Small company from Trump Interior chief's hometown wins massive contract to restore PR's power

gwb-trading said:
Actually the other company for power-line restoration hired by PREPA is a small Oklahoma fracking company - Mammoth Energy.

Mammoth Energy Announces that its Cobra Subsidiary has Entered into a Contract to Aid in the Rebuilding of Puerto Rico’s Energy Infrastructure
https://globenewswire.com/news-rele...g-of-Puerto-Rico-s-Energy-Infrastructure.html

More info - https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/26/16533512/puerto-rico-power-contracts
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There are other companies involved in PR's energy rebuilding, it was in one of the articles.
 
exGOPer said:
There are other companies involved in PR's energy rebuilding, it was in one of the articles.
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Yes -- a division of GE has the contract for providing physical equipment for destroyed sub-stations and installing it. They do not have a contract for restoring power lines.
 
exGOPer said:
That's precisely what a corrupt guy would say, he is in on the corruption.


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But PREPA never asked for mutual aid from the association, and instead it hired Whitefish to handle the job.

"Just a matter of the timing," says Ramos. "Hurricane came, all communications went down, our servers were down."

Whitefish then subcontracted Jacksonville Electric Authority and Kissimmee Utility Authority to work with it on transmission system restoration. The firm says it now has about 300 workers on the ground. Even Whitefish CEO Andy Techmanski reportedly noted that it's unusual for electrical utilities to work under a contractor.

PREPA's decision to contract Whitefish could be a costly one.

While the Whitefish spokeswoman says it's "not possible at this time to estimate" the cost of completing the work, the hourly wages the firm is reportedly charging for its contracted workers are eye-popping.

"Under the contract, the hourly rate was set at $330 for a site supervisor, and at $227.88 for a 'journeyman lineman,' " The Washington Post reports. "The cost for subcontractors, which make up the bulk of Whitefish's workforce, is $462 per hour for a supervisor and $319.04 for a lineman. Whitefish also charges nightly accommodation fees of $332 per worker and almost $80 per day for food."

UTIER, the electrical workers' union of Puerto Rico, tweeted its consternation at those rates. "We need support and help, but under these conditions it is impossible and questionable. Who allowed this?""

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...contract-to-help-restore-power-in-puerto-rico
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Have you compared those rates to similar situations?

If they are not market rates, PREPA can fire them right now.

The first post is some tinfoil hat conspiracy including the Trump admin without any proof whatsoever.

If PREPA didn't have the funds for a down payment, please provide some other contracts that they could have executed.
 
gwb-trading said:
Yes -- a division of GE has the contract for providing physical equipment for destroyed sub-stations and installing it. They do not have a contract for restoring power lines.
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Exactly and their contract was for 280 million and they are not getting above market rates with no audit clauses.
 
exGOPer said:
Exactly and their contract was for 280 million and they are not getting above market rates with no audit clauses.
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Can they be fired for any or no reason? Is that in the GE contract? What rates are they getting?
 
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