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by inigyou 16 days ago
So what happens if a new startup in the airport runway sinkhole calibration industry wants to bid on these deals?
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Rightly or wrongly, you'll probably want to be local to have any chance of winning.

Similarly, a friend who works in engineering went to tender to a country council. Working for a big city firm they had no expectation of getting the job because they were up against a company from another nearby country town. Got to try and tender in case the shoe-in company really blows it, but no expectation of actually getting the job.