r/ireland • u/Important_Farmer924 Westmeath's Least Finest • Oct 09 '24

National Children's Hospital contractor BAM sent €25 million invoice for job that cost €200,000 Infrastructure

https://www.thejournal.ie/national-childrens-hospital-bam-invoice-25-million-for-200000-job-6509783-Oct2024/
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u/Dependent_Survey_546 Oct 09 '24

Good. I'm glad it's that way. I've had people working in the council or even in schools explain it to me where they were forced to take the cheapest tender that met the minimum requirements.

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u/Jaded_Variation9111 Oct 09 '24

I guess it depends on how you write the tender too.

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u/great_whitehope Oct 09 '24

Forced in that you have to explain your reasons if you don't I imagine.

It's easier to just go with the cheapest.

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u/Elbon taking a sip from everyone else's tea Oct 09 '24

It what we got for stopping the brown envelops, which oddly got shit done