Home » Featured The Beauty of Public RFPs… And Of Course The Ugly Written By: John Poole on March 3, 2010 245 Comments Over the past six months, I have had the wonderful privilege (ahem) of bidding about 15 public Requests for Proposals.  However, in the world of public bidding, while a municipality may not want to take a chance on an unproven no-name either, the law simply states – they have to. So if a town wants to disqualify a low bid, they better have darn good reason to do it, or some villagers may get quite angry.  They typically under bid jobs. MORE >>

The project has its own website , which provides the following about Phase III: Phase III of the renovation, including major changes to the Economy Market Building, construction of new public restrooms at the north end of the Market in the Soames building, and recladding of the Stewart House brick façade, is expected to begin after Labor Day. The PDA will be seeking bids during the next few months. Bids are due by 1 p.m. Lets Talk Green Materials Department of Labor Failing To Properly Set Davis-Bacon Wages? Suite 400, in Seattle. Best of luck to all bidders. MORE >>

The school is seeking bids from architectural and design firms. expect to see construction bidding begin by the end of the year. Lets Talk Green Materials Department of Labor Failing To Properly Set Davis-Bacon Wages? The PAC-10′s Washington State University are building a new football home. With public construction keeping a healthy pace, there are many projects up for the award. But if you understand my penchant for sports, you know that this is a hole in one. The plans include premium seating, a new press box and a large football training facility. 93 S Jackson St. MORE >>

The blog is published by Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries, through Carl Hammersburg, the department’s Fraud Prevention and Compliance manager.  But since Labor & Industries will be the government agency investigating this incident and the towing company’s conduct, I was surprised that the agency would be starting the investigation with such bias. Blog “Nailing&# Companies Before A Fair Investigation? The blog focuses on fraud prevention and compliance with L&I regulations. It’s not shy about it’s goal.   Let me explain. MORE >>

General Accountability Office has issued a new report that calls into question the methodology used by the Department of Labor (DOL) to set federal prevailing wages. One of the most surprising statistics is that over 63% of the wages set by the DOL are formulated using data from union labor agreements. Considering the fact that only 11% of the labor used on federal projects is governed by a union labor agreement, this denotes a serious sample problem. Lets Talk Green Materials Department of Labor Failing To Properly Set Davis-Bacon Wages? The GAO thinks so. MORE >>