Who will be involved in the reconstruction of New Orleans? The controversial topic that has come out of that question is the issue

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The destruction of Hurricane Katrina left thousands homeless and

caused damage of up to $ 130 billion. In the aftermath of Katrina,

there are many questions and many decisions to be made. A major

question is – who will be involved in the reconstruction of New

Orleans? The controversial topic that has come out of that question

is the issue of whether the reconstruction jobs should be given to

local companies or large national companies. To decide which group,

local companies or national companies, is more suitable for the job,

aspects of each must be evaluated – who is more capable, who will be

benefited, and what can be expected from either group.

Before both sides of the issue can be presented, the process of how

these reconstruction jobs are obtained must be evaluated. When

reconstruction is needed, multiple companies produce proposals, or

bids. The companies are then evaluated based on their bids and

capabilities as a company to complete the reconstruction jobs. In an

emergency situation, there is a different call of action. The

government quickly hires large national companies to complete the

reconstruction jobs as quickly and efficiently as possible. The

companies are hired by the government with no biding contracts.

In September, the Bush Administration awarded all contracts to rebuild

without completing the biding process. This caused controversy

amongst the people of Louisiana, because the locals wanted to be

involved in the process of rebuilding. A couple of days after the

Bush Administration’s first order, the order was recalled. The Bush

Administration then decided to reestablish the biding process, with

the exception of the already awarded contracts to companies with a

value of a quarter million dollars. So the question remains, were the

reconstruction jobs in New Orleans appropriately bided out, and who

should get the jobs of reconstruction New Orleans?

Some agree that the local companies are the ones that should be

awarded the reconstruction jobs in New Orleans.