There isn’t a infrastructure project in the world that does not go up in price when change requests are made. The real issue here is the politicisation of large scale infrastructure projects driving costs.
The frustrating part is that this is then used by people to claim that the public system is too bloated and needs to be reigned in, when the reality is that our government’s money is being handed over to private corporations to fuck around with.
We need public services that are actually provided by public bodies. Not some business man who’s friends with the right politicians
*Criminals when the government puts up any sort of tender
Sure who isn’t like that when anyone puts out some chicken tendies.
Overly large tenders? Those kick backs won’t pay themselves!
All the Karen’s in this country and noone wants to step up and talk to the manager about that children’s hospital.
Poorly written government contracts are the problem not construction companies
Don’t know the solution but there has to be some sort of punishment for going over tender and under quality
Do you actually think thats limited to government???
I have just tendered a renovation, just a renovation and for builders finish I got a price back of €2500 per m2.
Prices for construction work are now completely off the wall.
Construction companies be loving it.
Okay I know nothing about these processes. But what would stop me from setting up a company on paper, put in a low ball bid for a contract and win it. I’d figure out how to actually perform after the contract was won.
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“We need 2 steps fixed outside the building”
“€250,000”
“Sounds good “
“BAM! And the money’s gone!”
And yet, despite the discourse on here, it looks like the NCH is not only not “the most expensive hospital in the world” it seems to be [outside the top 5 for current construction](https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/01/31/national-childrens-hospital-not-worlds-most-expensive-healthcare-facility-report-finds/).
There isn’t a infrastructure project in the world that does not go up in price when change requests are made. The real issue here is the politicisation of large scale infrastructure projects driving costs.
The frustrating part is that this is then used by people to claim that the public system is too bloated and needs to be reigned in, when the reality is that our government’s money is being handed over to private corporations to fuck around with.
We need public services that are actually provided by public bodies. Not some business man who’s friends with the right politicians
*Criminals when the government puts up any sort of tender
Sure who isn’t like that when anyone puts out some chicken tendies.
Overly large tenders? Those kick backs won’t pay themselves!
All the Karen’s in this country and noone wants to step up and talk to the manager about that children’s hospital.
Poorly written government contracts are the problem not construction companies
Don’t know the solution but there has to be some sort of punishment for going over tender and under quality
Do you actually think thats limited to government???
I have just tendered a renovation, just a renovation and for builders finish I got a price back of €2500 per m2.
Prices for construction work are now completely off the wall.
Construction companies be loving it.
Okay I know nothing about these processes. But what would stop me from setting up a company on paper, put in a low ball bid for a contract and win it. I’d figure out how to actually perform after the contract was won.
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