Having successfully bid on and completed a number of federal projects during my career, I concur that it is more challenging and rates are higher. However, there are reasons for that. First of all, worker wages are often determined by a relatively higher rate, such as required by Davis-Bacon. Standards, either imposed by Congress or by stringent department policies, are more challenging. Hours and working conditions are often more limited, with little flexibility for what may be contractor desires. Plans and specifications are usually more well defined and alternate or substituted materials or techniques are mostly not allowed.
Accountability for taxpayer dollars and for meeting the stringent standards afore mentioned is the responsibility of a quality assurance person who oversees the project, typically more closely and critically than that of a private industry project quality control person. If you are accustomed to being able to be more free and flexible in mobilizing, procurring your needed materials, and conducting your work ... then perhaps you feel intimidated ... like quality control is trying to "stick it to the contractor."
I was being sarcastic. I've seen a helluva lot of $10k quotes turn into $20k quotes though. And the facts are that it's almost always from someone who complains constantly about their tax dollars. Oh the irony.
It's not the employees who want this. It's the contracting officials who are following the laws that come from congress. Just remember, every single time someone screams "accountability and transparency" you can add at least three more rules or regulations to a contracting process. Believe me, the employees don't want it any more than you do.
There is a ton of truth in this post. In my experience, good contractors love govt contracts and bad ones hate them.
And let contracting spend their time writing contracts for things that actually need contracts? New bridges, building, road reconstruction...
We routinely turn down work at a local federal facility for this very reason, the risk is too high for our legal dept. to operate in $2,500 dollar amounts. Yet we are the best suited to help them meet their water quality and conservation goals. Unfortunately, they keep getting fined for exceeding the water quality standards and no one is going to be able to help them in any appreciable way $2,500 at a time.
Give it up. I don’t love Trump by any means but this kind of stuff is not even remotely accurate.If we even have a mid-term election.You never know what the orange menace might do.
We're seeing things our country has never seen before, but I agree with you that we will have elections. Even Russia and Iran have "elections." I mean, why not have an event that transfers hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars to carefully chosen candidates so they can claim to have a "mandate" even if they get less than half of the popular vote? That would be completely out of character. There is far too much money to be made during election cycles. Of course we'll have them. The real question is, will they matter by then?
About as good as a Griswold vacation lol
Judicial is keeping America America. Legislative is a hot mess which is why Bernie and AOC are hitting it hard right now. It’s good to see it working but it’s is nerve racking to rely on one branch of government. Never would I have though I’d be super into a judge in a black dress
