project supplier profile
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