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Eugene

(67,298 posts) Sat May 9, 2026, 03:02 PM May 9

No-bid contract to turn DC's reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump [View all]

No-bid contract to turn DC’s reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump (The Guardian)

A company Trump has used for work at his Virginia golf course was awarded $6.9m to paint the iconic attraction

Donald Trump’s latest beautification plan for Washington DC – the restoration of the 2,000ft-long reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial – has met been with claims that a $6.9m contract to carry out the project was hastily handed out to a company that renovated a swimming pool at the president’s Virginia golf course.

The New York Times reported that the no-bid contract for the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was given to Atlantic Industrial Coatings, based in New Canton, Virginia, on 3 April – despite company records’ showing it has not previously been awarded a federal contract.

One of the company’s owners, Curtis Wood, declined to comment on the contract to the Times.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/trump-no-bid-contract-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool

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No-bid contract to turn DC's reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump [View all] Eugene May 9 OP

Of course it did. Ocelot II May 9 #1

It's good to have friends in high places... Some Norrrm May 9 #2

New Canton is a tiny town in Buckingham County. The crew is saw was from Oklahoma underpants May 9 #3

Whatever happened to the days when you needed several bids? bif May 9 #4

It's leaking. That's the problem. The leaks ruin the foundation. Melon May 9 #5

Ah, the noblesse trickle-down. tanyev May 9 #6