[Urbanpdx]

I kind of like the YGH building but what do I know. I don't understand how these firms "spend up to $200,000 of paid staff time going after these jobs". First that is 10,000 hours at $20 per hour. I don't know if that is an accurate amount for the average firm's costs but it is close enough. No way that much time went into these proposals. Second, what is so different about that and what contractors do every day to give bids? They never get paid for coming in second.