We found the Corps modified the contract, the day after it was awarded, to allow the contractor to substitute a different mix of classrooms than required by the contract, ... We found little evidence that the Corps conducted a complete analysis to determine the impact of the modifications on the contract price. |
We had one customer that chose Mexico over China. The two were within a percentage point in landed costs, but all of the customers' engineers were in the northeastern U.S. The one-hour time difference to Mexico was important. When they have issues with manufacturing, for seven out of eight hours of the shift, the engineers are on duty too. It is also easier to travel to Mexico for a couple of days. |
We hope that it will bring people to our community. |
We took into account what happened in PNG in 1998 when we configured the teams. We really needed to get the mix right. |
We've been here a couple days, and never expected to see anything like this, |
With all the trouble at HIH it would do you the world of good, |