Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
The other day, while talking with the site supervisor from our general contractor, I learned that there are apparently some areas where only one company submits a bid, even when a call for bids is issued.
What?!
That's what you're thinking, right? lol
Apparently, they have a set territory, and other companies absolutely never go into that area, lol.
Apparently, it’s not even a figure a general contractor would quote.
In this day and age, you’d probably think, “Huh?” right?
However, in some areas, this kind of thing is actually happening.
However, when I listened more closely, it turns out that while there are indeed territorial boundaries, the main issue is that since there’s no supervisor when working on local projects, they can’t submit a bid.
It’s like, “We’ve come this far!” right?
Apparently, as long as there’s a director, nothing is impossible, but rather than going out of their way to a town a little further away to get work, they say they can make a little more money by taking on local jobs if those are available.
The director is already...Designation as an Endangered OccupationIt's okay if that happens, right? (Not that it ever does, lol)
I get the feeling this story isn't limited to just the area where I heard it.
Isn't this a phenomenon that's already happening all across the country?
My former boss is 73 years old now and works as a site supervisor.
Back then, my boss remarked, “Even at the big companies, there aren’t as many directors as there used to be.”
It's our generation.
When I was still working as a site supervisor, I had only two junior colleagues.
The number of new hires is declining year after year, and even though we’re a nationwide company, we have fewer than 10 new hires...
It seems he's recovered a bit more now (not that I know for sure).
My 73-year-old former boss said he has two more years left in his coaching career (which is still a long time).
Generally speaking, quite a few people say they want to retire around age 70 (since people in this age group are still eligible for pensions and social security).
With so few directors at this point, there will probably be even fewer in five years, and in ten years, there will be none at all...
When it comes to bidding, it’s quite possible that there are many instances where the bid is unsuccessful (no winning bidder), isn’t it?
If that happens, who will participate in the bidding??
Well, I'm sure the national government and local municipalities are thinking about it too, but I really wonder how things will turn out...
It looks like subcontractors might start getting scored too, and we might even see bids based on overall performance before long!?
Well, I don't know how things will turn out, but that just goes to show that on-site supervisors are an endangered profession.
In a way, it really feels like the director’s time has come!
I think if the young director tries a little harder, things will change. No doubt about it!
See you later
