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DOING THE "RIGHT
THING" FOR OUR CLIENTS
A message from Dwayne R.
Agnew, P.E.
President and CEO of Agnew Associates.
 Agnew
Associates is about doing the "right
thing" without concern for the consequences. Our values are the
foundation of our company.
It is universally
agreed that a perfect set of plans and specifications has never been produced. Although we
are good engineers, we do make mistakes.
I was recently
confronted by one of our clients. In his hand, he was holding a change order indicating
the cost to relocate a gas line that we had incorrectly shown on our drawings. He asked,
"What am I going to tell my boss?"
I said, "Tell
him the truth. Tell him the engineers made a mistake and they are willing to make it
right."
Some might say, from a business standpoint, it is
irresponsible to admit a mistake. The legal or monetary consequences could be devastating.
We say that is the only way to do business! With this, the door is opened for fair and
equitable solutions.
We believe that
for the company to achieve success and prosper, our value system must underlie all of our
policies and actions. Our systems may change with time to meet the challenges of a
changing world, but we must remain steadfast in our values.
We respond with integrity and honor in all
situations. Our responses give us reason to be proud. That is the "right thing." |