South African Kickback Shocker and Further Delays on Piggybacking LRT Contract
By: Paul Emanuelli and Lisa Kuechler
This week, our Media Monitoring Team is tracking a kickback shocker in South Africa and a delayed LRT project that began as a piggybacking contract
South African Kickback Shocker
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/r63m-kickback-shock-14466681
Choppy Start for Canadian Ship Bids
http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/new-canadian-warship-project-off-to-rocky-start-as-bidders-fail-to-meet-some-requirements
US Health Records Contract Voided
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-18/procurement-board-recommends-voiding-contract-ui-healths-records-overhaul.html
Technical Concerns in Canadian Surface Combat Bid
http://lfpress.com/news/national/defence-watch/firms-didnt-bid-on-canadian-surface-combatant-because-of-concerns-about-corporate-secrets-says-executive/wcm/02ff673d-fbc7-4a7a-aa1d-d36ba911a6dc
LRT Delays in Waterloo
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8398429-lrt-delivery-delays-have-cost-waterloo-region-25-million/
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