Trump Invites Bids to Build Wall, Cites Importance of Aesthetics
Source: ProPublica
Itll cost $20 billion or more. Mexico will pay for it, or it wont. Amid uncertainty, Trump clearly seems intent on making the border wall handsome.
by T. Christian Miller
ProPublica, March 8, 2017, 3:19 p.m.
President Donald Trump built his campaign on the promise of a wall across the U.S.-Mexico border. Just a month after his inauguration, the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to begin construction.
And last Friday, the department took a step to make sure it will look good.
In a little-noticed update, the department now says it wants a wall that will be nominally 30 feet tall, and, importantly, that bids will be judged on aesthetics, as well.
The new language, perhaps coincidental but likely not, appears to be a bureaucratic translation of Trumps oft-repeated promise to build a beautiful wall from 30 to 55 feet high.
Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-invites-bids-to-build-wall-cites-importance-of-aesthetics
Towlie
(5,326 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,004 posts)so hateful Republican bigots can go look at themselves.
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)Bet it will be bootiful.
Turbineguy
(37,355 posts)How can it help create misery if it's so beautiful?
elleng
(131,006 posts)Aristus
(66,409 posts)"Oh, all right; make it a happy memory!..."
elleng
(131,006 posts)Initech
(100,086 posts)And it will be a target for graffiti on both sides.
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)I'm sure a lot of it will be about Trump too.
Initech
(100,086 posts)Submariner
(12,504 posts)Maybe Trump can get some wall construction tips from Bibi, and also get tips on how to crush protesters standing in front of bulldozers should any Libtards get in the way of construction.
This wall is going to be so much fun. I can just feel it.
rurallib
(62,431 posts)"The Celebrate Hate" Park and national monument.
It could be a national park just like the statue of liberty
Pharlo
(1,817 posts)We need to stop referring to it as 'A Wall' or 'The Wall' and start calling it what it is "TRUMP'S FOLLY".
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)luvMIdog
(2,533 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)I have dear friends who have lived in El Paso for 30 some years. If a wall goes up around there,, there WILL BE 'FUCK TRUMP' on it... I am sure..not them, necessarily, but.... heh, heh....
ON EDIT: Just Google Mapped it.. there is already a fence a gazillion miles long.. oh well...
KewlKat
(5,624 posts)Be interested to see the specs and hope that contracting has it well defined, etc.
BumRushDaShow
(129,165 posts)they are still operating under a CR.
This is a joke. It would probably take almost a year before they have something to solicit unless they try to re-purpose previous wall construction contracts to use as a starting point.
paleotn
(17,931 posts)..bidding on a boondoggle that won't actually happen. I bet they'll have a tough time getting serious bids for this job.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)The idea of a stupid fucking wall is bad enough, but a "beautiful" wall? And we all know what his idea of "beautiful" is. It's going to look like a 2,000 mile long low-budget whorehouse.
That is money that could be used to rebuild our nation's infrastructure, and this imbecile wants to spend it on a wall that will be completely ineffective at it's intended purpose. Can we just impeach him already? This is taking way too long.
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)LeftInTX
(25,414 posts)Cemex, they do business all over the South West.
tecelote
(5,122 posts)If they get the wall bid, they'll produce Trump ties at no cost.
LeftInTX
(25,414 posts)Massage and escort service......
I heard the Cemex thing on NPR. It is actually the largest cement company in the world.
TexasProgresive
(12,157 posts)And reformed tunnels
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)This isn't like he picks the most 'beautiful' wall and then 'negotiates' price.
All bids that meet published standards are approved and opened in public - lowest bid wins contract. If over budget, all bids rejected.
This guy is not going to deliver what he promised. Period.
Solly Mack
(90,775 posts)That wall represents hate and fear and ignorance.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)a proposal can be sent to Congress for the fund, probably upwards of 30 billion. It is also being used as a political ploy throwing red meat to the Deporables.
More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)for what Trump thinks is "beautiful"
MedusaX
(1,129 posts)So, 'Aesthetically pleasing' is now the standard by which all (allegedly necessary) security structures will be judged?
Structural requirements...
who cares as long as its at least 30' high
Breach resistant design ...
overrated... aesthetic killing regulatory burden
No need for engineers...
Just bring in the custom design team....
$20 billion for a 30' high golden shower curtain.....
IcyPeas
(21,894 posts)This is hilarious. Our president is an idiot. The Mexican people are laughing at him and giving him the finger. (if you want to watch each segment click on the circles on top)
http://teamcoco.com/mexico/conan-solicits-border-wall-donations
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)Conan sure seems like a giant around all those people. He is a really tall guy.
davsand
(13,421 posts)The making of explosives is not a completely unknown thing, and certainly, any kind of "bad hombre" that wanted it could most likely buy explosives someplace. I have honestly wondered how long that thing would remain standing. Short of a constant foot patrol I can't imagine it is gonna be safe from damage.
That "purty" wall is not gonna be terribly effective if it is chock full of gaps.
Laura
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)Tanuki
(14,919 posts)Wouldn't that be mandatory?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_statement
doc03
(35,354 posts)Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)n/t
sinkingfeeling
(51,461 posts)most of his buildings. Hate the ones on Chicago and NYC.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)nolabels
(13,133 posts)rickford66
(5,524 posts)and just happen to go bankrupt. It could happen.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,013 posts)It is reported that he will steal from the Coast Guard and TSA budgets for funds to build the wall.
Both of those agencies help ensure our safety. The wall will be ineffective of course.
Finally, there is almost never a beautiful wall.
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)spiderpig
(10,419 posts)Trump and aesthetics in the same sentence?
EarthFirst
(2,901 posts)Sigh.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Why? Becuase Donnie thinks gold lions are Classy.
duncang
(1,907 posts)You can turn down bids and give them to your buddies and get a kick back saying the other bidders wall was ugly.
March 4th
(80 posts)"So beautiful, not even Ivanka could distract me from fucking it!"
Vinca
(50,285 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)janterry
(4,429 posts)sofa king
(10,857 posts)Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)While we die from lack of healthcare an basic first world rights inside, that so much money would go to build a wall?
It's just ludicrous.