By Ginger GibsonWASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló called for an immediate cancellation of a tiny Montana firm’s $300 million contract to restore power to the storm-hit U.S. territory, his office confirmed on Sunday. The contract with Puerto Rico’s power utility has come under increased criticism after it was revealed that the terms were obtained without a competitive public bidding process. Whitefish Energy Holdings officials have insisted that they secured the deal legitimately and would not oppose an audit of the company’s work. Several weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September, about 75 percent of homes and businesses still lack electricity. Rosselló said he had requested an investigation into how the contract between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and 2-year-old Whitefish, which has just two full-time employees, was decided so quickly.

Source: Huffington Post October 29, 2017 15:51 UTC