At long last and after much hassle it's finally been agreed that we can have the Ricoh machines that we first asked for some 18 months to 2 years ago.
Helen came over on Friday afternoon (whilst I was at SH/PandIS) and went through the scoring with Bruce & Sue. Apparently, we'd been a bit generous with the marking so she adjusted the values and got it so that Ricoh's tender was best.
The letter of appointment (plus letters to Minolta & Xerox) have been sent and we are waiting for the contract to be signed and then we can plan the removal of the current kit & the installation of the new stuff. The only problem is my likely unavailability due to the March & April graduations (and Easter).
Monday, 22 February 2016
Friday, 19 February 2016
More copier news.
Sue turned up on Thursday morning and was pretty underwhelmed by Bruce. When pointed out that we don't know if it'll do what we want responded that that shuld have been in the tender document.Sue also dismissed suggestion of stalling the process to go and look at the other machines (as can't get Ricoh to number 1 choice due to cost).
Sue did wonder why Ricoh so expensive & we said that it's because it includes everything and the others don't.
We filled in the spreadsheet & sent it off with a moaning email. Maybe we'll get the Xerox Versant 80 which looks like a good machine anyway.
Update:
Sue did wonder why Ricoh so expensive & we said that it's because it includes everything and the others don't.
We filled in the spreadsheet & sent it off with a moaning email. Maybe we'll get the Xerox Versant 80 which looks like a good machine anyway.
Update:
Hardly worth the effort
10.10 and still no sign of McCavity (though he did email at 09.45 to say he was running late. Probably wiping one of his kid's bums for them).
Finally appeared at 10.15.
Finally appeared at 10.15.
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
A copier, a copier etc
So having been told on numerous occasions it seems that BG is stilltrying to fix things for Ricoh.
Having spent hours rating the submissions & fiddling with the totals managed to get Ricoh to be the top rated submission. Sent off to Helen Stukely who came back with a number of points:
When I told BG what Helen had said he started moaning again ... 'She might as well fill it in herself and leave us alone..." + "We'll withdraw the tender & stick with what we've got..."
Not sure we'd be allowed to do the latter.
And another part of my job disappears through no fault of my own. Time to update the CV and start looking for another job methinks before I get completely shafted by Bruce's childish refusal to contemplate anything different to what he wants.
Or I'll wait until the make me redundant & take the money!
And so it goes on (more "We'll stick with what we have/have a strait replacement/she might as well fill it in herself...")
Having spent hours rating the submissions & fiddling with the totals managed to get Ricoh to be the top rated submission. Sent off to Helen Stukely who came back with a number of points:
- if matches the criteria must have the same scores
- can only judge on the bid submission & not on previous experience (buggers up Ricoh bid)
- any comments are supposed to debrief the companies tendering not to justify why want stuff
When I told BG what Helen had said he started moaning again ... 'She might as well fill it in herself and leave us alone..." + "We'll withdraw the tender & stick with what we've got..."
Not sure we'd be allowed to do the latter.
And another part of my job disappears through no fault of my own. Time to update the CV and start looking for another job methinks before I get completely shafted by Bruce's childish refusal to contemplate anything different to what he wants.
Or I'll wait until the make me redundant & take the money!
And so it goes on (more "We'll stick with what we have/have a strait replacement/she might as well fill it in herself...")
Friday, 5 February 2016
FFS!
Thursday AM
Job in from Megan but i was busy doing badge artwork for student customer so said I'd do it later. When Bruce came in at 09.53 I asked him to do it & went back to work on the badges. He vanished so I assumed he'd done the proof and taken it over.
Friday AM
Megan asked where the job was. I asked Bruce. It turns out he hadn't done it (he read my name on the email & assumed I'd done it, despite me asking)!
Maybe if you weren't spending weeks & weeks on your son's album release you might actually be able to i) pay attention & ii) do the job you actually get fucking pad to do!
Job in from Megan but i was busy doing badge artwork for student customer so said I'd do it later. When Bruce came in at 09.53 I asked him to do it & went back to work on the badges. He vanished so I assumed he'd done the proof and taken it over.
Friday AM
Megan asked where the job was. I asked Bruce. It turns out he hadn't done it (he read my name on the email & assumed I'd done it, despite me asking)!
Maybe if you weren't spending weeks & weeks on your son's album release you might actually be able to i) pay attention & ii) do the job you actually get fucking pad to do!
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