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The three contractors O/T
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at an Ottawa government
owned house: One is from Vancouver , another is from Toronto and the third, is from St. John's, NFLD . All three go with a Government official to examine the fence. The Vancouver contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me." The Toronto contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me. "The NFLD contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the government official and whispers, "$2,700." The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?" The NFLD contractor whispers back, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Toronto to fix the fence." "Done!" replies the government official. And that, my friends, is how government contracting works ! And it's the same which ever country or state you may be in. -- Stuart Winsor Only plain text for emails http://www.asciiribbon.org |
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The three contractors O/T
On Mar 12, 1:12*pm, Stuart wrote:
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at an Ottawa government owned house: One is from Vancouver , another is from Toronto and the third, is from St.. John's, NFLD . All three go with a Government official to examine the fence. * The Vancouver contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, * then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job * will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit * for me." The Toronto contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I * can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 * profit for me. * "The NFLD contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the * government official and whispers, "$2,700." * The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other * guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?" The NFLD contractor * whispers back, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from * Toronto to fix the fence." * "Done!" replies the government official. This is where the story falls apart. The government official would have replied: "Make that $1500 for me and I won't have you charged with attempted bribery." * And that, my friends, is how government contracting works ! And it's the same which ever country or state you may be in. Indeed. |
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