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Montana firms can bid on 1 border project

GREAT FALLS (AP)

Montana's general contractors will be able to bid on one of the five federal stimulus projects to build ports on the state's northern border. And the pre-qualified, out-of-state firms that were awarded the four other contracts will be encouraged to hire up to 70 percent of their subcontractors from the local business pool. "There's no doubt in my mind that if Montana companies are given the chance, they will win" the contracts, said Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. On Saturday, Tester convened a public meeting in Great Falls, bringing the region's engineers and builders together wi...

 

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