Scheduling is Key

Scheduling is Key

Robert S. Michaud, P.E.

If it seems to you like we are in a holding pattern due to the current pandemic, you are not alone. The entire economy is experiencing a situation that few, if any of us, have experienced before. As government officials and health authorities try to make sure we safely reopen for business, each of us is challenged to determine how our companies can adapt to the current conditions and plan for the future at the right time.

Fortune favors the bold, the ancient Latin proverb, still applies here today. While there is uncertainty in the future, there is also opportunity. For building owners, facility managers, and manufactures that find their buildings largely empty our your manufacturing lines idle, now is the time to address those problems that cannot easily be attended to during operation. Perhaps you have operational problems with some of your equipment, or the finishes like the flooring need attention. Perhaps you know you have a lot of issues that need to be addressed but you don’t have any idea of their relative costs or how best to prioritize them. With the building being vacant, this is the perfect time to have a professional inspection and analysis done. A facilities inspection with an experienced inspection company can not only identify where the problem areas are, but give you a sensed for the costs to address them and to help you prioritize a course of action.

Timing is key here because eventually we will be getting back to work and the buildings we are responsible for will be occupied again. There is no better time than now to conduct a facilities inspection and begin addressing those problems that you know are out there. Maybe you are concerned about the access to capital for the needs that may be found. That shouldn’t stop you from being prepared to move forward when those funds become available. A facilities inspection and assessment will get you prepared to move when the time is right. The planning will be done and you will have access to the contractors and supplies that you need first because you planned ahead.

So don’t put off to tomorrow that which you should do today. The time is right – now!

© Michaud Engineering Inc. 2020