On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 3:50 AM, Meenoo Shivdasani <[email protected]> wrote:
> For example, in the latest RFP that I wrote up, I included acceptable > manufacturers for cable, wire management, PDUs, racks, etc. I also > included specifications for vendor qualifications in terms of BICSI > certification, project management, and quality assurance. I stated > that installers must be direct employees of the firm bidding -- no > subs or day laborers. I also stated that I wanted an OSHA trained > foreman on site during the installation. > [...] I am now in the position of attempting to explain to a non-technical > manager why the specifications that I put in my RFP are important to a > successful project since said specifications got deleted from the RFP > before it got put out to bid. > Well, why do you believe that they are? I'm being sincere - I have never done a cabling RFP and am curious about why I would want to request these things. Justify it to a technical audience and then distill it down for a non-technical person to understand. The only thing that seems kind of odd to me is the direct employee requirement. If the company is reputable it will use decent subcontractors - but, I've also never done this so maybe I'm naive. - Pat
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