No-bid contract to turn DC’s reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldA company Trump has used for work at his Virginia golf course was awarded $6.9m to paint the iconic attraction
Donald Trump’s latest beautification plan for Washington DC – the restoration of the 2,000ft-long reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial – has met been with claims that a $6.9m contract to carry out the project was hastily handed out to a company that renovated a swimming pool at the president’s Virginia golf course.
The New York Times reported that the no-bid contract for the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was given to Atlantic Industrial Coatings, based in New Canton, Virginia, on 3 April – despite company records’ showing it has not previously been awarded a federal contract.
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