Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

Concerns were raised over suspicious tendering practices such as short bidding periods, overly rigid specifications, and potential collusion. An investigation launched by the National Anti-Corruption Agency examined potential irregularities in similar contracts dating back to 2013, and charges were brought against more than 40 people.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A California federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a disbarred attorney to 33 months in prison following his guilty plea for accepting a $2 million kickback as part of a collusive lawsuit scheme involving the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, a sentence exceeding the government's request for 18 months.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. One of the most recent examples is an indicator that analyzes providers with connections among them (to identify collusion which is widespread in the country according to Pimentel).

Corruption 78

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Procureware

JUNE 28, 2018

This is important because: Staff can more easily collaborate on bids or contracts It is easy to quickly locate all relevant communications It increases visibility into vendor and buyer communication It minimizes opportunities for collusion It takes less time to log important documentation Two-Way Messaging is relevant in many scenarios, here are a (..)

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 8, 2024

However, FAR 14.404-1 subsection (c)(6) permits conversion of an IFB to a negotiated procurement only where all prices were unreasonable, for which price reasonableness can’t be determined, where the bids were collusive or where no responsive bid was received from a responsible bidder.

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Bidding Procurement E-procurement Negotiation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

How these seemingly continued differences between jurisdictions will be viewed in the international arbitration landscape be awaited with interest by the various disciplines involved in those disputes.

Collusion 52

Collusion Contract Administration Corruption Demand 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 20, 2024

undisclosed relationships between parties, law firms or entities that may be seen as an exchange of “favours” or benefits), to acts of bribery and collusion. Corruption of arbitrators can take various forms, ranging from bias and conflicts of interest (e.g.

Corruption 52

Corruption Collusion Ethics Integration 52

Select GCR

MAY 14, 2024

For instance, FAR includes a provision at 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination, which ensures independent bids and prevents collusive pricing in government contracting.

Ethics 52

Ethics Procurement Procurement Contracts Price 52

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 7, 2024

2023) , the Supreme Court recognized that plaintiffs may bring a civil suit under the expansive Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for judgment-creditors’ illicit conduct and collusion (“racketeering” under the statute) to avoid payment of an arbitral award which has been recognized and enforced as a U.S.

Collusion 52

Collusion Insurance Capacity Corruption 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

There is emerging evidence of experimentation in procurement digitalisation, which is shedding light on regulatory risks and challenges.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Of all the expected benefits or functionalities, the most important ones are those attributed to public buyers and, in particular, the possibility of developing ‘category management’ insights (eg potential savings or benchmarking), systems of red flags in relation to corruption and collusion risks, and the automation of some tasks.

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Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 25, 2024

Regulation and defense of competition through e-invoices that can facilitate the identification of abuses of market power by monopolists with economic income, or price collusion by oligopolists that improve efficiency and equity in the market.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The scope of federal antitrust enforcement under the second Trump administration remains uncertain, but the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, which collaborates with federal and state agencies to enforce antitrust laws in the government procurement space, is likely to remain active so contractors must stay vigilant, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr. (..)

Collusion 52

Collusion Procurement Collaboration Government 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Moreover, such market partitioning would raise entry barriers for entities new to bidding for public contracts, as well as facilitate the emergence of anticompetitive and collusive practices in the more concentrated and partly isolated from potential competition ‘public markets’ ( Sanchez-Graells [2015] ) in ways that general legislation would not.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 13, 2025

Listen to Kohn and Turner discuss how this decision will impact American business and whistleblowers reporting bribery, corruption, and collusion. On February 10 th , President Trump halted enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in an Executive Order , arguing the move would aid American business abroad. based companies.

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