I love Airports Fiji Limited's tender request for Internet Services in the Fiji Times today. As businesses in Nadi have always been slave to the whims of a single Internet provider, I suppose perhaps they are showing some of their frustration after so many years of pain. That written, I'm not entirely certain that taking those frustrations out on new providers is the best way of going about it.
The tender itself seems to simply be asking for the provision and operation of "Internet services". If that's just about providing a pipe to the Internet, asking for $3000 to accompany the tender response seems excessive, even if most of that money will be returned to unsuccessful tenderers. Then again, perhaps I should start tendering for the opportunity to support Oceanic's various needs.
Please note the following tender for BHALA BHARA went unanswered.
How much more ridiculous can the tender process get?
My guess is plenty more ridiculous. We already see tender requests for grass cutting, furniture painting and window washing. Although I'll be the first to support the call for transparency, are they really meant to bring company processes to a crawl?
