Witecki followed standard industry practice: His agency [GDDKiA] would announce a tender for a road project and contractors would bid. Usually, the winner would be the firm that offered to build the road for the lowest price. But in two crucial aspects, Polands system differed from the way contracts are run in the rest of Europe (...) First, (...) the Polish agency would in many cases not clarify project details when asked. That left companies with a choice: Take a risk and bid on incomplete information, or walk away. (...) Secondly, when contractors who had begun work encountered unforeseen problems - World War Two bombs on the site, say, or a design flaw - and needed to adjust the project costs, the agency would consistently reject any change (...) Perhaps at lest part of these problems could be solved, if price werent the only single criterion in the bidding process?
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:47:41 +0000
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