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OCregister: Misprint could cost firm $100 million construction contract
June 8, 2009
By JEFF OVERLEY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
OCregister: A construction company might lose out on a lucrative contract to expand John Wayne Airport's terminal because of a paperwork error.
The firm, Whiting-Turner, submitted an $89 million bid on the airport project, then quickly said it had transposed its numbers and intended to bid $98 million. Itemized costs submitted with the bid confirm that the larger figure is correct.
Either way, Whiting-Turner was the low bidder; its next-closest competitor, McCarthy Building Cos., had a nearly $101 million offer.
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