i have no problems with Calgary looking at bidding again, even as early as 2030...
what raised red flags for me was the fact that the goal posts for the budget changed overnight to meet the funding deficit by the tune of 200 million dollars, that suddenly allowed the budget to balance again.
if we tendered a project and all the sealed bids came back as being over budget, and let the contractors know that it was overbudget by X dollars, if said contractors came back the next day saying they "sharpened their pencils" and their bids were suddenly meeting the original budget, I would recommend to the client that they walk away from the process and re-tender it later....
i wouldn't be calling it a 'good deal'
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