Monday, September 26, 2005

No Bid Here, No Bid There

We have just had some very devastating weather on the gulf coast and now our government is turning its focus on rebuilding. If you are a contractor looking for work, where do you submit a bid? I'm sorry to say that most of the contracts have already been given out! I'll give you 5 seconds to guess which GOP-friendly companies got the work. Time is up! Here are the winners (taxpayers are the losers): http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/national/nationalspecial/26spend.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5094&en=7547fb3f8c9324be&hp&ex=1127793600&partner=homepage

1. the Shaw Group 2. Kellogg, Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton
3. AshBritt, a Pompano Beach, Fla.
4. CH2M Hill
5. Fluor Corporation