According to United States Customs records, Hamilton’s ‘Indigenous-sourced’ $1.4-million Made-in-China tiny modular shelters arrived in California on December 26.
Online data shows a shipment destined for Microshelters Inc. arriving from Shanghai, China, into the United States.
In a December 24 press conference, the City of Hamilton stated they expected the shipment to arrive in North America on December 26.
Online business and tracking information indicates Microshelters Inc., which dubiously misrepresented itself as affiliated with American tiny shelter company Foldom, ordered from another middleman company, Global Axxis LLC.
The City of Hamilton cannot, or will not, state who manufactured the shelters.
The City has steadfastly refused to explain why it awarded non-competitive, no-due diligence $1.4-million contract to the newly incorporated Microshelters Inc. company to order the shelters.
On December 24, the City revealed that the contract with Microshelters Inc. is solely for ordering the modular units.
The City paid $1.4 million for what it stated are 40 modular units.
The City states it is paying “taxes, shipping and duties” on top of the $1.4-million.
The City is also responsible for all construction, set-up, and work to install the shelters.
The City has not revealed why it disqualified hiring experienced companies that could deliver the full project.
Questions regarding who made the decisions in this matter are also going unanswered.
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Editor's note: thank you to a reader for sharing the US Customs data site with me.
I say what would have been wrong with our community college or habit for humanity. Disgrace to read.
It is terrible that the Mayor will not address this issue. It is extremely cold outside I hope nobody dies in this weather we have the worst Mayor of all time cannot wait to get rid of her.
There are cost effective solutions for homeless shelters and all projects should go through a tendering process. Continest is a globally recognized leader in temporary infrastructure.
Could of went to Godrich, Ontario and had the Amish community to build them foe a hell of a lot less.I bought one off them for 2000,took them 2 days to make it they delivered it and set it up.
AND there are 1600 people living on the street and they waste 2 million ( once shipping and taxes and construction added) to bring in 40 units. Get rid of these incompetent lazy useless ….
We have built a prototype home for the homeless for Guelph. I can tell you our home for the homeless is much larger than the China built ones and is compliant to OBC regulations. We build them here locally Canadian built and are much cheaper. Plus it comes furnished. What a disappointment and a tragedy.