Corps of Engineers asked to explain New Orleans pump contract

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

NEW ORLEANS -- When the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids for drainage pumps for New Orleans, it copied the specifications -- typos and all -- from the catalog of the manufacturer that ultimately won the $32 million contract, a review of documents by the Associated Press found.

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