tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post4770874035020570423..comments2023-12-02T02:39:47.828-08:00Comments on RANTINGS OF A FORMER TRIMET BUS DRIVER: Red flagsAl Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-33197812697575807312014-02-22T20:21:24.802-08:002014-02-22T20:21:24.802-08:00As I have stated in an earlier debate with you.......As I have stated in an earlier debate with you....SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE SO FULL OF SHIT I NEED A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER TO READ YOUR COMMENTS!<br /><br />I do not agree with you even the slightest bit you wanna keep beating this horse into the ground be my guestAl Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-27408496729441269212014-02-22T20:14:38.511-08:002014-02-22T20:14:38.511-08:00The whole job should have been bid at once
The en...<i>The whole job should have been bid at once</i><br /><br />The entire job often isn't ready at the start (in this instance the machines weren't needed then), and doing things piece by piece provides better oversight by keeping the pieces separate.<br /><br /><i>THEY ALWAYS COME BACK FOR MORE AND THEY ALWAYS GET IT</i><br /><br />It's not the contractor wanting more money to complete the work they were given, its TriMet giving them additional pieces of work to do.Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-80589343425610488692014-02-22T20:08:44.583-08:002014-02-22T20:08:44.583-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-15149107433004216682014-02-22T19:39:33.506-08:002014-02-22T19:39:33.506-08:00Again, Trimet is the local version of the Pentago...Again, Trimet is the local version of the Pentagon, scant transparency and massive<br />amounts of wasteful spending. The Pentagon gives short shrift to soldiers' pay<br />and benefits while Trimet tries to do the same to it's workers and riders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-33339193793291206282014-02-22T19:20:17.936-08:002014-02-22T19:20:17.936-08:00The whole job should have been bid at once and the...The whole job should have been bid at once and there would be no problem, but even then they would come back for more because THEY ALWAYS COME BACK FOR MORE AND THEY ALWAYS GET ITAl Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-62695279427767782652014-02-22T19:09:33.789-08:002014-02-22T19:09:33.789-08:00And the resolution says that this option to purcha...And the resolution says that this option to purchase additional machines was in the original contract, and that there was a competitive procurement.<br /><br />I understand your argument that there should be fresh competition at each purchase, but it can also be good to get an overall agreement and then buy as needed.Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-81552832459002251792014-02-22T18:38:30.121-08:002014-02-22T18:38:30.121-08:00Even if the RFP or whatever process at the start w...Even if the RFP or whatever process at the start was for the whole house?<br /><br />Also, doesn't it make sense to have the same contractor do the entire project (or in this case have all the ticket machines be from the same vendor)?Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-60059517087534754902014-02-22T17:44:33.767-08:002014-02-22T17:44:33.767-08:00If you're doing one floor at a time then you n...If you're doing one floor at a time then you need to start the RFP process over for each floor, you don't just hand over each consecutive floor to the current contractor at whatever price they think is best.<br />IT'S CRONYISM WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!Al Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-78777970537964965832014-02-22T16:23:15.720-08:002014-02-22T16:23:15.720-08:00Obviously the first floor should have been part of...<i>Obviously the first floor should have been part of the original contract</i><br /><br />What if you weren't ready to have the first floor built at that time or are wanting to keep the different steps separate so there's better control over the project (by doing them one at a time)?Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-42707938545579621122014-02-22T14:41:27.646-08:002014-02-22T14:41:27.646-08:00I hate to tell you this Jason but you're not h...I hate to tell you this Jason but you're not half as smart as you think you areAl Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-53250055365711456522014-02-22T14:35:52.697-08:002014-02-22T14:35:52.697-08:00Obviously the first floor should have been part of...Obviously the first floor should have been part of the original contractAl Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-546787465202792872014-02-22T14:14:36.218-08:002014-02-22T14:14:36.218-08:00What would you do if you were having a house built...What would you do if you were having a house built and had given a contract and money for the foundation, and now needed the first floor done?Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-85949277912101166802014-02-22T13:52:16.294-08:002014-02-22T13:52:16.294-08:00Whatever I don't like and I never will be ok w...Whatever I don't like and I never will be ok with these people just handing over more money tacked onto a previous contract because 'they added something extra'.<br /><br />I SAY AGAIN, WHY BOTHER HAVING ANY CONTRACT WHEN TRIMET AMENDS THEM AT WILL FOR MILLIONS AT A TIME.Al Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-61304736044359827242014-02-22T13:49:11.305-08:002014-02-22T13:49:11.305-08:00The oligarchs never provide the public with specif...<i>The oligarchs never provide the public with specifics</i><br /><br />The specifics are in this resolution and the one from 2011.Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-15901759682894171232014-02-22T13:37:38.759-08:002014-02-22T13:37:38.759-08:00When it comes to transparency and cost effective c...When it comes to transparency and cost effective contracts, Trimet is a small scale version of the Pentagon. And then they turn around and brazenly take it out of the hides of their workers and riders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-53700807497989395432014-02-22T13:36:39.042-08:002014-02-22T13:36:39.042-08:00They could still go with a higher bid if it was wa...<i>They could still go with a higher bid if it was warranted</i><br /><br />I'm sorry, but according to the resolution that's not true. It says that "Under the traditional low bid procurement method, TriMet may consider only price in selecting a contractor."<br /><br /><i>no need to bid that out either</i><br /><br />I did not say that. All I said was that they are indeed getting something for the additional money. That it's not like the contractor is asking for more money to complete the same amount of work.<br /><br />Also, this resolution is only for the $1.6 million for new machines. The other things were already authorized.<br /><br /><i>You just like arguing with me and Erik</i><br /><br />I just try to point out statements that evidence shows are wrong.Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-13984106505066646752014-02-22T12:28:29.749-08:002014-02-22T12:28:29.749-08:00It's also interesting that the public never ge...It's also interesting that the public never gets to see EXACTLY what that $4 million dollars is buying."new ticket machines and maintenance" as if that is an acceptable explanation of how millions of dollars of tax payers funds is getting spent. The oligarchs never provide the public with specifics, that right there tells you they have something to hideAl Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-85008513085655563632014-02-22T12:12:46.591-08:002014-02-22T12:12:46.591-08:00Jason should stick to writing transit tracker prog...Jason should stick to writing transit tracker programs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-87265008325090989882014-02-22T12:07:23.395-08:002014-02-22T12:07:23.395-08:00They're just going away from only considering ...<i> They're just going away from only considering price, and having to take the option which is cheapest but could end up being bad. Look what happened with the Morrison Bridge decking.</i><br /><b>~~~>None of that gives any justification for avoiding competitive bids. They could still go with a higher bid if it was warranted. Having no bidding in a public contract is horrible public policy</b><br /><br /><i>Regarding the second one, it will indeed "provide riders with something", specifically new ticket machines and maintenance. It's not like they're giving $7 million to complete the original $3 million contract. </i><br /><b>~~~> Oh I get it, no need to bid that out either since we are 'getting new equipment' and since that wasn't in the original contract who needs to go around looking for deals, we will just hand to these people FOR TWICE THE AMOUNT of the original contract.</b><br /><br />You just like arguing with me and Erik, it's your hobby, I'm on to youAl Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-63558575851206780932014-02-22T11:55:20.432-08:002014-02-22T11:55:20.432-08:00Regarding the first one, it's not like they...Regarding the first one, it's not like they're eschewing competition. They're just going away from only considering price, and having to take the option which is cheapest but could end up being bad. Look what happened with the Morrison Bridge decking.<br /><br />Regarding the second one, it will indeed "provide riders with something", specifically new ticket machines and maintenance. It's not like they're giving $7 million to complete the original $3 million contract.Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.com