NECEC Transmission's US bid-rigging claims against Campos, HDD dismissed
( June 1, 2026, 16:04 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: NECEC Transmission’s US bid rigging case against Campos and HDD over a Maine transmission line is pocked by incongruities that discredit its narrative of conspiracy, according to a federal judge. District Judge J. Paul Oetken granted a motion to dismiss the case, saying HDD’s concerted efforts to rescue its own contract with NECEC undermine the assertion that those negotiations were meant to serve as “cover” for Campos’s subsequent bid — particularly since Campos’s $20 million bid was $8 million more than what HDD had initially offered to complete the project. Additionally, NECEC concedes that, after re-bidding the project, NECEC accepted Campos’s $20 million bid the day after it was submitted.See attached file. ...
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