best price, not to determine qualification. The companies would have to be
qualified before being allowed to bid. By not requiring the bidding,
Halliburton was allowed to charge whatever they wanted to charge, which we
now know was inflated way beyond costs to the tune of billions in windfall
profits.
At 12:34 PM 7/1/04, Dana wrote:
>I'm not sure I understand the question. But to clarify what I said, if
>Halliburton is in fact the most qualified bidder, why not just put the
>contract up for bid? Seems stupid to generate bad PR for no reason.
>Makes people wonder if it is in fact the most qualified bidder.
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