By Roland “The Grinch” Murphy for AZBEX
The Season comes ‘round
Same time every year,
And we all look forward
To holiday cheer.
But some agencies’ spirit
Falls in a black hole
Their holiday deadlines
Swirl mirth down the bowl.
IFBs, RFPs
and those dense RFQs
swap our carols for dirges
and we’re singing the blues.
Folks setting these due dates
Must be out of their gourds
So here AZBEX Presents
The Bah Humbug Awards!
Litchfield Park’s IFB
Is due Twelve Twenty-eight
Vis-ta Verde Drainage
Wipes cheer from the slate.
Zero One, Zero-Three,
The teams’ first day back
A couple requests
Will throw plans out of whack.
City of Page
For a mobile home village
Wants bids for chip seal,
Leaving New Year’s Eve pillaged.
Flowing Wells wants new classrooms
With masonry walls
Guess it’s time to cancel
Those New Year’s Eve balls.
On Jan the Fourth
There await six requests
Cancel your parties,
It’s tough luck for your guests.
Crane Elementary
Needs a basketball court
Getting bids ready
Leaves no time for sport.
At least Cochise College
Scrapped its driving course bid,
Their hearts may have grown
Or their sched hit the skids.
Wastewater treatment
In ol’ Casa Grande
Needs headworks repair
So delay all your plans.
Public housing in Chandler
Wants new kitchens and baths
Preparing that bid
Leaves our hearts filled with wrath.
Casa Grande (yet again)
Wants a new generator
We see no good reason
This one couldn’t come later.
Arizona, the state,
Wants some new airport paint
Kindhearted mirth-makers
These procurers ain’t.
The big winner this year?
Chand-ler Unified.
What the heck were you thinking?
Oh come on, you guys!
The schools want a CMAR
By Monday, 1-3
To reno school kitchens
And upgrade MPE.
No songs will be sung
No bubbly will flow
Hopefully next year
They won’t be such schmoes.
Happy Holidays from all of us at AZBEX!!!
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