Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
P 77,

WRO,

Sure, I'd like the best contractor and for contracting to be a color-blind process. However, we tried that, and it wasn't. That is, qualified minority contractors were ignored either because of race or not being part of the construction industry's good ol' boy network. It's still true to some degree. The owner of the roofing and insulation company I used were white males, but the foremen and crew were Mexican. Things do change.

How do you propose to better integrate business in the US without some form of affirmative action type of regulations?

Sg


How many multimillion dollar construction projects have you estimated in the last 5 years or put bids together on? 99.99% of general contractors take low bid as long as the sub is a known entity. Not taking low sub bid means not getting the job in this economy. BTW, the worst of the bunch for discriminating is Union General Contractors. Btw, the mexicans that did your roof and insulation probably now run their own firm and I've probably hired them if they do any commercial.
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