In this week’s procurement news, Yukon’s bidding platform update causes transparency concerns; Australia struggles with senior official interference and a significant number of ‘land and expand’ bids from the Big 4 firms; in the US, a city has to play audit catch-up, the GAO denies second protest in $65 billion health program contract, and bid-rigging in a school district gets the feds’ attention; a Raj probe into fraud causes state government involvement; the Philippines looks to simplify its procurement rules while an Australian agency struggles to follow its procurement rules; the UK missed its small-to-medium-size business contracting target; opposition in Ontario calls for personal cell phones and emails be included in the Ontario Greenbelt investigation; and COVID-19 contracts are still causing issues, with Canada’s ombudsman finding 1 in 10 would fail an audit and South Africa requiring the full disclosure of the contracts for full transparency.
Yukon’s Bidding Platform Update Causes Transparency Concern
Australian Sr. Advisor Directed Top-Ranked-By-Pass in School Bid
Missing Arkansas City Audits Cause Increased Scrutiny
Australia Finds Big 4 Firms Routinely Lowball to Win
Raj Fraud Probe Prompts Government Action and Arrests
South African Officials’ Theft of Taxpayer Money Triggers Stricter Laws
UK Misses Small-Business Contracting Targets
Australian Agency Ignored Procurement Rules
Philippines to Simplify Procurement Rules to Reduce Bottlenecks
US GAO Rejects Second Protest in $65B Health Program Contract
Ontario Greenbelt Investigation May Include Personal Cell Phones and Emails
Canadian Ombudsman Finds 1 in 10 COVID-19 Contracts Fail Audit
Multi-Million-Dollar School District Bid-Rigging Gets US Feds’ Attention
