This week’s international newsreel includes reversals on contracting decisions in Alberta and Manitoba; bid-rigging woes in the District of Columbia, Texas, and South Africa; reviews of the US Small Business Administration Program and the Australia Capital Territory Procurement Board; skyrocketing costs in Australia and Scotland for unfulfilled contracts; broken procurement laws in Nigeria; issues with elected officials in Singapore and Utah; a Missouri attorney general finally giving in to an audit after two years; and the inadequacy of a landmark penalty in the US for overcharging government during a contract.
Calls for Audit in Alberta Government Lab Services Privatization Reversal
Washington, D.C. Housing Official Took Cash Bribe for Trash Contract
US SBA Program Eligibility and Contracting Under Review After Ruling
Timing Cited for Manitoba Government’s Flip Flop on P3 Process for Schools
Australia’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems Cost Up By $800 Million
£97M-Scottish-Ferries to Be Launched in 2018 Now £350M
Contract Awarded to Non-Registered Corp Broke Nigeria’s Procurement Laws
Australia’s Abandoned Aid Calculator Cost $191M After Only 784 Claims
Bid-Rigging Undetected at South African Health Dept Due to Weak Processes
Contractors Sentenced to Jail Time in Texas Military Vehicle Bid-Rigging
Demands for Australian Capital Territory Procurement Board to Define Role
Singapore Town Councillors Still Instated Post-Misuse-of-Funds
St. Louis, MO Attorney General Complies With Audit Two Years Later
Elected Officials to Be More Involved in Utah County Accounting After Review
US Government Contractor’s $377M Penalty for Overcharging Not Enough
