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The government probably has outsourced this to the only company which bid based on some "anti-corruption" or "fair-trading" rules which were passed. There is of
by ta1243 3y ago
The government probably has outsourced this to the only company which bid based on some "anti-corruption" or "fair-trading" rules which were passed. There is of course no way to hold that outsourced company to account.
- legitster 3y agoIf you actually read the story, this was directly with Seattle's IT department.
- lainga 3y agobradley13's local agency was Seattle's IT department?
- kelnos 3y agoMore like the company made the lowest bid, and their bid was intentionally lower than the actual cost of building what the agency wanted built, so they did the least work possible to get it to vaguely work, and moved on.
- ta1243 3y ago...and internal rules will mean that the lowest bid will have to be taken. Probably a bit of both. I'd be very nervous about jumping through the hoops that come with supplying to government -- hoops the people working in the government don't want, but ones that have been put in by politicians for various reasons.
- iAMkenough 3y agoExternal rules too. In the US, some state legislatures like to take away local control from counties and municipalities for political reasons. An IT manager for your city might know what the best solution would be, but depending on the State's bidding requirements they may be forced to take the lowest bidder even if they know there will be issues, but they meet the basic requirements of the ask. They need to teach government RFP/RFB writing in grade school.