Government EEs are notorious for their specifications (oversized neutrals, isolated grounds in addition to the regular EGC, minimum conduit size 3/4" to fluorescent lay-in light fixtures).my career was a a consultant for primarily public school buildings. I think on every one - 100+ - the electrical engineer specified a ground wire. Just an observation.
And they get a percentage of the contract, so it is their interest to pad the bill.Yes, no 1/2" EMT - even for a single cat5.
Not government employees, just working under contract to a school board.
Is the school board not a government entity? If they're designing building for the government the tax payers still are stuck with bill.Not government employees, just working under contract to a school board.
You could have stopped at "so am I" without the excuses.Well, then so am I, but I have to compete against others for the contract, and as a percentage of construction, design fees are much less than they used to be.