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It would be hugely inefficient for CN to have dedicated GO expansion crews sitting around waiting for ML to get their stuff together. One hears about cancellations in ML work programs because some moving part isn't ready or someone didn't know what their assignment was. Centrecourt probably fires people (and subs) for such "oops"es.
My comment about the purchase req actually originated with a guy in a CN truck at the work site that we chatted with some time ago - who commented that CN had been expecting and was ready for this task a long time ago, but ML never came through with a signature.
- Paul
I did suggest Mx also would benefit from the introduction.
I'm a huge believer in government and business hiring the best at what they do to train to set up their 'system' within one's own organization so more people successfully copy the best.
Centrecourt clearly has a machine set-up; not just for the actual construction, they tend to use the same teams (planners, architects, etc.) for each job and everyone seems to know their role and the importance of delivering on time.
Generally, for the above, you can see the gap between project approval and permit issuance is generally very low, abnormally so for the industry; and then the gap between obtaining permits and work start is also very low.
While my tongue is partially in my cheek here, its not entirely. Centrecourt presumably knows little about how to build a railway; but they understand a corporate culture of organization, workflow, best practices etc; that can be taught; and Mx would surely benefit from being taught as much.




