Category: Procurement

  • Joint ventures in public procurement

    Joint ventures in public procurement

    [ad_1] For the joint implementation of projects in various fields, joint ventures (“JVs“, ro. asociere în participaţiune) are established. We can see these particularly in the award of public contracts.   The subject of the JV is complex and cannot be described here exhaustively. We will address below some aspects that the partners of JVs…

  • How State Procurement Offices Are Learning to Buy Better

    How State Procurement Offices Are Learning to Buy Better

    [ad_1] Cautiously and slowly, governments are taking more risks and modernizing the way they purchase goods and services. Read the Governing Institute’s 2019 state procurement report here.   As consumers, we’ve been part of a tech-driven revolution. Most of the companies we buy from remember our preferences and automatically offer suggestions for similar purchases. When we…

  • Phoenix replacement process aiming for transparency

    Phoenix replacement process aiming for transparency

    [ad_1] There’s more riding on the federal government’s plan to replace the chronically dysfunctional Phoenix pay system than just paying workers properly, according to a former government executive. There are also political implications. The federal gun registry, the sponsorship scandal and now the Phoenix failure are examples of “major project failures” that can be traced back to flawed…