According to the El Paso Times the companies that are building our new ball park are going to hold a business outreach event next Wednesday (February 13, 2013) from 7:30 to 9 AM at 2401 East Missouri. Evidently tradesmen that would like an opportunity to bid on some of the work are encouraged to attend.
To me the Times does a pretty good job of announcing events. My observation is that they only go skin deep and fail to let us know what the real story is. Often they carry the water for some group and do not reveal the true story.
This event is good though. The ball park is being built by commercial firms. The will not be using buy boards to circumvent responsible purchasing. Sub contractors will be given opportunities to demonstrate their capabilities and compete based upon price. Price. At the end of the day if there are two offers from firms that do good work the decision will be made primarily based upon price — not the personal favorite of city staff.
I suspect that this method of construction and buying was significantly influenced by the the people who own the team. I thank them.
We should not see a $677,000 chiller or a $543,000 foam roof or a $94,000 cieling for the same city hall that they want to tear down. These jobs were done through bid boards.
The contractor has an incentive to save our money — 30% of the savings. My only problem with that will be if they lower the specifications and deliver an inferior product to us. The city engineer has temporarily abandoned his post and is now the city’s lead person on this project. Council has given him the sole authority to change the specifications. That is not good.
We deserve better — and it appears that we will get it this time — not great, but better
Brutus
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I wouldnt be surprised if some of the contractors or the contractor is somehow affiliated with one or more of the parties involved in demolishing city hall. (City reps etc…)
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