Feds Politicize Ship Program as Election Looms, Bid Protest Over BC Oil Tanker Towing Deal, and Procurement Corruption Triggers South African Strike
This week’s global newsreel includes naval procurement controversies and SNC-Lavalin intrigues in Canada, summit-related procurement breaches in New Zealand, price-fixing and budget-based rebidding in Australia, Brexit-related storm clouds in the UK and EU, conflict reforms, bid-rigging, and bid protests in the US, and corruption crackdowns and walkouts across Asia and Africa.
Canada
Feds Politicize Ship Program as Election Looms
Bid Protest Over BC Oil Tanker Towing Deal
$1.6 Billion LRT Award to Non-Compliant SNC-Lavalin
LRT Law Firm Previously Worked for SNC-Lavalin
Australia and South Pacific
New Zealand’s APEC Contracts Breach Rules
Australian Court Fines Cartel $24 Million
Budgetary Retender at Sydney Art Gallery
UK and EU
Sterling Drops and UK Economy Shrinks as Brexit Looms
UK Tenders Brexit Cargo Planes for Food and Medicine
No-Deal Brexit to Cost 1.2 Million Jobs
US
Florida Ethics Commission Tightens Employee Conflict Rules
Bid-Rigging Guilty Plea in California Software Scandal
University of Guam Prof Pleads Not Guilty to Bid-Rigging
Losing Louisiana Medicaid Incumbent Brings Bid Protest
Africa and Asia
Malaysia Cracks Down on Contracting Bribes
