{"id":10571,"date":"2017-03-01T18:42:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T18:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=10571"},"modified":"2017-03-01T18:42:50","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T18:42:50","slug":"over-200-companies-interest-in-contributing-to-the-usa-border-wall-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/over-200-companies-interest-in-contributing-to-the-usa-border-wall-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 200 companies interest in contributing to the USA border wall construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Companies are lining up to bid on building President Trump\u2019s border wall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As of Tuesday, 225 companies \u2014 mostly construction and engineering firms \u2014 have expressed interest in building the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a website for contractors interested in doing business with the federal government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The list includes construction companies such as Caddell, engineering firms and top defense contractor Raytheon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A number of small businesses have also applied, including 20 owned by Hispanic-Americans who could come under scrutiny for helping to build the controversial wall that critics say represents Trump\u2019s hostility toward the immigrant community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The United States shares a nearly 2,000-mile border with Mexico, but it is unclear whether a physical wall would span across the entire border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Department of Homeland Security estimates it will <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/business-a-lobbying\/318841-dhs-report-pegs-cost-of-border-wall-as-high-as-216-billion-report\">cost more than $21 billion<\/a> to construct a wall along the southern border, but critics say the costs could be much higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/321644-construction-of-trumps-wall-attracts-bids-from-225-companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a> report, Trump hopes to complete construction of the wall by the end of his first term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Contractors who have expressed interest in the project have until March 10 to submit a prototype concept paper, followed by a formal request for proposal by March 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Trump administration could hire multiple companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbo.gov\/index?s=opportunity&amp;mode=form&amp;id=b8e1b2a6876519ca0aedd748e1e491cf&amp;tab=core&amp;tabmode=list&amp;=\">beginning in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">BY <a title=\"All articles by Tim Devaney\" href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/author\/tim-devaney\">TIM DEVANEY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Companies are lining up to bid on building President Trump\u2019s border wall. 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