Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg

[TexasTowelie]

Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promised

by Uriel J. García, Texas Tribune


State officials have shortlisted five firms to design and build barriers on the Texas-Mexico border — including some companies that had the quality of their work or its impact on the environment questioned on previous wall projects under the Trump administration.

The Texas Facilities Commission, the state agency in charge of awarding the contracts, is currently interviewing BFBC of Texas, Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., Posillico Civil Inc., SLSCO and Southwest Valley Constructors Co.

Francoise Luca, a spokesperson for the commission, said the agency will decide which companies will win contracts, but there’s no announced timetable for publicly naming the winners. All five companies previously have been awarded federal border wall contracts or have been considered for those contracts under the Trump administration.

In 2020, North Dakota-based Fisher Sand & Gravel built a 3-mile long wall at a cost of $45 million at the edge of the Rio Grande in Mission. The company was hired by We Build the Wall, a nonprofit that crowdfunded private donations and listed Steve Bannon, a former Trump political strategist, as a board member.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-mexico-border-wall-contract-greg-abbott/

[secondwind]

1. 45 million for 3 miles of wall?

Oh, Steve Bannon was on the Board.

[Lovie777]

2. And when a strong wind comes, fence will go down . . .

which will give the greedy SOBs more begging for millions to line their pockets.

[gab13by13]

3. Great balls of fire,

I have found another DU member who knows the difference between a wall and a fence. Welcome to the club.

[Javaman]

4. the grift that keeps on grifting nt