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Bid to buy the Beechcraft was rigged?
http://wcco.com/local/local_story_287083948.html
(WCCO) St. Paul "At least four state senators want to know if Minnesota taxpayers paid way too much for an airplane purchased by the state and if the plane was even needed. The 2005 Beechcraft Bonanza cost $727,000, but a Minnesota company said the state could have bought a better plane for half the price. Now, lawmakers wonder if the bid to buy the Beechcraft was rigged. In the depths of a serious budget crisis, the state of Minnesota went airplane shopping this summer to replace a 1978 Beechcraft. The Transportation Department said it needs a new plane to better monitor safety at Minnesota's small airports. "These are their versions of our MnDOT trucks," said Robert McFarlin, assistant to Transportation Commissioner Carol Molnau. "These are their working vehicles to get to airports across the state." For nearly $300,000 less, it could have bought a Minnesota-made Cirrus SR-22." The scandal angle was played up by local TV, without a good look at the state's requirements - for the bids. Anyway, this one might have legs, .....er, wings. Montblack |
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