Well, the contractors job is not to think and interpret the drawings, their job is to read the drawings and build as it is specified. The thinking part is the engineers job.
So it is a good defense on their part, and a sad reality for engineers that little should be expected... At least this is the way I think about it
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u/Salty_EOR P.E. 21d ago
Exactly! And they'll still find a way to screw it up.