Chapter 149: Time to switch (1/2)

Chapter 149: Time to switch

Translated by me, edited by drpetro.

The new workshops that the old factory wanted were those standard single story steel structures.

Those kind of buildings were quick to build because there was no need to dig too deep to to create a foundation, and the assembly was even quicker. If the more expensive pre-assembled steel frameworks were used, then it would​ take even less time to build.

Ye Jiangning said that the company was doing a good job in construction, but the construction materials they bought were dodgy and their attitude was that of a complete dick.

Ye Jiangning was the client, while the construction company was responsible for providing the service.

Because the planning department of the park was responsible for the designs of the buildings, there definitely weren’t any problems with their quality. Plus, the construction company even had to provide the inspection department models of the building as well as the materials to be used in the construction.

That’s why Ye Jiangning didn’t bother to doubt the quality of the materials purchased. Additionally, if you don’t have connections, it would be much more expensive to buy materials from the market instead of getting them directly from the plant. Moreover, it was highly likely that those bought from the market were fakes.

In the end, out of the materials ordered, there were no problems with the steel and concrete. However, there was just too many problems with easily ignored materials

For example, the new factory building was going to use some carborundum tiles for the floors. These tiles first began being used in those developed countries, then slowly flowed into China. Now all the newly designed factories liked to use these kind of tiles due to their strong resistance to wear and tear and their anti slip properties.

The construction company played a very stealthy game here by using high end fakes. Although they could all be used, but using the price for a Jordan to buy a J0rdan. Who would actually be happy about it?

Since the construction company dared to play like this, it naturally meant that they had ways to get past the inspections.

First, the steel and concrete all passed set standards to guarantee quality and quantity, so the building’s entire structure was guaranteed to pass no matter what.

The layer of carborundum on the tiles just needed to pass standards after having been cast.

The standards only questioned the size of the grains and their resistance strength. As for whether or not the tiles would pass the safety inspection, have cracks, or become slippery in a couple of years, who gives a damn?

Unless the inspectors were like the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, only then would they find that the producer of these materials were all imitation factories.

Ye Jiangning was able to find this out of pure coincidence. Due to the massive hiring he was still doing, one of the new hires used to work at a carborundum factory for a couple of years. Coincidentally, the first piece of tile laid by the construction company was packaged under that company’s logos.

Naturally, the worker immediately found out that the carborundum tiles were made out of mineral particles, and although it had the same packaging as the factory he use to work for, the actual materials used were full of problems.

He also gave one of his previous colleges a call to ask about them. After confirming that they were fakes, he quietly told Ye Jiangning.

If it was just this, then the construction company might’ve been able to get away by explaining that they also got deceived.

It was just that when the constructors finished assembling the first factory building, while putting in the pipings, lighting, and wiring, many problems was found out by the doubting Ye Jiangning.

All had the same kind of trick, all were high end imitations. So much so that many of Ye Jiangning new hires, that used to be in these businesses, all couldn’t come to an immediate conclusion.

The new hires once again called all their connections just to get a clearer picture of the problem.

Ye Jiangning told the construction company to sort out this mess, yet they made a major deal out of it saying how they were​ also a victim here, and that they were completely deceived by those oh so similar counterfeits.

They said they would immediately switch them, but the agreed upon price in the end needed to be raised a bit.

The price was set in stone for all mishaps within the contract, however, they never would’ve thought that they would also get deceived by fakes. Afterwards, the construction company came up with a bunch of similar situations. For example, when they were doing the plumbing for a tap water company, they originally planned on using sand and soil for the base, but when they meet with areas of soft earth, they had to use concrete for stability.

Those price increases resulted from out of contract reasons, so it was completely reasonable.