[CAUT] bid savvy

[Ward & Probst, Inc]

Jeff,
I'm sorry you were unable to participate. For future reference, previous
year's figures or best guess would have been fine for the purposes of the
survey.
Dale

Dale Probst, RPT


vp at ptg.org

 

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jeff
Tanner
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:06 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] bid savvy



On Feb 1, 2007, at 11:49 AM, Willem Blees wrote:


I think the first step in this process is related to Lance's last 

statement. "The whole system just doesn't seem to be conducive

to getting good quality work, just the cheapest price." 

Until universities recognize that in order to get quality work, it 

will be necessary to pay a technician a wage comparable to what they 

make in the private sector. 




Fred, one of the things CAUT can do is ask PTG to do an in depth 

survey of the income of piano tuners. Qualifications not withstanding, 

until the PTG can show how much the top money makers in our field are 

making, universities will have no bench mark from which to start. They 

will continue to offer inadequate salaries, and then wonder how come 

noone who is qualified to do the work will apply for the job.  





I think the question is more related to the contract bid process, which is a
bit of a horse of a different color.  With the employee interview process,
you can have more flexibility.  With the bid process, you may be having
unknowledgeable people making decisions based on numbers on a sheet of
paper.

Have we not gotten the results on last year's survey?  I have to admit, I
wasn't able to participate in it.  By the time I got my W2 and had a chance
to calculate my income and expenses for the year, the company conducting the
survey closed it out.


Qualifications not withstanding,  
until the PTG can show how much the top money makers in our field are 
making...<snip>


I think this is exactly the rock and a hard place we are in.  The top money
makers may not necessarily be RPTs or even members.  But they wouldn't be
top money makers without at least an above average reputation.  Being an RPT
is great and all that, but I think making money is why most people go into
this business.  And reputation will make you a lot more money in this
business than three capital letters after your name.  That's what makes it
so difficult to word qualifications.

Jeff




Jeff Tanner, RPT
University of South Carolina




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