Almost 200 Firms Have Bid To Build Trump’s Border Wall
The Mexico-US border fence, is seen from the Mexican side, separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico and Sunland Park, New Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
By Kriston Capps CityLab Read bio
February 28, 2017
From corporate behemoths to mom-and-pop shops, construction companies see an opportunity in designing Trump's border wall with Mexico, despite the project's notoriety.
The federal government’s solicitation for the design and construction of a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico has already drawn interest from nearly 200 construction and engineering firms, just days after the notice first appeared.
Companies from 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have signaled their interest in being selected to work on President Donald Trump’s proposed southern border wall. As of Monday evening, about 180 different firms had answered the federal presolicitation, which the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website on Friday.
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