I don't know the going rate of construction workers. However, you can bet that I would never pay one worker $13,000 a month to build a garage or pool.
I have a brother who lives in Mississippi who says that FEMA and the government have put out a lot of sweetheart deals. There are 4 or 5 contractors who got the contracts without having to bid for them. Cronies are better.
I think it's $13,000 a year.