Phurfur 70 Posted June 10, 2014 Chinese firm reportedly cost California taxpayers millions extra for spotty bridge work California officials may be coming to regret going with the lowest bidder for repairs on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, as reports show the Chinese company hired by the state produced spotty work that cost millions more to fix. The state, initially hoping to save on construction costs, hired Chinese company Zhenhua Port Machinery for the massive bridge repair -- as well as construction of the bridges new signature tower and roadway -- back in 2006. The company, though, had never built a bridge before. The Sacramento Bee reported Saturday that based on its review of more than 100,000 pages of construction records, Zhenhua Port Machinery not only lacked experience but was unable to make key decisions that led to millions of dollars being wasted on the project. The company also reportedly delivered a bridge replete with cracked welds. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/06/10/california-hires-chinese-company-with-little-experience-for-bay-area-bridge/?intcmp=latestnews Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DankNuggs 305 Posted June 10, 2014 wonder why they didn't use a union outfit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,206 Posted June 11, 2014 I'm working with China to build a Boeing 737-class transport aircraft. They have no idea what they are doing. What could go wrong? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,892 Posted June 11, 2014 Should've gone union. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
