Plea Deal Shows How Jacobs Used Chicago Lobbyist To Get Job
The signature moment in the U.S. attorneys bid-rigging case involving the McCormick Place expansion in Chicago occurred in Sept., 2001, when Jacobs Facilities well-connected Chicago lobbyist told the firm that she had learned the prices submitted by Jacobs competitors for the construction management contract.
"Ive got the numbers," or words to that effect, is the way lobbyist Julie Starsiak informed the head of Jacobs Facilities Chicago office, James Nagle, that she had learned about the price proposals made by Jacobs competitors, according to Nagles plea agreement with federal prosecutors. The message was delivered in a phone call and the information allowed Jacobs to revise its price below that of its competitors.