New KCI Threatened With Federal DEFUND After Contract Flip!!!


Here at TKC we work to keep things simple. 

And so here's the most important thing locals should understand about the latest news from KCI:

TKC TOLD YOU SO!!! THE COUNCIL FLIPPING KCI CONTRACTS NOW SPARKS THREATS FROM THE FEDS!!!

We talked about this topic in great detail during 2020. 

In fact, our blog community broke the story regarding the effort to mess with the bid.

Now . . .

A surprise letter from the feds has EVERYONE up in arms. 

Here's the most important passage via the word salad that the newspaper posted today: 

The agency said it found that the KCI project “has significant compliance deficiencies” when it comes to requirements for the participation of what the government calls disadvantaged business enterprises. Those are businesses owned by women and minorities.

The review comes after two construction companies that were the low bidders for concrete work on the project were subsequently pushed aside. They alleged that the city council steered the $75 million contract to another company, instead, due to lobbying from local trade unions and an influential contractors association.

The FAA letter references those complaints from ESCO Construction Co. of Colorado and G2 Construction, a woman-owned firm that would have allowed ESCO to meet its minority and women participation goals by partnering with G2.

It’s not clear what effect the FAA order might have on the airport project, which began in 2019 and is scheduled for completion next year. City officials had not issued a statement as of mid-afternoon Thursday.

Okay, here's what that means . . .

MAYOR & HIS COUNCIL ALLIES ROYALLY SCREWED UP WHEN THEY INTERFERED WITH A NEW KCI BID THANKS TO UNION PRESSURE AND RACIALLY CHARGED ADVOCACY!!!

Heck, they even sentenced a council lady to "implicit bias sensitivity training" for objecting to this sketchy deal.  

And now we're getting the first hint at vindication for people who spoke up.

Moreover . . .

Council lady Teresa Loar was absolutely correct to object to how this contract switcheroo was handled by Mayor Q. She lost her Airport Committee Chair for raising red flags. 

However . . . 

Her questions should now be viewed as 100% legit.

The disgraceful racial mudslinging used to rework the contract might have been the most cynical ploy ever used on a construction project of this magnitude. 

Ironically . . . 

We described that battle in great detail and the EPIC fight over 80 million bucks betwixt two local power player ladies threatens to pause progress at New KCI . . . Ironically, federal enforcement of WMBE rules could be key to this debate inasmuch as construction leaders leveraging divisive chatter might have worked to hustle a female owned company out of MILLIONS.

Now . . . 

The Feds clearly have an understanding of the sketchy politics at play in the construction of New KCI and this likely won't be their last inquiry. 

Developing . . .

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