Non-technical, lunch with port officials
Non-technical, lunch with port officials
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This is NOT a technical question, so I assumed it might be OK to ask my geotechnical colleagues here...
Is there a rule that prohibits a private sub/contractor from paying a lunch for a port authority staff member? We do not have any ongoing sub/contract between us at this moment. I knew that there could be a $25 cap for some town officials/staff members during a lunch meeting. I just do not want to run into an embarrassment. Thanks.
Is there a rule that prohibits a private sub/contractor from paying a lunch for a port authority staff member? We do not have any ongoing sub/contract between us at this moment. I knew that there could be a $25 cap for some town officials/staff members during a lunch meeting. I just do not want to run into an embarrassment. Thanks.





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RE: Non-technical, lunch with port officials
But this is very dependent on region, local custom and recent issues. For instance, in Florida, you can't hardly buy a box of donuts for a meeting. Other clients can be convinced go to lunch.
What I like to do is explain to them that if I go to lunch on their project, it's billable to the project. But if I take them out, it's BD, and it comes out of that budget. So it's actually cheaper for them if I take them out.