--------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Re: University Bid Date: 95-10-25 01:26:50 EST From: McNeil Tom To: 74557.2546@compuserve.com CC: McNeil Tom Holy Cow, Bill - I've never seen such a detailed RFB, let alone for such a small project! It certainly does sound like their favorite tech wrote the specs. If you're interested in getting the gig, you could call the administrator listed and ask if they have someone in mind. You could ask if they are looking for price or quality. If they say "price", you could politely decline to bid based on the certainty that your fees are high, just as your quality is. If they say "quality", you could submit a high bid, even if you think you might not get it; then, if you do win - great; if you don't win, they'll always know they chose the cheap way out. Be classy about it in any case. They may tire of Technician X soon, then be back to you. On the other hand, if the other tech is good, experienced, cheap, and well liked, you can't get the job no matter what; then having left a classy impression will have done you no harm. 'nough preachin'! Good luck to you. I recently did a temporary replacement for Danny Dover at Dartmouth. No red tape except for having to provide an insurance certificate. I called my agent and had her send a certificate to the appropriate office at the college. They sent back a form letter requiring my liability policy be changed to specifically name the Trustees of the College as beneficiaries, to increase my liability limit from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, add evidence of Workman's Comp coverage, and show auto liability coverage, too! I had already begun work on my contract with the college by then, and I would not have quit the project, leaving the Music Department and Hopkins Center for the Arts in the lurch, just because of this bullshit. I promised myself that if I got time, I'd call my insurance agent to discuss increasing my coverage for the few weeks remaining on my contract. Somehow, I never found the time, finished the contract, made everybody happy - and got paid without any further hassle. Interesting stuff, this contractual institutional work! - Tom McNeil - Vermont Piano Restorations
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