Everything, from higway contracts to budget bills is corrupted and enormously compromised by sweetheart deals with people who can be counted on for big campaign contributions or other favoritism. Reform bidding procedure. Sealed bids on clear and exact specifications. No change orders. Supplemental work also bid.
Performance bonuses for early completion and minimized disruption.
Interesting article that includes the following excerpts. Well, not necessarily. Not in Pennsylvania, where the law governing gifts that lawmakers receive and the lobbyists who give them is so lax that nobody has an accurate picture of what's being exchanged. We need to clear it up,' Smith said.