Topic: White House contract tendering

[Tony]

Just got this joke emailed to me from a friend across the pond...

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in D.C.   One from New Jersey, another from South Carolina and the third, Florida.  They go with a White House official to examine the fence.

      The Florida 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 South Carolina 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from South Carolina to fix the fence."

      "Done!", replies the government official.

    And that friends, is how it all works !!!

[Clive]

Of course!!