Lowest bidder.
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So , if SAF contracts and buildings are all awarded to the lowest bidder , isn't SAF fearful at all??
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the get three get lowest policy was instituted to ensure that no corruption takes place ... it's SOP for most, if not all govt contracts i think .... not a bad policy if you tihink about it ... even if it doesn't always work out ...Originally posted by SMAPLionHeart:So , if SAF contracts and buildings are all awarded to the lowest bidder , isn't SAF fearful at all??
Should pricing really be such a major decision on contracts? -
We may be paying the lowest price , but if we pay peanuts , we get monkeys for our defense
just like NS man not taking their work seriously when they are being paid $350 a month. -
wasn't it recently changed to get the 2nd lowest bidder? because the lowest bidder will purposely deflate prices, whereas the 2nd lowest bidder is an honest to goodness businessman.
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i don't get itOriginally posted by nismoS132:wasn't it recently changed to get the 2nd lowest bidder? because the lowest bidder will purposely deflate prices, whereas the 2nd lowest bidder is an honest to goodness businessman.
seriously, that was their reasoning. -
it should be lowest bidder that met the stated requirements....Originally posted by SMAPLionHeart:So , if SAF contracts and buildings are all awarded to the lowest bidder , isn't SAF fearful at all??
Should pricing really be such a major decision on contracts?
therefore there might be occassions where there was no qualified bidders as these bids did not meet the requirements... -
Remember what car the traffic police chose for highway patrol?
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less money more power. i don't see why not.
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subaru sti
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Though contracts are generally awarded to lowest bidder, the bids all have to go thru an evaluation committee which will sift out unreasonable or ridiculous offers and work proposals.
I see no way out of it, the SAF uses public funds and they should not be lavish with their expenditure as long as the lowest bidder can fulfil the performance specification required.
Anyway, there is always a disclaimer, the lowest bidder doesn't always get the contract.
And the one about the second lowest bid? Unless you can supply some evidence, it sounds very coffeeshop wisdom to me. -
I'm sorry, i find this really disturbing.Originally posted by SMAPLionHeart:We may be paying the lowest price , but if we pay peanuts , we get monkeys for our defense
just like NS man not taking their work seriously when they are being paid $350 a month.
Even if 'those' NSman you mentioned of are more highly paid, say $1,000. Would they take their duties more seriously? Money is one matter, doing things seriously is another. -
well i would say being mroe well paid(2k is mroe like market rate?) would make them feel less negative about the "time-wastage" and it would sort of impact on the work attitude wont it?Originally posted by pisspisspiss:I'm sorry, i find this really disturbing.
Even if 'those' NSman you mentioned of are more highly paid, say $1,000. Would they take their duties more seriously? Money is one matter, doing things seriously is another. -
Was the "lowest bidder" policy reviewed following last year's Nicoll Highway collapse?
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What is market rate? $2K for "A", Poly or sec school leaver? Even poly graduates without experience get maybe $1.7K per month. I agree that $350 month is peanuts but like prev post, if we paid 2K per recruit, do you think they will be motivated or money-ivated?Originally posted by hisoka:well i would say being mroe well paid(2k is mroe like market rate?) would make them feel less negative about the "time-wastage" and it would sort of impact on the work attitude wont it?
If you give me $50 I will get up and do 5BX etc. -
If we did pay market rate, we might as well go the way of a large standing army. At present, the reason why we even have NS is because it's not viable. But i digress.
Apparently the Nicoll highway bidder was the lowest by a mile that's why it was choosen.
What i do know now is that HDB no longer always goes with the lowest bidder. They set a secret price on how much they think it will cost. And whoever get's closer to it get's it? hah -
should consider all areas in awarding to the lowest bidder e.g. financial status, past & present project references, etc.
if the commitee finds uncomfortable wif the lowest bidder, they will evaluate the 2nd lowest bidder, and goes on. but lots of justification have to be made. -
Originally posted by Si Geena:
you could go search the ST archives. some time after the nicoll highway collasped, there was a review of the procedures, and they said they would pick the 2nd lowest bidder. because the lowest bid would be ridiculously low, while the 2nd lowest bid would not.
And the one about the second lowest bid? Unless you can supply some evidence, it sounds very coffeeshop wisdom to me. [/b] -
thats seriously screwed up thinking, i wonder which genuis thought of that.......Originally posted by nismoS132:you could go search the ST archives. some time after the nicoll highway collasped, there was a review of the procedures, and they said they would pick the 2nd lowest bidder. because the lowest bid would be ridiculously low, while the 2nd lowest bid would not. -
The 4 lives could have been saved if not for the lowest bidder thing
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Just face it , What kind of work attitude do you expect from a manager paid $10,000 a month and a bo-chup coffee shop helper earning $500 a month?Originally posted by baer:What is market rate? $2K for "A", Poly or sec school leaver? Even poly graduates without experience get maybe $1.7K per month. I agree that $350 month is peanuts but like prev post, if we paid 2K per recruit, do you think they will be motivated or money-ivated?
If you give me $50 I will get up and do 5BX etc.
I believe you all will know the difference. Service Quality. -
The reason why NS mans are being underpaid is because the government obviously knows that no matter how much they are being paid , be it $350 or $1000 , the NS man also in the end will defend his country one.
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Becos, end of the day, this is national service. Its not employment.
In other countries, some of their NS boys, or conscripts dun even get paid? -
but u ever been to tekong BMTC
its well funished , on the outside at least