Federal procurement watchdog finds risk of ‘bait and switch’ in government contracts

The procurement ombud's latest report on the 'bait-and-switch' practice notes that the tactic is being 'effectively eliminated' due to the changes made by the federal government.
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic's latest report found multiple instances where suppliers swapped out contractors to work on federal bids.

There were multiple instances where government contracts were awarded to suppliers who never did the job they were hired to do, and Canada may not have received the best value for money, according to the federal procurement watchdog’s new report on the deceptive “bait-an...

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