Fisher Sand & Gravel has been touted by Trump after its owner made several appearances on Fox News.
A North Dakota construction company involved in an ongoing Defense Department Inspector General investigation and favored by President Donald Trump was awarded a $1.3 billion contract to build a segment of border wall earlier this month.... [+]Fisher Sand & Gravel on May 6 was awarded a $1.28 billion contract, which had not been publicly announced by the DoD, to build a segment of border wall in Arizona, the Arizona Daily Star firstU.S.
The DoD IG’s office is investigating a separate border wall contract awarded to Fisher Sand & Gravel in December following concerns from Democrats that Trump “inappropriately influenced” the bidding process after the company’s owner, Tommy Fisher, made several appearances on Fox News. Fisher Sand & Gravel may be required to paint its section of border wall black, which would add $500 million to the project, at the behest of Trump, who says that black paint will absorb more heat and make it harder for people to climb, theNeither Fisher Sand & Gravel nor the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which handles the contract, immediately responded to a request for comment fromU.S. Rep.
“Given the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing investigation into Fisher, the administration should pause construction and contracting decisions until the investigation has concluded favorably and it is safe to resume nonessential construction projects,” he said in a statement to theFisher Sand & Gravel has already started building some barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border funded by the nonprofit We Build The Wall.
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