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Pete Stauber: “To me, it does not make sense. And as Ms. Guadarrama talked about, they have a subcontractor that is awarded the bid…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2019
To me, it does not make sense. And as Ms. Guadarrama talked about, they have a subcontractor that is awarded the bid with the prime and then they ask for the last best or bring another contractor in there, assuming they are going to be cheaper.
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Pete Stauber
Republican · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Criticism of the practice of primes asking subcontractors for their best offers.

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