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Problems
with Quigg Bros. Inc?
Automatic selection of the lowest bidder may not be in the
Public’s best interest. Some of Quigg’s past Public projects
have resulted in additional work for agencies and burdened them
with time consuming and costly investigations. Prudent use of
Public funds begins with the careful selection of a responsible
and law-abiding bidder, not just the bargain basement cheapest.
The following are examples of Quigg Bros Inc practices:
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Misclassification of workers supplying the Anderson
Island Ferry Terminal resulting in revised payrolls amounting to
over $41,000 and affidavits of restitutions from affected
employees being submitted to the Pierce County Contract
Compliance Officer.
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Mediation
with Grays Harbor County to settle a dispute regarding cost over
runs.
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Objections raised by “Friends of Grays Harbor” regarding permit
revisions requested after Biomass Turbine Project cooling pond
was not built to specifications according to PUD engineer
(Washington Department of Ecology reviewing possible impact to
Chehalis River) Quigg Bros denies responsibility for the design
and permitting on this project but Grays Harbor Paper LP has
common ownership and their contractors license is listed as a
successor to Quigg Bros.
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Delayed
payment of prevailed rate to workers for several months after
communication from Labor and Industries citing WAC
296-127-010(7)(a)(vi) and WAC 296-127-020(3). Initial issue
raised by Grays Harbor PUD one month into Biomass Turbine
Project. According to an article in The Daily World Quigg Bros
was sanctioned for misleading the PUD’s Prevailing
investigation.
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/05/20/local_news/05news.txt
Quigg has a record of not paying their workers the minimum wage
required by law for public jobs, then paying up only when they
get caught. Underpaying workers hurts workers, hurts
law-abiding
It’s bad
for all of us.
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