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Smarter collaboration: How Mexico City delivers major projects through inclusive planning

Open Contracting Partnership

In large public projects, like infrastructure, transport, and delivering public services like water and social programs, the difference between success and failure often comes down to how well you plan and who you involve early on. It all starts with procurement.

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DoD raises formal performance concerns on multibillion dollar moving contract

Federal News Network

Transportation Command asks the vendor, HomeSafe Alliance, to justify hundreds of instances over the past month in which movers have failed to begin military families moves on the agreed-upon dates, delivered their belongings late, or both. The recent show-cause notice from U.S.

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Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

Telles.eu

When I published my first entry into the Portuguese train tender , I received an email tipping me off to a potential other issue with it. Let's start with what is in the tender documentation, shall we? Tender documentation The object of the contract is to purchase 117 sets and a maintenance shed for them.

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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

Telles.eu

Looking at the both the award criterion and the statement(s) of the Minister(s) responsible for the transport sector in Portugal it is obvious the intention is to shoehorn to the train purchase the construction of a train factory in Portugal that would allow the country to develop a local train manufacturing industry. This is for two reasons.

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DoD’s multi-billion dollar moving contract faces another legal challenge

Federal News Network

Transportation Command to start a new full and open competition to handle the militarys moving needs. 4, DoD had placed fewer than 800 orders for military moves under GHC compared to the several hundred thousand that occur under the legacy tender for service system each year. 8 complaint. As of Dec.

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Still about *that* train tender in Portugal

Telles.eu

This, plus the statements of both the current and previous Minister for transport shows us the likely origin for the criterion. What they want is trains that meet the specifications and for the best price possible. They have no interest in determining where the manufacture occurs.

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3 months to go until Meet the Buyer National 2025!

Scottish Government Procurement

In addition, buyers from hub East Central Scotland, PfH, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), Police Scotland, and Historic Environment Scotland will be in attendance. Keynote sessions Alongside the exhibition, the event will include keynote sessions from experts offering hints and tips to get tender ready.

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