"Planning problems have hung like an albatross around the project's neck from the beginning. First, the original architect woefully underestimated the cost of the project, submitting a cost estimate of just over $297,000, an amount the city then set aside for the project. But when the lower of two bids came in at just over $1.1 million, officials had to scramble to find the funds necessary to continue."
why do you not mention the original architect by name? and why were there only 2 bids? did the city ever ask for another rfp?
"Planning problems have hung like an albatross around the project's neck from the beginning. First, the original architect woefully underestimated the cost of the project, submitting a cost estimate of just over $297,000, an amount the city then set aside for the project. But when the lower of two bids came in at just over $1.1 million, officials had to scramble to find the funds necessary to continue."
why do you not mention the original architect by name? and why were there only 2 bids? did the city ever ask for another rfp?