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Originally Posted by thewave46
I think some allowance can be made for a materially better bid, but yes, generally low price is easier to sell politically.
I have a nagging suspicion construction companies know this and underbid, hoping to wrangle additional money when things don't go to plan.
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Trillium Stage 2 is a good example. The City went with the cheapest bidder despite the fact that they failed the technical requirements twice, far behind the top two bids. They didn't include basic stuff like signaling or train control systems, no plan for snow removal or revamping the existing trains, some stations were non-compliant (ramps instead of stairs and elevators). They apparently fixed the deficiencies in their bid after being awarded the contract, yet the price remains the same somehow.
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Originally Posted by isaidso
The conclusion isn't that we shouldn't build nice things. It's a commentary on how projects are managed. Hopefully when they rebuild the north stands, these issues will have been resolved. If they aren't, they'll end up repeating what happened with the south stands. Another bankruptcy, people going unpaid, etc. I suppose we'll end up with yet another stadium where one stand doesn't match the other stand. Tim Hortons Field? BMO Field? Molson Stadium?
The south stand replicated on the north side would be ideal.
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Because the new north side stands will be integrated with the arena and new mixed-use development, replicating the south side won't be possible.