$125k for This?!

Tell me if Im wrong here...

I was drafted by my school to design and code a website for a huge conference in 2006 (November). Theres gunna be about 1200 delegates, 200 advisors, and others. The idea was that the website would handle registrations and housing for the students. Of course, leave it to the big bad PASC board to tell us we are incapable, and outsourcing what we could easily do ourselves.

But here's the kicker. Theyre paying this company, Trifecta $125,000 to do this. I know it's a slightly complicated task, but that is absolutely ridiculous. I dont understand how dumb this board is, and I was personally insulted by them outsourcing it in the first place.

So my plan is that we will go ahead and code the whole thing as planned, and during our presentation to the board on March 18, focus on the fact that we had extra time so we went ahead and threw this together, just to maybe rub into their faces that they wasted $125k.

As a side note--
Their website main page has 23 validation errors, and a broken link... Is this the kind of company that you pay $125,000 to develop a web app?

That is 100% messed up! Sorry to hear that our schools today have no trust in the students they teach to present projects for other students.

Sounds like someone is getting a kickback somewhere to me.

Sure does sound like someone is a friend of someone who knows someone in that design company!

That sucks, unlucky mate.

Own them HARD. and keep us posted.

Originally Posted by buddybuddha Tell me if Im wrong here... I was drafted by my school to design and code a website for a huge conference in 2006 (November). Theres gunna be about 1200 delegates, 200 advisors, and others. The idea was that the website would handle registrations and housing for the students. Of course, leave it to the big bad PASC board to tell us we are incapable, and outsourcing what we could easily do ourselves. But here's the kicker. Theyre paying this company, Trifecta $125,000 to do this. I know it's a slightly complicated task, but that is absolutely ridiculous. I dont understand how dumb this board is, and I was personally insulted by them outsourcing it in the first place. So my plan is that we will go ahead and code the whole thing as planned, and during our presentation to the board on March 18, focus on the fact that we had extra time so we went ahead and threw this together, just to maybe rub into their faces that they wasted $125k. As a side note-- Their website main page has 23 validation errors, and a broken link... Is this the kind of company that you pay $125,000 to develop a web app?

Companies do it all the time. It's just another business man thinking he know's whats best, when he really doesn't. Sorry to hear about it tho.

Is the bidding still open? I'll do it for $105k

Originally Posted by expos1994 Is the bidding still open? I'll do it for $105k

I'd do it for $45k

$40k...my final offer.