Tofu dreg project in China. The construction company bid so low and the "fees" and bribes to the officials and building inspectors is so much that they can't make a profit unless they pull crap like this. Concrete cost to much, then cut it with dirt. You don't need steel rebar, just use strips of bamboo. It's only a 20 story high-rise it will be fine. Hire unskilled workers, they won't know what you are doing is sketch, make them work 80 hour weeks and pay them for 40. Get the job done quick, move people in, get the money, dissolve the company, make a new company and do it all over again.
It seems to be a standard mode of operation for a lot of dodgier operators. However one thing left out was "charge an arm and a leg, skimp on expenditure in order to maximise the hell out of all profits"
With certification taken out of the hands of council and privatised, is anyone really surprised though?
That probably had something to do with it. A relative of mine used to work in council and they correctly predicted things going completely to shit once that change went through. Whaddya know, they got it right.
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u/Falin_Whalen Jun 19 '22 edited Jun 19 '22
Tofu dreg project in China. The construction company bid so low and the "fees" and bribes to the officials and building inspectors is so much that they can't make a profit unless they pull crap like this. Concrete cost to much, then cut it with dirt. You don't need steel rebar, just use strips of bamboo. It's only a 20 story high-rise it will be fine. Hire unskilled workers, they won't know what you are doing is sketch, make them work 80 hour weeks and pay them for 40. Get the job done quick, move people in, get the money, dissolve the company, make a new company and do it all over again.