New CFTA Ruling By CITT, Sole-Sourcing Controversies, and Taxpayer Savings in Idaho
By: Paul Emanuelli and Lisa Kuechler
This week’s newsreel features a case note by Procurement Law Office Legal Counsel Anna Krol on a new ruling under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement about the disclosure of bid-protest procedures, along with the latest stories covering sole-source controversies in the US and Guyana, conflict of interest allegations in Illinois and South Africa, unfair process claims in Barbados and Cape Town, a cancelled airport retail tender in Johannesburg, and taxpayer savings in an Idaho rock bid:
Tribunal Says Be Upfront About Bid-Protest Rights
US Sole-Sources $4.9 Million Air Force One Contract to Boeing
Guyana Health Board Slams Hospital CEO for Sole-Sourcing $1.8 Million Drug Deal
Illinois Tollway Board Rejects Conflict Allegations in $6 Million Communication Contract
South African’s SIU Finds Widespread Conflicts With Procurement Staff
Barbados Auditor Finds Compliance Issues in Multi-Million-Dollar Tanker Bid
Cape Town Deputy Mayor Alleges Biased Specs in Scrapped Freeway Tender
ACSA Axes Retail Tender After Losing Car Rental Deal Dispute