Government Told to Bolster Debriefs in COI Dispute and Oracle Files Bid Protest Over $10 Billion Cloud RFP

By Paul Emanuelli and Lisa Kuechler

This week’s newsreel features a CFTA case note by Anna Krol of the Procurement Law Office on debriefings in a conflict of interest dispute, litigation in IT procurement and road tenders, revisiting low-bid awards in infrastructure, banning Chinese state-run suppliers, buying furniture in Ponoka, and stocking up on wine glasses at Global Affairs.

Government Told to Bolster Debriefs in COI Dispute

Oracle Files Bid Protest Over $10 Billion Cloud RFP

New South Wales Consolidates IT Tenders

Court Finds “Manifest Error” in Belfast Road Bid Evaluation

Lawsuit Threatened in Kansas Road Bid Cancellation

Alberta Abandons Low-Bid Preference for Highway Contracts

Quebec Criticized for Low-Bid Preference in Infrastructure Awards

US Bans Chinese State Suppliers in Transport Tenders

Ponoka Alberta Awards $140K Furniture Bid

Global Affairs Drops $127K for 1000 Wine Glasses