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

Public Tender Leads to Cost Savings in Idaho Rock Bid