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Business World |
July 2015
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a careful and cautious endeavor – and not
just a fancy marketing ploy. Introduced and
embraced since the outset, Bontkes finds a
challenge in instilling and maintaining the
Caliber quality policy to prospective team
members.
“The biggest challenge we face is trying to
find quality people to complete the work,” he
said. “One of the things we do is pre-qualify
everybody that gets involved in our projects.
To pre-qualify you need to show confidence
in the work we’re looking for. You need to
have references and there’s an interview pro-
cess as well.”
The intimate and interactive interviews re-
flect Caliber’s maturity as a company. Not
one to settle for less, Bontkes acknowledges
the less-skilled shortcomings of the con-
struction workforce and that success is rela-
tive to the relationships you forge with the
suppliers and sub trades.