Even the Acquisition Advisory Panel, a contractor-friendly task force (made up of representatives from industry, government, and academe) concluded that this trend "poses a threat to the government's long-term ability to perform its mission" and could "undermine the integrity of the government's decision making".
As a result, over the past decade and a half, small contracts often have been replaced by bigger, and frequently open-ended, multiyear, multimillion-, and even billion-dollar and potentially much more lucrative (IDIQ) contracts with a "limited pool of contractors," as the Acquisition Advisory Panel - a government-mandated, typically contractor-friendly task force acknowledged.
Through a combination of skater manpower, free concrete from a friendly contractor and lots of local politicking, Burnside quickly mushroomed into a full-blown skatepark with full city approval, and has become internationally renowned as one of the most challenging skateparks in the world.
Several were lobbyists or consultants working on his behalf; he had /placed them with friendly contractors, allowing them to bill the government for the costs, even though federal law prohibits paying any expenses associated with lobbying.
Angie's List offers listings and reviews of "eco friendly" contractors.
A large, friendly private contractor who went by the name of Crush, the only American member of the team, told me I was dreaming.
Ausra had rejected demands that it use only union workers to build its solar farm, while BrightSource pledged to hire labor-friendly contractors.
It was a different story after BrightSource Energy pledged to hire union-friendly contractors to build its Mojave Desert solar power plant complex.
During that time, the top-level executive was reportedly involved in threatening to cut wages and end business dealings with union-friendly contractors.
About a year ago, I left the relative safety of my position as a foreman for a prominent union painting contractor to start an environmentally friendly paint company.
