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Steel from China fails tests for NZ bridge

Let this be a lesson in procurement, selecting based upon the lowest-cost is NEVER a good procurement strategy…it now looks like it will cost MORE to fix the issues caused by poor quality steel for this New Zealand bridge project.

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