The price implications of government contracting practices in the GTHA : Price implications of government contracting practices in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area

While the points made in this Report are not intended to be the last word on the practices in question, they are intended to bring home to the public sector why they are of concern, as the seriousness of the consequences that result from the practices to which those concerns relate.  The Price Implications of Government Contracting Practices in the GTHA 7 1.0. [...] The Price Implications of Government Contracting Practices in the GTHA 11 14 The point has been raised in answer to TFBA that the responsibility of Government purchasing people is to act in the public interest. [...] The City reserves the right to exercise complete and unfettered discretion in all aspects of the conduct of the RFT and any subsequent procurement process, the assessment and evaluation of tender submissions, including the determination of criteria and the selection, if any, of a successful tenderer, without incurring any liability whatsoever to any tenderer, including any liability for costs, exp [...] Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the City, in its sole and unfettered discretion, reserves the right to change the dates, schedules and deadlines set out in this RFT, or to change the scope of the project, or to cancel the RFT or the project, without stating reasons therefore and accordingly the City also reserves the right to accept or to reject any or all of the tender submissio [...] Further, in carrying out the work provided for in the contract, the contractor is required to provide the following indemnity: Except for claims arising solely from the negligence of the City, the Contractor shall indemnify and save harmless the City, its officers, servants and agents from and against any and all claims, all costs and expenses including legal fee arising in any way out of the perf