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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1489207" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>we were asked to bid on a large High School very close to our steel fab shop. Of course we said yes but when we received the plans, they were only about 60% complete. They gave us a must start date and told us to bid what was on the plans and the rest would be negotiated. They wanted this all very hush hush so the town folks wouldn't know. </p><p></p><p>We bid and were awarded the job. As they completed the plans, lots of the steel had to be resized due to changes in design. The architects would see things on some of the big Dallas schools and incorporate this into the small town school. Well you can guess how that went and the costs ballooned. All of our extra work was done bu change order. All was documented and approved by the contractor and school board. By the time it was over, we had over 120 change orders ranging in costs fro a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. They paid us but let it known to everyone who asked about the cost over- runs that we took advantage of them and should be ashamed since it was for "our kids". </p><p></p><p>The Superintendent resigned shortly thereafter and the new one told me personally how the district hid the final costs so it wouldn't effect the current bond program. He was very upset that the district would approve a "Taj Mahol" high school while the older high school needed lots of upgrades. </p><p></p><p>So now half the kids in town think they go to an inferior school and parents do all kinds of maneuvering to get their kids in the new building. Meanwhile our company has a reputation of ripping off the district when in truth, the change orders were done with the same margin that is done on every project but no mention is ever made by the district about starting a project with drawings incomplete and their desire to have a building that compares with the richest districts in north Texas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1489207, member: 5381"] we were asked to bid on a large High School very close to our steel fab shop. Of course we said yes but when we received the plans, they were only about 60% complete. They gave us a must start date and told us to bid what was on the plans and the rest would be negotiated. They wanted this all very hush hush so the town folks wouldn't know. We bid and were awarded the job. As they completed the plans, lots of the steel had to be resized due to changes in design. The architects would see things on some of the big Dallas schools and incorporate this into the small town school. Well you can guess how that went and the costs ballooned. All of our extra work was done bu change order. All was documented and approved by the contractor and school board. By the time it was over, we had over 120 change orders ranging in costs fro a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. They paid us but let it known to everyone who asked about the cost over- runs that we took advantage of them and should be ashamed since it was for "our kids". The Superintendent resigned shortly thereafter and the new one told me personally how the district hid the final costs so it wouldn't effect the current bond program. He was very upset that the district would approve a "Taj Mahol" high school while the older high school needed lots of upgrades. So now half the kids in town think they go to an inferior school and parents do all kinds of maneuvering to get their kids in the new building. Meanwhile our company has a reputation of ripping off the district when in truth, the change orders were done with the same margin that is done on every project but no mention is ever made by the district about starting a project with drawings incomplete and their desire to have a building that compares with the richest districts in north Texas. [/QUOTE]
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