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BC Building Trades said the report proved BC Ferries prioritized the lowest bid...

Oh god they're going to shit-buckets aren't they

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Had the local firms ever built a ferry before?

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's a good question, I had assumed the current ferries were, but it seems that at least most of the fleet was built in Europe.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The last time BC tried to build a home-grown ferry, it was an unmitigated disaster.

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Ahh, now the picture becomes clearer. The 'fastcats' right?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Exactly. I'm not even sure if any of those are running still. I do know they got sold off for pennies on the dollar after years of cost overruns and delays. It was a dumpster fire.

[–] excursion22@piefed.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Lowest bid procurement has to stop.