The attorney general said his office is investigating whether similar bid- rigging agreements occurred in the five other cases. In return, Great Lakes agreed to not compete with the companies for projects in other states. of New Orleans and its former president, James Bean.īutterworth said the evidence showed that the dredging companies conspired to let Great Lakes submit the low bid for the Delray Beach contract. James’ former vice president, Louis Mathews Jr., and Bean Dredging Co. of Ruston, La., was a losing bidder on both the Delray Beach and the Port Canaveral projects. Sources close to the investigation said another co-conspirator, T. Colnon was named in Wednesday’s suit as a co-conspirator in the Delray Beach case. A number of its top-level managers - including former company president William Colnon - also were convicted and paid stiff fines. The parent company, which is the nation’s largest dredging company, paid an $8.3 million fine in exchange for being allowed to keep bidding on federal waterway projects.
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