I've been moving in a different direction, trying to, but for a longtime I bid publicly advertised plan and spec State and Municipal public works projects.
I was actually naive and thought the formalisms, standards documents, regular procedures, would lead to a generally better class of participants, better people, and more demanding higher quality work. I was in it for the work.
The amout of robbing, cheating, I would have to have done to match the competition, and really the customer demand, it is not the best fit.
One institution did a billion dollars in construction spending in ten years. When they were done they needed another billion and the state police opened a full time two person office on campus just to investigate construction complaints.
They may still be there and if so I could show them crap I bid against, they still have no clue. Miles of G 4000 raceway run just everywhere, not a single factory fitting, no flat 90's, no inside outside 90's, no tees, just cut slots in the stick and fold the flap down. No bonding integrity, no mechanical and electrical sameness, attachment. Terra Cotta wall penetration, just core and hole saw a matching opening in a stick, no thru wall nipple.
I would run G4000 and use four factory inside 45's to make offsets around mouldings and I beams. Wasn't even on the drawing, knew they would not pay for it and had to give it away. Cheapskates
Some specialty work as a prime, I might have an appetite for. The subs can get beat up pretty bad. The market is just not there, real demand, what the customer is willing, able, and ready to pay for.