haliburton given the bid to rebuild after katrina

[blueknight]

was this a "bid" or was the contract awarded without a bid? im discussing with a freep

[Eugene]

1. The military repair work was added to an existing contract.

From the Houston Chronicle:

Halliburton hired for storm cleanup

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KBR was assigned the work under a "construction capabilities" contract
awarded in 2004 after a competitive bidding process.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/3335685

Edit: added cite to article

[Double T]

2. Standby for Halliburton screwing Number 2........

must also be time for another tax cut for the rich, so all the rest of us can get 'trickled downed' on again.

[onecent]

3. Why can't we media blast this?

[Anywho6]

4. NY Times had an interesting article by John M. Broder yesterday...

Let the disaster profiteering begin!

<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/national/nationalspecial/10contracts.html?pagewanted=1>

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One of the most immediate tasks after Hurricane Katrina hit was repair of the breaches in the New Orleans levees. Three companies - the Shaw Group, Kellogg Brown & Root and Boh Brothers Construction of New Orleans - have been awarded no-bid contracts by the Army Corps of Engineers to perform the restoration.

"After a disaster, we have certain authorities to execute contracts faster than we ordinarily would," Gene Pawlik, a Corps of Engineers spokesman in Baton Rouge, said on Friday. "There is a pot of money that Congress gives us that lets us respond quickly to an emergency."

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Halliburton, Kellogg Brown & Root's parent company, has a $500 million, five-year contract with the Navy to provide emergency repairs at military installations damaged in the hurricane. Under terms of the contract, Halliburton draws down on the money as it performs services for the military.

Halliburton is doing repair work at three Mississippi naval facilities, as well as at the Stennis Space Center. The company will also assess pump and infrastructure damage in New Orleans and construct a facility to support recovery efforts, it said.

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