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thesquanderer

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1. re: "the only company that had the expertise, staff, and materials necessary to complete the project in time"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 06:52 AM

May 28

That's an odd claim to make, when there was no bid process. Without such a process, how do they know they were the only company that could do it?

If only we had reporters instead of stenographers.

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