r/mapporncirclejerk • u/Bitter-Gur-4613 France was an Inside Job • Sep 06 '24

Someone will understand this. Just not me What country is this?

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u/cornonthekopp I'm an ant in arctica Sep 06 '24

Oh please. You think that your local city government never decided on a construction company for a public works project through a backroom deal or two? It's likely it's just hidden or officialized better

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u/NZS-BXN Sep 06 '24

My father works for public interest. Its basically a pain in the Ass, you have to make an EU wide announcement, than every bigger company can reply, proof they can make it. And then you have to sort through every company. Its a bureaucratic drama.

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u/NarrativeNode Sep 07 '24

And then they pick their friends who they told the secret conditions and pricing beforehand. That‘s how it‘s done in Germany.

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u/NZS-BXN Sep 07 '24

If you choose the same company's to often you also get reviewed by an independent office. At least here. I can imagine that in other more rural areas for example, this could be a working tactic.

Also this procedure only has to happen after a certain size of contract. Smaller ones can always be given with the reasoning of: we have worked with them so far, it worked so far.

Interestingly a few city's away right now something similar to what you described is unfolding right now. The major of the city gave her boyfriend a contract, he absolutely shit the van. No consequences and right now they are under fire.