Are Construction Companies and Consultants Two Sides of the Same Coin? | Industry Structure

Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

The other day, I had the opportunity to speak with a leading professional engineer in the field of landslides and slope engineering.

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They’ve already quantified and made it possible to calculate the things I’d been thinking about and wondering if there was a way to address—it was a great learning experience.

 

Since we're contractors, we see things from a contractor's perspective—and a site supervisor's perspective.

In short, it’s all about focusing on the field. What matters most is whether operations on-site can run smoothly and generate a profit.

However, consultants tend to take a more theoretical approach.

In a sense, it may seem as though we are doing something contradictory.

 

If you just go by theory, you won't make any money, and it's inefficient, lol.

However, without a theoretical basis, we have no grounds for our arguments, so we pull out academic papers and books, cherry-pick the parts that suit our case, and use them in our meetings with government officials.

From a consultant's perspective, if you just take that part out of context, the meaning gets... lol

That's how it works.

 

That is precisely why I believe we need to maintain good working relationships with contractors and consultants.

By harmonizing these elements effectively, we can create something completely new.

We've been working like idiots on the legal framework, anchors, and rock bolts lol (still in progress lolol)

It's about time I started working on something new.

We're making some progress on our end as well, so once things move forward a bit, we might be able to have a proper discussion.

 

See you later.

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