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groundloop

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10. I totally agree. Also, I wonder if choosing the lowest bidder is partly to blame as well

Reply to Mass (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:38 AM

Oct 2013

It seems that whoever did this work was in way over their head. Perhaps the govt. should be much more selective on who's allowed to bid on projects.

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