tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post6921134947333178601..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: Contracting with the CouncilElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-32169963957941829562011-03-17T22:07:20.698+00:002011-03-17T22:07:20.698+00:00Its all gesture... top of the list - the care hom...Its all gesture... top of the list - the care home.<br /><br />Contractors have THREE WEEKS to bid... that is unusually short.<br /><br />However it is a "design and build" contract.... <br /><br />so the contractors have to get an architect on board. get a building designed, get fees with professional consultants agreed, get a currently undesigned building completely costed and then submit a bid in THREE WEEKS.<br /><br />Is there any way a local firm can do this? Very unlikely. <br /><br />My prediction? I rekon the Irish consortium will have their big fish going over the paperwork bidding for the work. <br /><br />Lets wait and see what happens though.<br /><br />Small step forward.... not quite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com