Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
Just like the other day, I thought Christmas started on Christmas Eve.
But actually, it seems like Christmas Eve is the night of Christmas, lol.
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Well, I know this doesn't really matter, but it's an expensive event, lol.
The kids are giggling, but...
Money in exchange for a child's smile...
What's more, they're all things I'll eventually get tired of.
It's actually kind of sad, lol.
But that's beside the point.
There’s been no end to the talk about the major general contractors lately, hasn’t there?
Collusion on the Chuo Maglev Line?? Hmm? What does that mean??
I found this part a little difficult and couldn't quite understand it, but,
The traditional image of bid-rigging is that of public works projects, where contractors collude to decide which company will win the bid.
That's what I thought.
Does that recent news about the major general contractor amount to bid-rigging?
I mean, JR Tokai is a private company, right?
I used to wonder, “Can negotiations even take place between two private entities?”
But in reality, since it’s a public works project, I suppose there will be bid-rigging… (I can’t say for sure, though.)
Is it something like, “If JR Tokai outsources the bidding process to a government agency, and that agency then conducts the bidding, wouldn’t that constitute bid-rigging?”
(*I'm not sure if the image above is real, so I think it's best not to take it at face value lol)
I guess things will just work out nicely without us small-time operators even having to think about it. Haha.
Realistically speaking, if all the major general contractors were to say, “Well, then we won’t do it; we won’t build it,” it’s likely that no one would be able to carry out the construction.
Of course, without both technical expertise and financial resources, the construction work cannot be carried out.
For example, suppose the winning bid was 500 billion yen and the down payment was 40 percent.
If 200 billion yen is paid in advance and the remaining 300 billion yen is to be paid after the final inspection.
We must proceed with the construction work immediately, using 200 billion yen.
(Although they’ll probably conduct partial inspections as work progresses and declare partial completion along the way.)
Who's going to lend me 300 billion? lol
Only a major general contractor could pull something like this off, lol.
I hear the construction cost for the Tokyo–Nagoya line is about 5.43 trillion yen. That’s a sum I can’t even begin to imagine lol.
And then there's technical expertise.
Given their track record, it’s only natural that a major general contractor would take on the project.
There's just nothing we can do about this. After all, we're carrying out the construction based on a massive amount of historical data.
Small and medium-sized independent contractors like us have absolutely no right to say anything about it.
Is that about all I can say—just about the slope? lol (Just carrying out what I'm told to the letter? lol)
I also spent a total of about five terms working at a certain dam back in the day, and the managers at those major general contractors are all really impressive people.
Well, it really varies, lol.
(Apparently, there are some total idiots even at major general contractors! Or so they say, lol)
When a local contractor gets involved—especially one with a capable manager—the construction project moves forward with incredible momentum.
Ultimately, while local contractors and specialized firms possess incredible technical expertise, super general contractors have the ability to coordinate all of that expertise.
Even our skills as professionals can go either way, depending on the direction we're given.
I suppose the major general contractors will end up taking on this next maglev project as well.
I guess they'll work it out behind our backs. (Is that what you call "reading the room"?)
If it works out well that way, then that's fine.
I mean, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with us at all lol
But when you're messing with the slope, I'd like you to think about Enta just a little bit, lol.
See you later.
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