工程竞标
(2024-10-13 08:28:49)
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工程竞标
鸭绒25(译)
2024年10月12日
三名承包商正在竞标修复白宫破损的围栏。一名来自芝加哥,另一名来自田纳西,第三名来自明尼苏达。三人和白宫的官员一起去查看围栏。
明尼苏达承包商拿出卷尺测量了一下。然后,用铅笔算了算。
“嗯。”他说,“我估算这项工程大约需要900美元。包括材料费400美元,人工费400美元,我的利润100美元。”
田纳西承包商也进行了一些测量和计算。然后,说:“我可以以700美元的价格完成这项工程。材料费300美元,人工费300美元,我的利润100美元。”
芝加哥承包商没有测量,也没有计算。他倾身对白宫官员低声说:“2700美元。”
白宫官员难以置信地问:“你甚至都没有像其他人那样测量过,怎么会得出这么高的报价?”
芝加哥承包商低声回答:“我拿1000美元,你拿1000美元。然后,我们雇田纳西州的人来修栅栏。”
“成交!”政府官员回答。
朋友们,这就是新刺激计划的运作方式。
原文: Broken Fence at the White House
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House。One is from Chicago,another is from Tennessee,and the third is from Minnesota。All three go with a White House official to examine the fence。
The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring,then works some figures with a pencil。
“Well,”he says,“I figure the job will run about $900。$400 for materials,$400 for my crew,and $100 profit for me。”
The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring,then says:“I can do this job for $700。$300 for materials,$300 for my crew,and $100 profit for me。”
The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure,but leans over to the White House official and whispers:“$2,700。”
The official,incredulous,says:“You didn't even measure like the other guys!How did you come up with such a high figure?”
The Chicago contractor whispers back:“$1000 for me,$1000 for you,and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence。”
“Done!”replies the government official。
And that,my friends,is how the new stimulus plan will work。