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“We would continue our “Big Room” meetings to “Trying to keep the site safe was a big challenge,”
talk about progress and plans with timely decision Valerio says. “The rigorous construction activity that
making. We kept the material orders moving and was once prevalent prior to COVID-19 was difficult
deliveries on time. We kept that rigorous activity and to manage once the site was active again as we all
decision making moving forward so we knew that had to adhere to strict COVID-19 measures. In the
when May 5 rolled around, when we lifted the ban, end, the project found its groove once more, thanks
we’d hit the ground running,” Valerio says. to IPD’s collaborative approach which forces you
to think outside of the box and think productively,”
When the municipal government granted Valerio says. “We understand the effort that’s
permission to resume the centre’s construction needed when you have tight site guidelines:
on May 5, the entire project team adhered to strict where workers can be at the same time, instilling
on-site health and safety laws, such as extreme extra precautions like masks, all with an impact
hand-washing, the mandatory wearing of masks to project budgets at the same time. As a result of
and rigorous ‘on-site’ COVID-19 screening. this, we’re preparing future capital projects with the
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