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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Decisions made by state governments about which road contractor to use are often -- surprisingly -- made on the basis of who knows whom, rather than who will make the bestest, cheapest roads.
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Likely true, but that also means they're not selecting them for the crappy quality they would build it.
There's a major agency problem with public contracting. No surprise quality is not optimal. I'll tell you where quality was optimal, but I'd be kicked off the board or something.
