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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
Well, not on small residential streets. But on arterials, majors and highways running through the City it would be totally justified. I think even importing crews from other provinces could be feasible, when you take all of the contributing factors into consideration. Roadway construction done around the clock is very efficient. As for unionized roadwork crews, you are correct, we don't have them in Alberta; which is why I am advocating for tendering key roadworks to not only the established local outfits (Volker Stevin, Lafarge and Lehigh), but also to out-of-province companies. Materials are likely to be supplied locally anyway due to the monopolistic nature of concrete and asphalt production. Also, if a 24/7 schedule is specified in the RFP and local companies know that the tender is not going to be decided between the three usual suspects, chances are they would be more aggressive on the price.
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One big problem is the efficiency of the night shift is roughly 50% to 70% of what the day shift is. Taking a little longer can make the project cheaper. Also these magic skilled trades people don't exist right now. They are in FrtMac building oilsands right now. So even expanding your bid base you are looking at significantly increasing your labour cost beyond just the shift premium for the night shift.