Shenanigans Wrote:It's clear you really don't know how the high profile/dollar projects work then.
This is a bad example but lets take for example the new WTC project.
The bid process was performed in guise of a "design competition".
As in most goverment projects, where provailing wage rules, there is a "cap" in place that the proposals must fall under. I'm not certain on the WTC but in most cases the architect combines forces with a contractor to provide a "design-build" package that is based on the drawings for that submission. If the design gets selected. you're in the $$$ if not, then you're out a bunch of $$$.
As for pool design, I'm sure most folks would be happy with a square foot number based on some sort of "standard".
this is hilarious. you're telling me that I don't know how high profile/dollar projects work, then you're proceeding to eat your own feces by stating that most folks want a sq. ft. number. hahahahahaha
1. I'm not talking about the WTC here, I'm talking about backyard water features (pools, fountains, etc.)
2. I don't work for "most people". In fact, "most people" is exactly who I won't work for.
3. a sq. ft. number? did you really say that? like you want to know a pool costs $X per sq. ft.? hahahahahahaha
you don't know anything about architecture or construction, do you?
do you think a 400 sq. ft. pool built into a 2:1 slope costs the same as a 400 sq. ft. pool on flat ground? how about if we want to raise the same 400 sq. ft. pool 12" above grade? how about if we're in a bitch-ass community that is so reminiscent of Nazi Germany that it costs about $3K more to build any pool there?
with your attitude, you could do well working for Blue Haven Pools with their shit-by-numbers building mentality.
