ProjOutToBid

The following is a list of projects we are currently bidding. Interested subs should contact the Project Estimator with any questions they may have. Plans and specs may be viewed in our office, but please call the Project Estimator to confirm availability.

Bid Date	Job Walk Date & Time	Project Name	Owner or City	Bid No.	Addenda No's. & Date	Estimator	HVAC $$ Estimate
7/24/08 @ 11:00 A.m.	7/17	Joint Administration Office A/C Replacement	LA County Sanitation District	02883	None as of 7/21/08	John O'Dell	$250,000
8/7/08 @ 2:00 p.m.	7/9	Replacement of HVAC System (re-bid)	SB County Sheriff's HQ	70586	None as of 7/21/08	John O'Dell	$1,100,000
8/15/08 @ 2:00 p.m.		Replacement of HVAC System	Buena Park Police Dept.		None as of 7/21/08		$2,400,000

Construction Definitions

Contractor - A gambler who never gets to shuffle, cut or deal.

Bid - A wild-ass guess carried out to two decimal places.

Bid Opening - A poker game in which the losing hand wins.

Low Bidder - A contractor who is wondering what he/she left out.

Engineer's Estimate - The cost of construction in Heaven.

Project Manager - The conductor of an orchestra in which every musician is in a different union.

Critical Path Method - A management technique for losing your shirt under perfect control.

OSHA - A protective coating made by half-baking a mixture of fine print, split hairs, red tape and baloney - usually applied at random with a shot gun.

Strike - An effort to increase egg production by strangling the chicken.

Delayed Payment - A tourniquet applied at the pockets.

Completion Date - The point at which liquidated damages begin.

Liquidated Damages - A penalty for failing to achieve the impossible.

Auditor – Person who goes in after the war is lost and bayonets the wounded.

Lawyer – Person who goes in after the auditors to strip the bodies.