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<\/p>\nHello, everyone.<\/p>\n
This is Enta.<\/p>\n
Lately, I've been doing nothing but cost estimates and design work...<\/p>\n
Things are pretty hectic on-site right now, so I guess I'll have to head over to the Kanto region starting next week, lol.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve been doing cost estimates, and it makes me wonder\u2014we just go through the motions of getting quotes from those three companies as a matter of course, but what\u2019s the point of that, anyway? lol<\/p>\n
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For example, even for standard materials, they say you need quotes from three companies...<\/p>\n
Well, since materials like anchors are specialized, I can understand how you feel, but since the materials we\u2019ll end up using are already decided, all we have to do is get quotes from different suppliers.<\/p>\n
I always find myself wondering, \"What's the point of this??\" lol<\/p>\n
When it comes to construction projects involving patents, even if we say we can\u2019t award the contract to anyone other than Company XX, they tell us that a trading company would be fine.<\/p>\n
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Well, since it\u2019s public money, of course, when it comes up in an audit or something, they\u2019ll probably just say, \u201cLook, we did get multiple quotes,\u201d but it still doesn\u2019t sit right with me.<\/p>\n
Is there some kind of unwritten rule like that within the government office??<\/p>\n
It\u2019s just something I\u2019ve been meaning to ask about, so I always end up forgetting when I\u2019m actually talking to the government office and never get around to asking, lol.<\/p>\n
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While doing the cost estimates, I find myself thinking, \u201cWhat\u2019s the basis for this material?\u201d or \u201cI have to tell the trading company to get quotes from three suppliers for this material\u2026\u201d and so on. Even with design changes, there are things like that, so it\u2019s a real hassle...<\/p>\n
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Something that happened recently that really made me think, \u201cWow, that\u2019s something,\u201d was when someone sent me just a bar chart and some manga-style drawings with a note saying, \u201cPlease use this for the design. And if possible, include a cost estimate as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
When it says \u201cif possible,\u201d I wonder if it means I don\u2019t have to do it, or if I should? But basically, sending it this way is interpreted as, \u201cHere\u2019s the document\u2014please handle the design and cost estimation with just this!\u201d lol<\/p>\n
I know it\u2019s my own fault for going along with it, but I\u2019m the type of person who feels I can\u2019t just say no when asked to do something, so I end up doing it anyway\u2014but even then, I\u2019m required to provide supporting documentation and quotes from three different companies.<\/p>\n
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As a specialist in this field, I try to design things so that contractors don\u2019t run into any problems, but shouldn\u2019t that be up to the contractors to decide?<\/p>\n
I mean, I'm just drawing standard pictures, so...<\/p>\n
That's what I think, you know...<\/p>\n
If we're doing it at home, I guess I'll just have to go along with it... lol (Though I'll end up doing it anyway.)<\/p>\n
What I hate most is when people think, \u201cThis is such a fixed outcome\u2014it\u2019s a waste of time, isn\u2019t it?\u201d (I do try to read the room, though. lol)<\/p>\n
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It can be pretty tough to do this kind of work when you know the field too well, can't it?<\/p>\n
It really made me realize once again that I love being on the front lines.<\/p>\n
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See you later.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hello, everyone. It\u2019s Enta here. Lately, I\u2019ve been doing nothing but cost estimation and design... The construction sites are pretty packed too, so I\u2019ll have to head over to the Kanto region starting next week, lol. Something I\u2019ve been thinking about while doing cost estimation: what\u2019s the deal with those \u201cthree-company quotes\u201d we do as a matter of course? lol For example\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[75,1445,1491,2346,4267,4579],"class_list":["post-44624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-75","tag-1445","tag-1491","tag-2346","tag-4267","tag-4579"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n