Is everyone on that little rock asleep?

Hello?

Please sir, may I have some more?

From the RG: "We all know that this sort of thing used to go on under the United Bermuda Party but they were more covert. There’s a difference in style between this Government and the last one."  NO KIDDING!!!!! 

Don't ask me how i know...cuz again, i won't tell you 

But i'll guarentee that this project goes well over triple what they've stated it will cost.

I could be wrong...but i doubt it 

CC

And yet when you listen to him on the news discussing unsavoury topics, he always refers to the decision being made by his cabinet/relevant ministry.

on the other hand, when it's good news, it's "I did this.............."

 

On projects of this scale the client (in this case the government) appoint a project manager to advise them upon procurement route and to arrange the development i.e arrange designers and other consultants plus arrange, run and police the tendering process.

So why does it say in the paper……….?
“Government appointed construction firm Entech Ltd. as project manager. Yesterday Entech manager Frank Reed declined to discuss the tendering process, saying that only Government could comment on the matter. “

Normally I would expect the project manager to be the one defending the tendering process and defending the integrity of their client. The fact the project manager is refusing to talk speaks volumes.  IMHO it shows that the government not the project manager was calling the shots and running the tendering process, which contradicts their professional relationship.

Back in the real world this sort of thing is relatively common in the private sector, where construction contract are agreed on the golf course. The big differences being that normally the stitched up is done by the project manager, not the client and that its not blatant to the other tenders that there’s been a stitch up.

However in the private sector this never happens. All those involved in the tender are demand to be transparent and professional. I worked on a project where the project manager mentioned to one of the quantity surveyors by accident the most trivial unimportant bit of information that strictly speaking they shouldn’t have known. Rather than appear corrupt the contractor removed the tender. I was a bit annoyed because I was sure we would win the bid and it had been the project manger, not us who had made the mistake. Sigh, such is life.

Don’t know about Bermuda legal system but back in the Europe projects over $6million are governed by the EU Public Procurement Regulations and for smaller jobs every local council have their own tendering rule to issue fairness of tenders. If the rules are not followed then normally the job goes back out to tender.

Oooooooh you naughty chiel........is that "Rue Brittania"?

A rue is a compilation of ingredients that bind........maintain and present a bountifull flavour of aforesaid.

More like 'screw the day friends, da gutt da hummar, u gatt hein lion. Ann eif u relly pahiss mei howf um gunna pahoot ah stup lite howtsyde ya anntrance. Detz rite............

Gotta run.......................juzz gutt ah heemale frum Sur Jahorn Werwaka....vauntz too no summtin ahbowt Englican chirchaz vauntin too bahie sum heestern pruperty het heiz howse.  Poor mayhan...prubabley maik heit a "brown zone"............................


Where di I put that kahowcain...........................Vingate...ver yoo too buy..?