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[respiridus]

Having spent the last 5 hours of today (and 8 hours of yesterday) in frustration :cry:, I would like to ask the following question:

For what fscking reason must I do the following, in order to have a chance to be considered for a 5000 pounds government tender?

1. Spend half a day reading documents.
2. Spend two days filling forms.
3. Furnish a bank guarantee for 1000 pounds.
4. Submit the CVs of at least five of my employees.
5. Submit the contact details of at least five customers.
6. Print and submit the full manual of our CMS software.

:bond: :bond: :bond: :bond: :bond:

For comparison, when I am trying to make similar a deal for a private company, I only have to spend a couple of hours compiling a proposal. 8)

[Xenos 2Fan]

respiridus wrote: Having spent the last 5 hours of today (and 8 hours of yesterday) in frustration :cry:, I would like to ask the following question:

For what fscking reason must I do the following, in order to have a chance to be considered for a 5000 pounds government tender?

1. Spend half a day reading documents.
2. Spend two days filling forms.
3. Furnish a bank guarantee for 1000 pounds.
4. Submit the CVs of at least five of my employees.
5. Submit the contact details of at least five customers.
6. Print and submit the full manual of our CMS software.

:bond: :bond: :bond: :bond: :bond:

For comparison, when I am trying to make similar a deal for a private company, I only have to spend a couple of hours compiling a proposal. 8)

I hate to admit this but you can probably thank the ottoman beurocracy that still seems to be flourishing in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey today. It was not rare when I would wait in line at some city hall in turkey while the clerks would sip turkish tea or coffee. IT WOULD DRIVE ME INSANE!!

[respiridus]

Quote: I hate to admit this but you can probably thank the ottoman beurocracy that still seems to be flourishing in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey today. It was not rare when I would wait in line at some city hall in turkey while the clerks would sip turkish tea or coffee. IT WOULD DRIVE ME INSANE!!

Hey, this reminds me of what I saw when I accidentally got into the government's office for "the protection of privacy".

What I saw:
1. Manager sitting on a chair and drinking coffee.
2. Secretary #1 sucking a lollypop.
3. Secretary #2 sitting on the lap of the manager. :shock:
4. Clerk #1 reading the newspaper.
5. Clerk #2 making "triko".
6. Clerk #3 was on leave.

I was amazed of how these guys were so busy protecting my privacy. :lol:

[respiridus]

Another one:

My father went to the property tax agency to pay tax for a piece of land he sold at Pera Orinis. There were two booths in the room.

He goes to booth #1. The clerk is there but she's eating a sandwich. My father asks "can I pay my tax?". She answers "sorry sir, but I'm having my break now, please try the next booth".

He goes to booth #2, and waits in line for 30 minutes. Finally, his turn comes and he asks again "can I pay my tax?". "Yes, of course", she says, "in which village?". "Pera Orinis", my father says.

And he gets the following answer: "I'm sorry, but I only handle villages from A to M. You have to use booth #1".

:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

[Xenos 2Fan]

respiridus wrote: Another one:

My father went to the property tax agency to pay tax for a piece of land he sold at Pera Orinis. There were two booths in the room.

He goes to booth #1. The clerk is there but she's eating a sandwich. My father asks "can I pay my tax?". She answers "sorry sir, but I'm having my break now, please try the next booth".

He goes to booth #2, and waits in line for 30 minutes. Finally, his turn comes and he asks again "can I pay my tax?". "Yes, of course", she says, "in which village?". "Pera Orinis", my father says.

And he gets the following answer: "I'm sorry, but I only handle villages from A to M. You have to use booth #1".

:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

This proves once and for all that Turks and Greeks have the same genetic make-up. :lol:

[cannedmoose]

Just don't try applying for any EU projects re, even worse bureaucracy that this...

[respiridus]

cannedmoose wrote: Just don't try applying for any EU projects re, even worse bureaucracy that this...

Re, this tender document is larger than the Annan plan. :roll:

[Dhavlos]

thats cos it is based on thefrench system...from olden days of the High Authority in the ECSC.

[cypriot]

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is it really that difficult to be successful with government tenders in Cyprus. You need to have contacts and a foot in the door to stand out of the clutter of tenders submitted . .The Cyprus government has some good initiatives, who are the applicants that succeed??