In this week’s newsreel, Canada leverages AI to deal with its Phoenix payroll boondoggle; the Yukon legislature deals with the Auditor General’s procurement audit; bid-rigging charges involving Manitoba Housing tenders may be stayed; Winnipeg appoints a chief construction officer; local contractors criticize a City of Ottawa sole-source plan; the UK rolls out a new procurement law; Nigeria, Japan, and Sri Lanka deal with contracting irregularities; Columbia cancels a major tender; and a New York State Capitol repair project quadruples in cost.
Canada Deploys AI to Deal with Phoenix Backlog
Yukon Legislature Deals with Procurement Audit
Stalled Manitoba Bid-Rigging Charges May Be Stayed
Winnipeg Appoints Chief Construction Officer
Ottawa Contractors Criticize City Sole-Source Plan
UK Rolls Out New Procurement Act
Nigeria’s Procurement Bureau Thwarts Spending Scheme
Japan Refunded on Overbilled Pandemic Project
Sri Lankan Audit Finds Irregularities on Medicine Bids