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Converting a Procurement from Sealed Bidding to Competitive Proposals

Public Contracting Institute

The cost of this project would be shared equally with New Jersey pursuant to the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. The corps used an IFB for beachfill and period nourishment for shoreline areas in New Jersey. The Corps received two sealed bids, with the lowest bid being $67.6 million, that of Great Lakes.

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Risk of anti-competitive collusion after excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing?

European Law: Public Procurement

On the other hand, excessive disclosure of information can increase market transparency and be used as a means to collude or to reinforce collusion by tenderers. Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2011) 358-9]. Interestingly, Directive 2004/18 contains a specific rule addressing this issue.