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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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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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NEITHER CONTRACTOR NOR GOVERNMENT MAY UNILATERALLY CHANGE PAYMENT TERMS ON HOUSEHOLD GOODS SHIPMENTS

Public Contracting Institute

The Court of Claims recently made an unsurprising ruling in a case involving the transportation of 2,532 shipments of household goods for the Department of Defense (“DOD”), ruling that neither party had a legal right to alter the payment terms of the contracts.

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Singapore’s EVe harnesses the power of data with help from NTT DATA, AWS

AWS Public Sector

In alignment with Singapore’s ambitious sustainability objectives , the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore is intensifying its efforts to spur the adoption of electric vehicles. The initial step involved calling up a comprehensive tender to establish a secure, scalable, and flexible data platform.

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