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Changing the foundation strategy fast to protect the project's budget and schedule.
On the Toyota Côte-Nord dealership project, the Koncret team had to move quickly when a major issue with the soil conditions turned up on site.
The foundation strategy planned at the start no longer matched what the ground was actually showing, and that could have hit the costs, the timelines and the overall progress of the project hard.
Rather than reach for a conventional approach that would be heavier to roll out, Koncret quickly reworked the technical options to land on something better suited to the real conditions on site.
The challenge
The soil conditions that showed up during the work called for a quick rethink of the structural approach.
On a commercial project like a car dealership, that kind of issue can quickly bring:
- serious delays
- higher costs
- design changes
- extra pressure on the overall schedule
The conventional approach on the table, based on drilled piles, meant a longer process in both design and execution, with a real financial hit for the client.
A situation like this is a reminder of why a solid geotechnical soil study matters early in a project.
To keep the impact on the jobsite down, Koncret quickly put together an alternative built on screw piles.
That approach meant:
- faster installation
- a better fit with the real conditions on site
- a real cut in execution timelines
- better control of the project's costs
It took close coordination between the professionals, the technical stakeholders and the field teams to keep the jobsite advancing through the changes.
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The solution chosen delivered:
- a limited hit to the project's schedule
- a foundation matched to the real conditions on site
- better control of the technical and financial risk
Past the technical side, this project really shows what quick, structured, well-coordinated decisions do when a major issue lands mid-jobsite.
