ADFisher was not among the companies the Army Corps initially selected as qualified bidders on nearly $10 billion in contracts for border barrier construction. Last month, Fisher was included for the first time in the pool of qualified eligible bidders, and the $400 million is the company’s only major border wall contract to date. ADRaini Brunson, a spokesperson for the Army Corps, said in an email that the agency “will fully cooperate with a review of our contracting process.”“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards contracts in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and its supplements,” Brunson said. “Companies are awarded contracts when they are determined to provide the best value to the government for the particular procurement action being undertaken. ADThe group, We Build the Wall, completed a span of new barrier outside El Paso during the summer, hiring Fisher to perform the work.

Source: Washington Post December 04, 2019 18:43 UTC