Landscape Management, October 2010
11 steps to a great irrigation project 23 OCTOBER 2010 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET Follow this recipe for working with general contractors landscape architects and landscape designers and youre on your way to making every large landscape irrigation installation a winner BY BRIAN E VINCHESI LEED AP CID CIC CLIA CGIA GWM L I f you have been in the irrigation contracting business for very long youve had successful and unsuccessful projects Theres a good chance your fi rst unsuccessful project may have been your fi rst irrigation system installation Looking back I know mine could have been done better especially the fi rst one It was also the landscapers fi rst irrigation system installation need I say more There are several keys to having a successful irrigation installation project At the residential level you have control and you make all the decisions If its wrong its your fault there is no fi nger pointing However in larger systems that you may have provided design build services or especially professionally designed systems irrigation consultant landscape architect or civil engineer there are a large number of places where things can go awry and quickly In many cases these problems may not be your fault but youre the one left holding the bag Theres a learning curve and you must educate yourself about these more detailed systems for them to be successful In other words educate yourself before bidding not after Communication is vital regardless of the size of the project The more you communicate with whomever is overseeing your work and or paying you the better off the results of the project will be You cannot overcommunicate as long as you are being professional and have legitimate questions concerns or gripes
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