tiregroove t1_jbpt8d8 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Reply to comment by LikesBallsDeep in Cost of 2nd Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem balloons to $7.7B by Grass8989

ok so have you or any of the consultants you've worked with EVER taken a fee contingent upon results? And if so, how long did you wait to get paid? Months? Years??

LikesBallsDeep t1_jbq5kkh wrote on March 10, 2023 at 9:23 PM

You can pay part up front and the rest based on results.

....and yes? Lots of fixed price projects don't pay until something is delivered in production. Not everything is time and materials.