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2004-02-19

U.S. Considers Building Port at Sao Tome

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Posted by Steve White 2004-02-19 12:56:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Beautiful Equitorial Guinea! Take a hat. Better yet, a Pith Helmet.

And lots of deodorant.

Posted by mojo 2004-2-19 1:34:22 AM|| 2004-2-19 1:34:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hopefully someone could answer this cos' I'm loading for bear:

If the admin did put out the contract for bid, how long would the process have taken? 1 year?? 18 months????

Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-2-19 1:48:59 AM|| 2004-2-19 1:48:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I should have clarified, Iraqi no-bid contract.

Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-2-19 1:49:25 AM|| 2004-2-19 1:49:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Eh that depends..see one of the issues is that Halliburton/KBR was already in field with US units and essentially already THERE in Iraq and ready to go so cost wise they could give a lower price on the contract. This is the main reason Bechtel decided not to compete in a bid.

Posted by Valentine 2004-2-19 6:27:49 AM|| 2004-2-19 6:27:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I still say that Waste Management should have been allowed to bid.

With a naval base in that area, is it possible that Liberia will allow us to use their capital to replace the Viequess island range? Even if they turn us down, will they really notice if we use it anyway?

Posted by Super Hose 2004-2-19 7:58:18 AM|| 2004-2-19 7:58:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Being a island, it's a good choice. No border to slip across, have to take a boat or fly in. Easy to screen access, smaller population to keep a eye on, much better than a mainland base.

Posted by Steve 2004-2-19 8:21:06 AM|| 2004-2-19 8:21:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Well at least muck4doo knows where chainey's hiding today...

Posted by tu3031 2004-2-19 11:26:38 AM|| 2004-2-19 11:26:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 SH, you be baad. LOL

Posted by GK 2004-2-19 11:35:13 AM|| 2004-2-19 11:35:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 This is a brilliant move. The US needs a base where they won't have serious security risks but can reach anywhere where there might be action. Deep water port, airstrip, massive hospital and create Okinawa East.

Posted by ruprecht 2004-2-19 3:31:32 PM|| 2004-2-19 3:31:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Re time required if the Halliburton non-compete had been competed.

I posted a series about this on Winds of Change some time back. How long would depend on who else bid. It takes anywhere from 3 to 6 months to audit and verify labor categories and associated hourly charges. One reason Halliburton was so attractive is that it combined the requisite skills with a) security clearances and b) a set of relevant labor categories, overhead rates etc. that had been recently audited and approved.

Note that the charges which have been questioned were "direct materials" charges, i.e. costs passed along from a subcontractor who in turn was used due to a pressing need for oil and gas in Basra ASAP, as the commanders tried to stave off a full fledged riot and/or insurgency there due to disruptions in basic supplies.

Go check out the series on WOC - you can search on "Halliburton" or "defense contracting" - for more details.

Posted by rkb 2004-2-19 4:46:25 PM|| 2004-2-19 4:46:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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