QUIZ TIME! Alexandra is a procurement agent at a government agency with authority to independently approve transactions of $5,000 or less that are not subject to competitive bidding. A project with a projected price of $20,000 has just been approved. Alexandra wants to make sure a company owned by her friend is awarded the entire project, as she knows her friend will provide her a kickback for directing the business her way. She manipulates the project procurement documents to divide the contract into five separate contracts worth $4,000 each. She then awards all five of the smaller contracts to her friend’s company. Which of the following schemes did Alexandra commit? a. Bid tailoring. b. Need recognition. c. Bid rotation. d. Bid splitting. Answer a, b c or d in the comments below and stay tuned for the answer tomorrow.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 21:10:01 +0000
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