Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawnski
We get it Jaydorn.
But I think you are completely wrong. First and foremost, this is an opportunity for someone to say "My work was chosen as the best" for the next 40 + years. That is a selling point for future work on other projects. Never hurts to be able to claim a feather in the cap like having almost every vehicle display your work.
And what if you don't win. Well c'est la vie. You can still display your concept in your own shop/building etc if you like. Consider it research and development. Sometimes efforts like that don't pay off. It is a cost of business. Get used to it.
In my business, many request for proposal are very time consuming, with the vast majority of the "work" for the project being conceptualized in order to even submit a bid. If I am not the winner of the bid, I have still done work for free.
One of the worst problems today is that big governments and big businesses are in bed with each other but it is actually a three-way and we are the ones being screwed. The taxi cab industry is a great example. Choice is artificially limited and we likely are not getting the best option, nor the best value. This is an opportunity for everyone to compete on an even playing field if they choose.
I see nothing wrong with that. Heck, I encourage it.
|
I wouldn't argue for a second that there's isn't a cost of doing business, be it consulting, proposals RFP's etc. What I would argue is that no entity (be it government, business, etc) should be getting 4-5+ final options for the cost of one.
I guess it's the difference between having a bakery offer a tasting of their cake weeks before the wedding, VS having 5 bakeries show up with the day of the wedding with completed cakes and only paying for one.
No one would argue that doing sample tastings a variety of bakeries is in poor taste, most would agree the second scenario is most unreasonable.