tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post1953963669359986038..comments2024-01-18T05:45:59.595-05:00Comments on The Daily Bellwether: Calling All Cars: Cleveland Police Chief's $24,000 CarpetAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-12212090829114677762008-03-13T19:18:00.000-04:002008-03-13T19:18:00.000-04:00This is the kind of thing that "news providers" se...This is the kind of thing that "news providers" seize on without knowing any information.<BR/><BR/>That seems a lot of money, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>Well, how large is the area?<BR/><BR/>What kind of carpet fiber was spec'd? (some kinds wear better and cost more) And there is a big difference between good quality commercial grade CFN carpet and normal residential carpet, both in contruction and intended traffic wear.<BR/><BR/>How often do they expect to replace the carpet?<BR/><BR/>Etc....<BR/><BR/>As someone who is in that particular business, this is not a lot of money to spend on a public area.<BR/><BR/>I routinely bid projects where just the carpet portion runs to $100's K. <BR/><BR/>Get some more facts, then fire away.jackscrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163915446151636189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-61709851438062548662008-03-13T09:18:00.000-04:002008-03-13T09:18:00.000-04:00Wow! How big an area is getting carpeting? A yea...Wow! How big an area is getting carpeting? A year ago we replaced a hallway and stairwell carpeting and it was well under a thousand for what I consider good carpet.LargeBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231452147187641675noreply@blogger.com