Am I mistaken in understanding that this was the price paid for a prototype, and so included the cost of designing it, etc? >City officials hired a Bay Area in

Am I mistaken in understanding that this was the price paid for a prototype, and so included the cost of designing it, etc? >City officials hired a Bay Area industrial firm to custom-design the pricey trash can along with two other prototypes that cost taxpayers $19,000 and $11,000 each. This summer, residents have the opportunity to evaluate them along with three off-the-shelf options added to the pilot program after officials faced criticism. Last month, the city deployed 15 custom-made trash cans and 11 off-the-shelf trash cans — each of those costing from $630 to $2,800 — with QR codes affixed to them asking residents to fill out a survey. City officials said they intend to pay no more than $3,000 per can.