#nobid — Public Fediverse posts
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YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: The Reflecting Pool is being drained again, but since the same #NoBid contractors who did a shoddy job repairing it the first time are back, it will only be a matter of time before it needs fixing again....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-reflecting-pool-draining_n_6a5143fae4b0aaa374272c87
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YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: The Reflecting Pool is being drained again, but since the same #NoBid contractors who did a shoddy job repairing it the first time are back, it will only be a matter of time before it needs fixing again....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-reflecting-pool-draining_n_6a5143fae4b0aaa374272c87
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After signing the #EastWing contract, Clark officials notified the White House that the company planned to award #NoBid deals to at least 11 subcontractors for demolition, abatement, excavation, fencing & other services, according to copies of correspondence obtained by The Post. Two of those subcontractors are Clark subsidiaries.
#Trump #law #ballroom #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #landmark #UShistory #UrbanPlanning #architecture
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After signing the #EastWing contract, Clark officials notified the White House that the company planned to award #NoBid deals to at least 11 subcontractors for demolition, abatement, excavation, fencing & other services, according to copies of correspondence obtained by The Post. Two of those subcontractors are Clark subsidiaries.
#Trump #law #ballroom #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #landmark #UShistory #UrbanPlanning #architecture
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…By mid-August [2025], records show, #Trump admin officials began negotiating the new, #NoBid agreement for Clark to “fully demolish the East Wing & East Colonnade & construct a modernized East Wing facility.”
In an email exchange in early September, #WhiteHouse officials explained that they could award the no-bid contract to Clark because the Executive Residence is not bound by competitive bidding requirements, although it often follows them. -
…By mid-August [2025], records show, #Trump admin officials began negotiating the new, #NoBid agreement for Clark to “fully demolish the East Wing & East Colonnade & construct a modernized East Wing facility.”
In an email exchange in early September, #WhiteHouse officials explained that they could award the no-bid contract to Clark because the Executive Residence is not bound by competitive bidding requirements, although it often follows them. -
The #EastWing contract is the latest example of the admin turning to #NoBid deals to hasten a Trump-style makeover [ick — Mar-a-Lago face] of the nation’s capital, which has included handpicking firms to upgrade #LafayetteSquare next to the #WhiteHouse & to “renovate” the Lincoln Memorial #ReflectingPool.
#Trump #law #ballroom #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #landmark #UShistory #UrbanPlanning #architecture
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The #EastWing contract is the latest example of the admin turning to #NoBid deals to hasten a Trump-style makeover [ick — Mar-a-Lago face] of the nation’s capital, which has included handpicking firms to upgrade #LafayetteSquare next to the #WhiteHouse & to “renovate” the Lincoln Memorial #ReflectingPool.
#Trump #law #ballroom #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #landmark #UShistory #UrbanPlanning #architecture
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#WhiteHouse officials last year secretly awarded a #NoBid contract worth up to $500 million for the construction of the #EastWing #ballroom in an unusual arrangement that sidestepped typical contracting procedures designed to control costs, acc/to a copy of the agreement obtained by WaPo.
#Trump #law #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #landmark #UShistory #UrbanPlanning #architecture
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#WhiteHouse officials last year secretly awarded a #NoBid contract worth up to $500 million for the construction of the #EastWing #ballroom in an unusual arrangement that sidestepped typical contracting procedures designed to control costs, acc/to a copy of the agreement obtained by WaPo.
#Trump #law #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #landmark #UShistory #UrbanPlanning #architecture
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It’ll probably be as well done as the no-bid #ReflectingPool.
#Trump is using a $500M #NoBid contract to build his White House #ballroom
The secret agreement was routed through a #WhiteHouse office that typically handles repairs & furnishings & is exempt from competitive bidding requirements.#law #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #landmark #UShistory #UrbanPlanning #architecture
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It’ll probably be as well done as the no-bid #ReflectingPool.
#Trump is using a $500M #NoBid contract to build his White House #ballroom
The secret agreement was routed through a #WhiteHouse office that typically handles repairs & furnishings & is exempt from competitive bidding requirements.#law #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #landmark #UShistory #UrbanPlanning #architecture
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Local DC news points out that sections of dark blue paint have started to rise to the surface.
Pool Guy talking head sez the surface prep is the culprit, not the hydrogen peroxide. There are lots of ways to mess up the surface where it doesn't stick (over time, seeing it right away implies poor preparations).
#ReflectingPool #american #flag #blue #paint #chunks #floating #WashingtonDC #memorial #NoBid #contract #grift #OurPutin
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/nation-world/reflecting-pool-algae-green-floating-paint-pieces/507-d6a98523-c339-4868-a49f-c75f28e0d057 -
#ICE Awards $25 Million Iris-Scanning Contract to #Bi2 Technologies
The no-bid deal is five times the size of the agency's previous contract with the #Massachusetts company and could put devices in agents' hands by late June.
#iris #privacy #biometrics #NoBidhttps://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-awards-25-million-iris-scanning
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#ICE Awards $25 Million Iris-Scanning Contract to #Bi2 Technologies
The no-bid deal is five times the size of the agency's previous contract with the #Massachusetts company and could put devices in agents' hands by late June.
#iris #privacy #biometrics #NoBidhttps://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-awards-25-million-iris-scanning
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Do not visit the reflecting pool in DC!
“All this stuff is volatile. People are breathing in poisonous chemicals. There’s no consideration to the risk to the public in applying this stuff." - never mind the workers!
Handing out contracts is only supposed to happen if competition would cause "serious injury" to the govt. Cost was promised to be $1.8M, now will cost $13.1M...
#grift #president #fascist #USA #GOP #pay to #play #bribe #crime #family #NoBid #contracts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/trump-washington-dc-reflecting-pool -
Do not visit the reflecting pool in DC!
“All this stuff is volatile. People are breathing in poisonous chemicals. There’s no consideration to the risk to the public in applying this stuff." - never mind the workers!
Handing out contracts is only supposed to happen if competition would cause "serious injury" to the govt. Cost was promised to be $1.8M, now will cost $13.1M...
#grift #president #fascist #USA #GOP #pay to #play #bribe #crime #family #NoBid #contracts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/trump-washington-dc-reflecting-pool