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1 posted on 07/21/2009 8:56:12 AM PDT by EricTheRed_VocalMinority
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It would have been better if they specified a regular wooden or metal door leading into a building, or a hangar door which is known to be quite large.


2 posted on 07/21/2009 8:59:31 AM PDT by wastedyears (The Tree is thirsty and the hogs are hungry.)
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I am glad they corrected it. I can understand the cost of the door Given the nature of the door repair.


3 posted on 07/21/2009 9:03:05 AM PDT by RummyChick
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Should not this have been under Department of Defense appropriations instead of “stimulus package”?


7 posted on 07/21/2009 9:12:27 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (La commedia e' finita!. Now it's serious!)
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To: EricTheRed_VocalMinority

Back in the Nineties, I worked on an escalator modernization contract for the State of Illinois which actually entailed the entire replacement of the escalators. ‘Modernization’ made it sound like a simple overhaul or repair, which it was until we found the original escalator was imported from Germany. Eventually, the project included elevators as well: replacing programming circuits, software, cables, and electronics.

A project that I thought would only take a year or two stretched out to seven years thanks to growing complexity and lack of funding during the process.


8 posted on 07/21/2009 9:17:35 AM PDT by 12Gauge687 (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
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From the article:

"If our government is going to ensure the American people that our tax dollars are being spent wisely, the least they can do is make sure the information on the Recovery.gov website is accurate."

Hey man, why be so critical of www.recovery.gov ?

After all, they only had a paltry $18 million to set up the website! /sarc

11 posted on 07/21/2009 9:20:21 AM PDT by BwanaNdege
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“AFCO Technologies, Inc. is a small, disadvantaged, Native American owned business that has for twenty plus months been certified by the US Small Business Administration as an 8(a) contractor in accordance with the Amended Small Business Act, and because of that, is also certified by that Agency as a Small Disadvantaged Business. As an 8(a) contractor AFCO is eligible for non-competitive set-aside awards. The company has also been certified by the US Small Business Administration and The State of Texas as a Historically. Underutilized Business as part of the HUBZONE Contracting Empowerment Program. AFCO has been certified by. the City. of San Antonio, Texas as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and has received certification by. The Texas Department of Transportation as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).”

Now this is starting to make sense.


14 posted on 07/21/2009 9:26:31 AM PDT by lacrew (The 274th trimester is a very late procedure)
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