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.
On the recordJuly 15, 2019
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Criticism of the practice of primes asking subcontractors for their best offers.
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