Swampity swamp swamp.
Eyebrows are raised high as folks are getting a look at the contract given to a tiny Montana energy company located in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown to help restore power in Puerto Rico.
Get this: at the time of Hurricane Maria, Whitefish Energy Holdings had only two employees and had never attempted work on this scale before.
The contract, obtained by The Daily Beast reporter Ken Klippenstein, states "In no event shall [government bodies] have the right to audit or review the cost and profit elements."
Plus, the agreement dictates that the Puerto Rican government "waives any claim against Contractor related to delayed completion of work."
What?
As part of the deal, each employee for the company sent to Puerto Rico will be paid $332.41 each day for accommodations. That's just housing. And another $79.82 for meals - each day.
The majority of Whitefish’s workforce is comprised of subcontractors who are to be paid $462 per hour for a supervisor and $319.04 for a lineman.
The governor of Puerto Rico has ordered an audit into the contract.
One more thing - did I mention Whitefish Energy was founded and run by a man who contributed large sums of money to President Trump?
Whitefish Energy also got off on the wrong foot by criticizing Mayor Cruz of San Juan when she publicly asked a question of the company about "transparency."
The company's Twitter account got crunchy with the mayor which led to deleting the snark and issuing an apology.
.@CarmenYulinCruz and everyone in Puerto Rico... pic.twitter.com/XHIwgQjYvh— Whitefish Energy (@WhitefishEnergy) October 26, 2017
$332.41 per person for accommodations *each day*— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) October 27, 2017
$79.82 per person for food *each day* pic.twitter.com/jX51fRDZWf
Whitefish contract states, "In no event shall [government bodies] have the right to audit or review the cost and profit elements." Wow. pic.twitter.com/dIyQXb6AK0— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) October 27, 2017
Incredible: Whitefish contract states Puerto Rican govt "waives any claim against Contractor related to delayed completion of work." pic.twitter.com/k4wWxrLFq2— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) October 27, 2017
Puerto Rico's gov: There'll be "hell to pay" if any wrongdoing is found in awarding Whitefish that $300M contract. https://t.co/9pvsuxANXV— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 27, 2017
US Congressman demands Oversight Committee investigation into Whitefish contract, warning of "sweetheart contracts and backroom deals" pic.twitter.com/DyoOCDMMOI— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) October 27, 2017
Two senators are formally requesting an investigation into Whitefish Energy's $300 million Puerto Rico contracthttps://t.co/abwuEujMaR pic.twitter.com/3Zbi09K2Ik— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 27, 2017
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