RFP was sent out just over a year ago. The request was for cross-section, topo, utility locates, some boundary and drafting. I put a thumbnail price to just cover costs at 80k and the time frame was close to impossible so we didn't bother with a formal bid. The job went for 25k.?ÿ
Now a year later construction is starting.?ÿ
A local surveyor chatted about getting a request for a staking bid.?ÿ
He told the contractor to send him the plans and he would look at it.?ÿ
No plans, seems all the data was rejected and you need to start over with utility locates, cross-sections, topo, design,,,,,,,I guess.?ÿ
Now the equipment is rolling in, material is being dumped on-site,,,,,,,,someone took the job.?ÿ
Glad it isn't me...??????...
Glad it isn't me either.?ÿ Ever.
Stupid people deserve stupid results and wasteful spending.?ÿ If you can't afford to do the job right, don't do it at all.
And the engineer was promoted because they saved so much money on that project.?ÿ
Glad it isn't me
Alternatively:
- Cost was minimised at the front end by acquiring a minimal survey/design, reducing exposure should the project not proceed.
- Overall project cost was reduced by putting the actual survey/design into the construction contract, knowing that contractors would bid the project on the elements of their core services, and things like survey/design they would absorb out of their profit margin.