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

Columbia Suspends $600M Rail Tender

Costs Surge on New York State Capitol Repairs