{"id":9229,"date":"2017-10-24T20:58:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T20:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/24\/see-models-of-trumps-us-mexico-border-wall\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:03:09","slug":"see-models-of-trumps-us-mexico-border-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/acquisition\/2017\/10\/24\/see-models-of-trumps-us-mexico-border-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"See models of Trump\u2019s US-Mexico border wall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump\u2019s proposed border wall have taken shape at a construction site in San Diego.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

SAN DIEGO \u2014 The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump\u2019s proposed border wall took shape last week at a construction site in San Diego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies have until Oct. 26 to finish the models. Each model costs the government up to $500,000. Bidding guidelines call for the prototypes to stand between 18 and 30 feet high and be able to withstand at least an hour of punishment from a sledgehammer, pickax, torch, chisel or battery-operated tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Features also should prevent the use of climbing aids such as grappling hooks, and the segments must be \u201caesthetically pleasing\u201d when viewed from the U.S. side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a rundown of companies building prototypes, their headquarters and value of their contract:<\/p>\n\n\n\n