My personal journey in design and construction
You may have recently heard about President Trump imposing tariffs on wood imported from Canada. The story broke in April, … Continue reading Tariff’s, Blacklisting, and Global Warming – Canada’s Self-Inflicted Challenges on their Wood Industry
Over the last few years, I have noticed an increase in the number of construction contracts using “open book” provisions. … Continue reading Best Practices: Open Book Bidding
From the very first time I solicited a quote for design and construction, I have always been concerned with ensuring … Continue reading Lowest Bid does not Guarantee Quality.
In an article posted on December 4, 2016 the Bangkok Post announced that the First Batch of air-conditioned NGV buses … Continue reading How Much Time Should Procurement Take?
In an article published on Friday November 18, 2016, Morning Star reports Blacklisting Firms Still Given Public-Sector Contracts. This is … Continue reading Blacklisting
Allowing a vendor to add mark-up on top of the costs of his own resources leads to a double dip by the vendor. Continue reading How to solicit a Cost Plus Fee quote.
The articles goes on to correlate corruption practices in dozens of European Countries with single source procurement. Continue reading Corruption in government procurement! The case against single source awards.
