So, who gets the No Bid Contract to rebuild the bridge in Minneapolis?

[devilgrrl]

Haliburton? Bechtel, KB&R????

You tell me.

[babylonsister]

1. Well, we all know they could use the money. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Whoever can get it built before the Repub convention next summer

so Timmy the Tool can cut the ribbon and get to be their VP candidate.

[havocmom]

3. Some subsidiary of what ever corporation buys it & turns it to a toll road

once the work is done (at public expense).

[stellanoir]

4. Bechtel

because they did such a stellar and efficient job on the "Big Dig" in Boston. /sarcasm

The poorly installed ceiling tiles killed one woman already after being open for only about 6 months.

from wikipedia. . .

"Big Dig is the unofficial name of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T), a megaproject which rerouted the Central Artery (Interstate 93), the chief controlled-access highway through the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, into a 3.5 mile (5.6km) tunnel under the city. The project also included the construction of the Ted Williams Tunnel (extending Interstate 90 to Logan International Airport), the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge over the Charles River, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the space vacated by the previous I-93 elevated roadway. Initially, the plan was also to include a rail connection between Boston's two major train terminals.
The final ramp opened 13 January 2006. The project's overall completion is at 99%.
The Big Dig has been the most expensive highway project in the US. <1> Although the project was estimated at $2.8 billion in 1985, over $14.6 billion had been spent in federal and state tax dollars as of 2006. <2> The project has incurred criminal arrests, escalating costs, death, leaks, and charges of poor execution and use of substandard materials. The Massachusetts Attorney General is demanding contractors refund taxpayers $108 million for "shoddy work.""

It's really kinda creepy to drive through.

[NYVet]

5. How about me??

I am just as qualified as any of those companies to build a bridge.

And all the money I embezzle from the Repub investors legally earn for unexpected overruns will go to a good cause.

[antigop]

6. Maybe these guys will get some work???

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1497299

[annabanana]

7. Carlyle Group, apparently:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1497299