Halliburton's KBR unit gets contract to repair Gulf Coast facilities

[kemche]

I am not sure if this was posted....

http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2005/09/05/daily5.html

KG

[bertha katzenengel]

1. And now, from the "You've Got To Be Shitting Me" Files....

:eyes:

[Waya]

2. Imagine my surprise!

[cyberpj]

3. saw it once but was actually trying to find it again today so thanks!

and welcome to DU! :hi:

[bullimiami]

4. halliburton et al will probably seeing a lot of new contracts now that

there is another 50B that needs to be laundered.

[BrightKnight]

5. no time for a bidding process - n/t

[tammywammy]

8. Actually, that's not the case at all

"The subsidiary, Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. of Arlington, Va., won the competitive-bid contract last July to provide debris removal and other emergency work associated with natural disasters."

Emphasis mine.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. That's why Dickhead Cheney is touring the area

Fucking vultures

:argh:

[stillcool]

7. just to note...

..this contract is for clean-up, and was awarded last year. Not a new contract, and not re-building...

<The subsidiary, Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. of Arlington, Va., won the competitive-bid contract last July to provide debris removal and other emergency work associated with natural disasters>

[ignatius 2]

9. Let the real looting begin.

n/t

[deacon2]

10. Got that right, ignatius 2

When you absolutely, positively need to pillage every piaster in the place -
Halliburton!
Accept no substitutes.