If that happens, our lawyers will be looking at you. Of course, elevator contractors, among others, have been reassuring on this point. And several design-builders seem to think that Y2K is not their problem. But reality is what the owners think it is. If fear of the millennium bug has them seeking inoculation, then our industry should help.
Firms can score points and win friends by explaining that there s really nothing to worry about.
If, on the other hand, there is some exposure that they had not considered before, then it s not too late to start managing that risk. In many ways, soothing the troubled owner is the design-builder s specialty. And predictions of the millennium s other bug an economic downturn also may play to that strength. When money gets tight, owners need guarantees. So firms that make promises, assume risk and then deliver should be in even higher demand whether those promises involve computers or not.