“up in his wall there's a picture of two guys sitting on a cartoon character in rags”

Name: up in his wall there's a picture of two guys sitting on a cartoon character in rags
Description: The 'I was low on every bid' cartoon and the lesson - you only want to be low on the ones you can make money at. Short, punchy, fully self-contained bidding wisdom.

— Allan MacIntosh · Marco Group Limited

The 'I was low on every bid' cartoon and the lesson - you only want to be low on the ones you can make money at. Short, punchy, fully self-contained bidding wisdom.

Full episode at 28:13 How Atlantic Canada's Largest GC Bids $250M Projects: MARCO Group President Allan MacIntosh on P3s, Risk, and Building a Team ▸

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THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES

On a P3 tender with a year-long RFQ/RFP cycle, stipends cover only a fraction of bid costs — a poor win rate is financially ruinous; MARCO's 4-for-5 record is the result, not luck.

“out of the five triple p's that we bid we won four out of five which is an outstanding track record”

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THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN

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SOURCE: 28:13 of How Atlantic Canada's Largest GC Bids $250M Projects: MARCO Group President Allan MacIntosh on P3s, Risk, and Building a Team