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re: Man builds city park stairs for $550 - City says it will cost $65,000
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:13 pm to jbgleason
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:13 pm to jbgleason
Reminds me of a joke.
The city of Chicago needed to build some stairs at a city park, so they sought out three bids.
A contractor from Louisiana came in, measured, calculated the materials, and the estimated time, and said we can build the stairs for $1000.
A contractor from Georgia came in, measured, calculated the materials and the estimated time, and said they could build the stairs for $1500.
A contractor from Chicago doesn't measure or calculate, and quotes the city $65,000.
The department head is irate. $65,000? What the hell? You didn't even measure anything. How can it be so expensive. The contractor says, $32,000 for you, $32,000 for me, and we'll pay the guy from Louisiana to do it!
That's how government spends money.
The city of Chicago needed to build some stairs at a city park, so they sought out three bids.
A contractor from Louisiana came in, measured, calculated the materials, and the estimated time, and said we can build the stairs for $1000.
A contractor from Georgia came in, measured, calculated the materials and the estimated time, and said they could build the stairs for $1500.
A contractor from Chicago doesn't measure or calculate, and quotes the city $65,000.
The department head is irate. $65,000? What the hell? You didn't even measure anything. How can it be so expensive. The contractor says, $32,000 for you, $32,000 for me, and we'll pay the guy from Louisiana to do it!
That's how government spends money.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 3:16 pm
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Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:27 pm to jbgleason
Last Summer as a board member of a youth sports complex on a public park the State of Louisiana bidding requirements limited the youth association to only 3 contractors to build a new concession stand. All the engineered drawings were up to all current codes. Of the 3 bids received the lowest bid was $242,000. As a lessee of the park we were able to skirt the rules and had it build by a private contractor as per the bid specs for $68,000. That is government waste.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:41 pm to jbgleason
Why didn't he sawzall the barrier on the road to provide a nice path at the top
I'm assuming he was halted before he got to pour his concrete
I'm assuming he was halted before he got to pour his concrete
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:44 pm to jbgleason
I know that all governments waste money, but I bet their plans for those stairs was a hell of a lot nicer than that rickety shite.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:48 pm to jbgleason
City estimated gold steps
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:58 pm to jbgleason
We are all joking about the absurd $65,000 estimate for the stairs, but in reality some contractor was (is?) gonna make about a $60,000 profit on those stairs, which equates to stealing $60,000 in government money.
We don't laugh at those that abuse the welfare system, nor should we really laugh at those that abuse the contractor side.
We don't laugh at those that abuse the welfare system, nor should we really laugh at those that abuse the contractor side.
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