In this week’s international newsreel, Guyana is forced to retender after selected bidder fails to deliver a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) project model; Canada is simultaneously suing the same shipyard they are paying to house the subject of the lawsuit; a forensic audit of a Northwest Territories council reveals gross mismanagement; a Florida county is accused of sole-sourcing to a software provider with a spotty track record; one overbudget bid stops construction of a New Brunswick courthouse; Ontario agrees to Toronto school board’s request for audit; South Africa and Bangladesh both table public procurement acts with differing responses; the rail sector looks to sustainable procurement; and Korea expands into international procurement agreements.
Guyana Build-Own-Operate-Transfer Electricity Project to be Retendered
Canada Paying $520K to Same Shipyard Owner it is Suing for Negligence
Forensic Audit of Gwich’in Tribal Council, NWT Reveals Conflicts of Interest
Clay County, Florida De Facto Sole-Sources Failing Platform
Overbudget Sole Bid Stymies Fredericton, NB Courthouse Construction
Ontario Runs Taxpayer-Funded Ads About Housing Despite Greenbelt Audit
Ministry of Education to Complete Requested Toronto School Board Audit
South African Public Procurement Bill Criticized as Flawed
“More Dynamism” in Forthcoming Bangladesh Procurement Act
EU/US Rail Sectors Push for Sustainable Procurement
Korean Public Procurement Service Focuses on International Relations
