The U.S. Justice Dept. has launched a multipronged effort to root out bid-rigging, price-fixing and other forms of collusion in construction and other sectors on local, state and federal government funded contracts, which it says undermines competition in procurement. DOJ hopes a closer focus on construction will help identify leads to investigate and prosecute. In July, DOJ said that Paul M. Camara Jr., president of an insulation contractor, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., to rigging bids on insulation installation jobs at universities, hospitals and other public and private projects in Connecticut and elsewhere, the third conviction in an ongoing sector probe.
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