Posted on 05/31/2021 11:41:12 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
NY awards first construction contract in the controversial I-81 project
Someone needs to take a good look at that.
Three things result from these sorts of restrictions:
Increased diversity (more votes)
Increased costs (more kickbacks)
Decreased quality (more follow-on remediation contracts)
That's $2 Billion that could have gone to rebuild Ukraine's infrastructure.
Local contractor booted from I-81 project will get another shot at the work...In August, the state revoked the contract, saying the partners had not acted in good faith to hire enough minority subcontractors to meet the state’s goal of 9%. The state said the company had missed a deadline to show it had met the goal within 5 days of the award....
Meanwhile, also in the news...
Experts project New York to lose two congressional seats in 2030
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