"The Trump administration granted Clark Construction a no-bid federal contract for a project near the White House, inflating its value from $3.3 million to $17.4 million."
"The agency undertook numerous unusual measures to ensure that Clark would be granted the project without competition, and that it would be given over quintuple the original cost estimate."
"Officials invoked an exception, citing 'urgency,' to bypass the part of the typical federal contracting process requiring the government to consider multiple bids."
"This exception has not been used in 99 percent of NPS contracts in the past decade, indicating the unusual nature of this contract award."
The Trump administration awarded Clark Construction a no-bid federal contract for fountain repairs in Lafayette Park, significantly inflating the original cost estimate from $3.3 million to $17.4 million. This contract was not publicly listed in federal databases. The administration justified the cost increase by citing inflation and invoked an urgency exception to bypass competitive bidding, a rarely used measure in National Park Service contracts. Internal documents reveal unusual measures taken to ensure Clark received the project without competition.
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