[TowerTalk] US Tower price increase

[Richard Solomon]

As one who spent almost 40 years
working on Government Contracts
(on the Management side), I can
tell you that the $500 Hammer is
a figment of someones vivid
imagination.

Cost Proposals, even for Fixed Price
contracts are carefully scrutinized and
must be fully documented. Even then,
the Government will ask for a "Best and
Final" Proposal.

However, this is starting to stray from
this forums charter, I will say no more.

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 10:11 PM, Jim Thomson <jim.thom at telus.net> wrote:

> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 18:43:43 -0700
> From: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz at gmail.com>
> To: towertalk <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase
>
> You chaps are looking under the
> wrong rock here.
>
> With the potential of a large increase
> in orders for use on the "Wall", this
> is just the precursor to justify the
> prices that will be charged to the
> government.
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
> ##  Bingo,  u just nailed it.   Trumps  10 billion dollar wall, will
> no doubt consist of a lot of security cameras  etc, on tower
> platforms.   This is no different than the $500.00  hammers
> from the 70s.   Funny how business can make a killing, on
> govt  contracts.
>
> ##  somebody should notify the GOP folks..that they are about
> to be ripped off big time.   No wonder the F-35 costs so much.
> I found it amusing that as soon as trump said he wont pay huge
> $$  for the F-35, the price dropped.   Ditto with air force 1 and boeing.
>
> ##  Its all a scam....and a real bad deal for the taxpayer.  Extend that
> for everything else, like roads, bridges, etc, etc.
>
> Jim   VE7RF
>
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