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Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., confirmed the $1.3 billion contract for building the 42-mile section of wall through \u201creally tough terrain in the mountains\u201d in Arizona. That\u2019s about $30 million per mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cramer said Fisher Sand and Gravel Co. offered the lowest price for the project. He did not know how many companies bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has promised to build 450 miles of wall along the border with Mexico by the end of the year. So far, the government has awarded millions of dollars in contracts for construction of 30-foot-tall barriers, along with new lighting, technology and infrastructure. The Trump administration says it has already built 187 miles of wall. Some of it is new, but most is replacing old, much shorter barriers that officials say were not sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday that there was no set date to start or complete construction on the latest award. Construction will take place near Nogales, Arizona, and Sasabe, Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cramer said the fence will be painted black because \u201cthat\u2019s what the president wanted, plain and simple,\u201d Cramer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea is that the black wall would absorb heat making it more difficult for someone to scale, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s the president\u2019s theory,\u201d Cramer said. \u201cPlus, it won\u2019t be an ugly, rusty thing that everyone is putting up now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army Corps of Engineers, which awards contracts, said Fisher was one of several companies chosen in May 2019 to partake in building $5 billion worth of border wall. This month&#8217;s contract to Fisher was part of that award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked if there were any additional bidders for this latest contract, a spokesman said the agency couldn&#8217;t provide that information because of \u201cprocurement sensitivities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Arizona Daily Star first <a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.com\/news\/local\/1-28-billion-wall-project-on-arizona-border-goes-to-firm-favored-by-trump\/article_ad3b3de1-ccbd-5771-951c-49e09c720ec0.html#tracking-source=home-trending\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> news of the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cramer did not know if the Trump administration&#8217;s recent move to waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of the wall helped the project or sped it up. He said he didn\u2019t know if the project fell under those rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 2018 election cycle, company owner Tommy Fisher and his wife donated $10,800 to Cramer, who championed the company\u2019s ability to build the wall and made Fisher his guest at Trump\u2019s 2018 State of the Union address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic members of Congress raised concerns in December after Fisher was awarded a $400 million contract for border wall construction. Within two weeks, the Defense Department\u2019s inspector general had launched an investigation, which is ongoing, according to Rep. 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They\u2019ve filed lawsuits against the wall and the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/global\/the-americas\/2020\/01\/09\/court-makes-ruling-on-36b-in-border-wall-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\">defense money<\/a> to build it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrump\u2019s wanton destruction of the borderlands is made even worse by this sleazy contract with a big supporter,\u201d said Laiken Jordahl, borderlands campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cramer said he has personally pitched Fisher\u2019s company to the president and others in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt will be a cold day in hell when I apologize for advocating for a North Dakota business,\u201d Cramer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>James MacPherson reported from Bismarck, North Dakota.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A North Dakota construction company 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