The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent, internal records show.
Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the Virginia-based contractor given a no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is being paid $13.1 million, which is seven times the amount that President Trump initially said the work would cost.
The National Park Service is spending millions in fees paid by visitors to parks across the country, like Yosemite National Park in California, to pay for restoration of nine ornamental fountains in Washington, D.C.
Readers respond to news that the I.R.S. would be barred from pursuing tax claims against President Trump, his family or his businesses. Also: Protecting precious places; growing native plants.
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