Questions about LACMA, answered in the words of the people who did the work. The engagement itself is on its own page.
How was a contested change order resolved?
One was not really a change order at all. The contractor submitted a change order for site protection: plastic, dust control, all the things missing from their original bid when it was approved. The project was contracted before we were involved, but we were in the change order review. We went to the contract and to code, and to conflicting language in their own contract whose fine print covered site protection vaguely, but enough that we were protected. Contractors sometimes leave out what you assume is included and then bill you for it. That one, we won.
How did the protected, active campus and restricted hours change the fabrication and installation plan?
They did not change much about how we planned. We were used to hard sites and hard schedules, night work and limited access. We worked within the allowances we were given.
What was the decisive acceptance issue before the outdoor sculpture could open?
Protecting it from use before it was finished was the hardest part, because it was basically a usable skate park. It had to be safe first, so it was literally 24-hour security until it was done. Facilities walked it against their checklist and signed off, and nothing on that campus opened without that signature.