Not sure if its commonplace in the US but it sounds very dodgy to me.
1 Me too. Its like applying for a job, and your boss says to you you need to purchase a computer to do your new job. – 01010011 Dec 15 '10 at 0:43.
It seems weird on the surface, and I'd be concerned it was a scam, but when you consider the cost of preparing a tender in terms of time (salaries) the $300 isn't that much on top of it. The argument would be that you pay $300 with no guarantee of wining the tender, but in reality you invest far more in preparing it with the same guarantee. I wouldn't want to pay it, seems a bit odd, and makes me think scam.In order to determine if a bidder is serious or not, I have generally seen a pre-tender response required which allows the client to determine if you're up to the task.
Based on these pre-tender responses, they then send the real request for tender with actual requirements out to the short list to complete. Saves everyone a lot of time.
1 Judging from the responses so far, it seems uncommon to charge bidders a non refundable fee. It seems unethical to me, or just plain greedy. – 01010011 Dec 15 '10 at 1:10.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.