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“re: spec of private section of wall in Mission (Texas). “does it meet gummit specs” for the rest of the wall?”

Generally speaking, and really quite substantially, it does.

Fisher is quite wired in to what the Government wants. They have been among the relatively small pool of Contractors who have been screened and admitted into the Task Order bidding process for the large standing contracts (MATOCs - Multiple Award Task Order Contracts) used for building the Trump Wall System.

So they have been reviewing the Government specs for Trump-style Wall System, and preparing detailed cost estimates to bid on segments, for a couple of years now.

Fisher’s business plan is to sell the segment that they are building in Mission to the Government, so they are strongly incentivized to be sure that they meet the core requirements and specifications.

The specs actually are flexible to adapt to local terrain, environmental, and operational requirements. When there are steep slopes, stream beds, solid rock or saturated swamp; the local design specs must be adapted. (Notably, Fisher has chosen to galvanize their steel bollards against rust in the wet and humid environment in the Rio Grande Valley, at the river’s edge) Also, the required features themselves will change from place to place. Some places require double layer thirty foot barrier, others just a single eighteen foot barrier. Some places get lights, others don’t, and so on.

So there is a distinction between functional requirements (Why they need it), and detailed technical specs (dictating exactly what, and how to provide it).

Clearly, the main aspects of Fisher’s project in Mission are within the both the functional requirements, and the general specs, which are easily apparent. The bollards are eighteen feet tall or better. All weather access road is included. A 150 foot cleared observation area is included. Compatible sensors are embedded in the concrete. Compatible camera towers, lights and underground utilities (electricity and communications) are included. Functionally, it is a wonderful infrastructure to support Border Patrol operations.

We can’t tell from photos if the composition of the steel meets detailed technical specs, or if the concrete meets the specified hardness. But we do know that Fisher is very familiar with the Government’s detailed technical specifications of those types, for the Border Wall System.