07-16-2018, 02:40 PM
(07-16-2018, 12:11 PM)Canard Wrote: As a designer of complex automation systems, I totally get where they're coming from.
I don't mind when a customer has input at the "concept" stage... but final design reviews are awful if you go into too much detail (or allow the customer to dig really deep). They want to change everything... and there's a massive cost that is involved in that, because it's like doubling your engineering time.
I do understand that.
I wouldn't have these objections if I had faith in their ability to get these design details right. But everything in our region's active transportation history, even recent history, suggests that it won't be the case.
Although, perhaps I misspoke before...the point is perhaps not that I should be consulted after detailed design, is that's considerations like storm drain placement, curb design, should be discussed before detailed design phase then.