As Canada moves further along the COVID-19
recovery process, there are increased expectations
that governments will need to urgently and substantially
invest in designing and constructing large infrastructure
projects to help stimulate the economy post-COVID.
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Why the need for
competitive bidding?
In its report, the Competition Bureau indicates
that there are many bene!ts that stem
from competitive bidding, including lower
prices, higher quality of goods and services
being procured, incentivizing and increasing
innovation and building a resilient economy.
Public procurement processes can account
for 15 per cent or more of a country’s GDP,
in normal times. As Canada moves further
along the COVID-19 recovery process, there
are increased expectations that governments
will need to urgently and substantially invest
in designing and constructing large infrastructure
projects to help stimulate the economy
post-COVID.
Bid-rigging defined
Simply put, bid-rigging is collusion. Under s.
47 of the Competition Act (Canada), bid-rigging
is a criminal o"ence. Bid-rigging occurs
when, in response to a call for bids or tenders,
two or more potential bidders:
• Submit bids containing content that the
bidders determined through agreement or
arrangement
• Agree that one or more parties will refrain
from bidding or will withdraw a previously
submi#ed bid
In earlier publications, the Competition
Bureau discussed that bid-rigging can take
many di"erent forms, including:
• Cover bidding – where competitors agree
upfront on who will win. Losing bidders
tweak their submission to ensure it’s less
a#ractive than the winner’s.
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