Agency publishes timetable for Mexico border wall
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it plans to start awarding contracts by mid-April for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.
The agency said Friday on a website for federal contactors that a request for bids would be published on or around March 6 . Companies would have to submit “concept papers” to design and build prototypes by March 10 .
CBP will narrow the field by March 20 and require that finalists renew their offers by March 24 , with a price attached.
The timetable shows that Trump is aggressively pursuing plans to build what he calls “a great wall” on the 2,000-mile border with Mexico.
Trump told the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday that construction will start “very soon” and is ahead of schedule.
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