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The process of competitively selecting contractors to perform work is based on a system of rewards and penalties, all distributed randomly.
Norman Ralph Augustine
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Norman Ralph Augustine
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: July 27
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Denver
Colorado
Norman R. Augustine
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