process bring the whole thing out into the open, including the
criteria for being a qualified bidder?
Dana
On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 16:33:34 -0400, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The purpose of competitive bidding is to force the companies to give their
> 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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