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PollWould you all be happy with Configuration C or Configuration B for the new BART Cars?
1. Concept C http://bart.gov/docs/cars/interiorConepage.pdf
53%
2. Concept B http://bart.gov/docs/cars/interiorBonepage.pdf
42%
3. Concept D http://bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20120112.aspx
5%
Total votes: 19
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Umm could we get a little
Umm could we get a little more info? What projects are they doing?
This sounds like standard
This sounds like standard fare. BART is undertaking several capital projects including the Warm Springs extension. Use of project management teams are common and much cheaper in the long run (it keeps the headcount for BART personnel down by hiring consultants/contractors).
Yeah it's a lot cheaper for
Yeah it's a lot cheaper for BART (and most organizations like them) to hire out day-to-day construction management to someone who does it full-time than it is to keep people on staff when you don't have construction work going on constantly.
Add to that the headache of
Add to that the headache of contract negotiations every few years and unending list of demands of workers.
Because it is after all the
Because it is after all the rank and file employees fault. THEY control the checkbooks...not
It depends on the consultant.
It depends on the consultant. For example, some are billed at $150/hr. and work anywhere from 5-10 years. That's $312K a year, or $1.5 million for 5 years. A BART employee making $40 an hour for the same work (+$20/hr benefits) would have to work 12.5 years to pull in the same money.
That assumes that BART has
That assumes that BART has the work to keep that construction manager busy full time (they probably don't) and that a $150/hr construction management consultant would be willing to work for BART or any government agency full time (they likely wouldn't be).
BART would be paying the
BART would be paying the contractor's company that much. I highly doubt all of that $150/hr is going into that employee's pocket. Some of that is going towards the company's expenses and profit.