White House plans to fast-track Triumphal Arch work using existing contract, bypassing bidding
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Emails show the Trump administration planned to start work on the Triumphal Arch at Memorial Circle by piggybacking on an existing White House engineering contract, effectively bypassing a public bidding process; the arch’s proposal has sparked controversy and lawsuits over the contracting method and past contractor performance.
Topics:nation#construction-and-engineering#donald-trump#government-contracts#investigations#national-monuments#white-house
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