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Beth Sellers

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When Proofreading Isn't Enough

Sometimes writing can't just be redlined for full effect. It requires full blown editing. Here are a three examples of rewriting content that was provided by engineers.

Passage 1 - Original

(Subject was temporary bathroom facilities) One unit shall be provided for every 20 people and an additional one for females will be available.

Passage 1 - Edited

The contractor provides one (1) portable toilet-urinal unit per 20 technicians and (1) toilet only unit.

Passage 2 - Original

Just as PSE important selection of right design build contractors is forthcoming, Contractor had an important decision to make before we committed to this project by selecting the best partnerships combinations for the Dam Flood Wall project. In our exclusive partnership selection of Tetra Tec and Geo Tech Engineers we have created a team that has exceptional strengths in the local area and regional in dams and geotechnical work.
Our partnership will deliver a seamless design, procurement and construction with deferring and reducing risks to Contractor by the laying formwork of a design build partnership. We have a long proven process in design build which starts with integrated planning, communication, schedule, quality design, design to budget, resource planning, construction coordination, seamless construction, quality management and close out.
Contractor brings design build services and experience to the team along with extensive challenging concrete pours throughout the regional that finds innovative solutions to unique
projects. In our leadership role we will be guided by our 10 step process to minimize the risks and holding the project costs and delivering the project on time. Our philosophy of maintaining the same the same project delivery team from preconstruction to final completion is a mainstream model we have used for years on design build projects.
Our team is empowered by the design team environment to take innovation and creativity to the next level as we have done in the past. Our years of experience in the local community with our clients, design teams and trade contractors have made us uniquely qualified to visualize and plan every aspect of the work.

Passage 2 - Edited

The Contractor Project Delivery Team will lead the highly challenging Dam Flood Wall project.
We have forged an exclusive design-build partnership with Tetra Tec and Geo Tech Engineers. These firms supply local and regional expertise in dam-building and geotechnical engineering, and Contractor supplies our knowhow; in this region Contractor has been pouring concrete for over 20 years, often finding innovative solutions to unique problems.
Contractor will leverage a Mainstream model, keeping the same Project Delivery Team members onboard from pre-construction to final completion. We keep the knowledge base intact from conception to hand over. Together with members from Tetra Tec and Geo Tech Engineers, Contractor will deliver seamless designs, accurate procurement and sturdy construction. Our proven, 10-step design-build process will enable us to minimize project risks, hold down costs and deliver on time. The Contractor process drives all aspects of design-build, including:
1. integrated planning 2. communication 3. scheduling 4. quality design 5. design-to-budget 6. resource planning 7. construction coordination 8. seamless construction 9. quality management 10. close out.
Contractor and our partners have over 200 years’ combined experience with local design teams and trade contractors. This three-partner alliance with Tetra Tec and Geo Tech Engineers makes Contractor uniquely qualified to direct every stage of the Dam Flood Wall project.

Passage 3 - Original

Anybody found not protected from falls while working on this project will be immediately and permanently removed from the project. The three strike rule will not be initiated on this project as it relates to fall protection. Personnel will be not be given any more than one chance to fall off this building.

Passage 3 - Edited

Fall protection PPE is mandatory for all staff working at height (4-ft or above). HSE will remove from the project immediately and permanently any technician working at height without PPE.
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