[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by V

Here is the number one reason the City is spending so much more money than it really needs to in virtually every project I've been privy to.

The capital cost of the project is only one variable of many when considering bids, and to say that the lowest bid is the automatic pick (excepting incapability of the contractor) is the reason why the purchasers at the City are picking hack & slash contractors to work on their projects, and then paying maintenance crews to come in after the fact to clean up the mess. I can only speak for my industry, but I have a very hard time believing it's any different at other departments.

I dream of a day when owners like the City are more concerned with the quality of an installation than the few pennies they can save.

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