Sentences with phrase «many public contracts»

Amazon and Hachette Book Group have put hostilities aside, ending their long - running and very public contract dispute over e-book pricing by signing a new multiyear agreement.

States and provinces have the right to exempt certain public agencies from competitive bidding under WTO rules, although Canada entered these NAFTA negotiations hoping to expand free trade for public contracts with the giant U.S. market.

Canada's demands for fewer Buy American rules for public contracts and freer movement of professionals may be a tough sell in the U.S.

His form may have been affected by the very public contract dispute he's had, but I think his talent and potential are without question, just look at the elite clubs tracking him.

Aulas made public the contract negotiations between the French Ligue 1 club and the 24 - year - old...

Fellow campaigner Maham Hashmi added: «How can the UK government give lucrative public contracts to a company that shows such disregard for basic human rights standards across all of its business activities?»

«We believe that our recommendations for improved oversight, new inspections, more transparency and more effective due diligence on companies who seek public contracts will all contribute to this.

Public contracts, such as the educational maintenance allowance (EMA) scheme for young people continuing with education, are also expected to be on the agenda.

But when subpoenas start to fly over the manner in which public contracts were awarded, it starts to give off a stink.

The threshold in state law for an interest in a public contract is when an investor owns 5 percent or more of the company involved, according to Ohio Ethics Commission Director Paul Nick.

The development of the long - promised «digital era governance» was mired in a series of mega contracts: huge in terms of cost, scope and timescale, bigger than any attempted by other governments worldwide, and to be delivered by the same handful of giant global computer consulting firms that rarely saw any challenge to their grip on public contracts.

In regards to the proposals within the Executive Budget, S.7508 - A / A.9508 - A, Part Q, that are based on recommendations of the 2016 Disparity Study, we see the following as among the most significant issues for our members engaged in public contracting:

While the earlier lawsuits concerned Terry's personal dealings, Sidney B. Bowne & Son LLP, a Mineola engineering firm that has had public contracts with North Hempstead Town and Nassau County, filed a lawsuit against Terry, who worked for the firm as a lobbyist, and others in 2007.

Cuomo seems to have realized belatedly that the use of private nonprofits to oversee public contracts is flawed.

If May is serious about her distain for corporate greed, she should be apoplectic with rage at what happened here and would provide suggestions for how to prevent it happening again where firms were bidding for public contracts.

Xcremental Phil will supposedly be informing the feds on Mafia involvement in the public contract process.

A consistent theme is graft in exchange for career advancement, public contracts, and development deals.

In» 99, Sandoval held public contracts with several county institutions, including a jail and psychiatric hospital.

Tiptoe through the past contributions and present public contracts of Joe Pontoriero and Worth Construction in New York State and Connecticut.

Political outsider Paladino rents miles of office space to government in a state where public contracts are typically 4 Cronies Only.

A consistent theme is graft (either the crass cash - stuffed - envelope variety, or more genteel political contributions) in exchange for career advancement, public contracts, and development deals.

Mangano also is hiring a procurement compliance director who would create a public contract database and ensure rules are followed with each agreement.

This could include denial of all government loans, grants, subsidies and public contracts to tax avoiders.

The Labor Department does not make public contract documents that form the basis for setting the wage.

Businesses are questioning the legality of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's policy to direct 30 percent of public contracts to women - and minority - owned businesses, pointing out that agencies seem to have skipped conducting studies that are required by law.

The city is urging the State Legislature to grant it several new powers — something it is often loath to do — which the administration asserts will enable it to get more public contracts to so - called minority - and women - owned business enterprises.

Bosworth had called for his resignation, and Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas is investigating his public contracts.

Skelos was accused of using his power to get jobs for his son, Adam, and then using his clout to reward those firms with public contracts.

Offers a ten point «clean hands» anti-corruption plan introducing transparency in party funding, public contract bid tendering and judicial decisions.

Mr. Stringer — who said not making public the contract issue would be «malpractice» — said though contracts have gone without review by the start of school before, he didn't think that should have been allowed.

«In employment, the Equality Act fails to protect the rights of employees working for religious organisations, even those organisations working under public contract.

It would prohibit state officials from steering public contracts to help themselves or their families.

That hefty campaign donations generate lucrative public contracts is stoutly denied by every politician in receipt.

Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas last week announced an investigation into Terry's public contracts.

Katko says his bill also requires U.S. airlines to make public any contracts with Cuban government - controlled entities requiring the airlines to hire employees for airline operations.

Schneiderman said his office began examining the public contracts last year and coordinating their efforts with Bharara's office as the cases started to overlap.

Following the passage of the nation's first same - sex marriage legislation and the country's toughest gun law, the state would become the first to direct 30 percent of public contracts to women - and minority - owned businesses.

Key public contracts will also make more use of project bank accounts, particularly in construction but also in defence, to ensure that entire supply chains are paid on time rather than simply the prime contractors, which can then hold on to the cash to support their own balance sheets.

The certifications give MWBE businesses an advantage over other firms for a share of public contracts.

Giordano threw his weight behind Worth being awarded public contracts in Waterbury and flew into rages when denied.

Any observer of public contracting can appreciate the difficulty: a government agency involved in the delivery of a public service, except in unusual situations, can not fairly administer a system where it decides whether to let others have some of «its» money.

There were also several barriers — and subsequent workarounds — identified around technology and infrastructure: grappling with a slow and unwieldy public contract code for technology and even furniture procurement; allowing for Bring Your Own Device programs given the state's free public education clause; and struggling to provide sufficient technology access at school and home for all students if the district wanted to adopt digital materials.

Light touch regime Services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 are subject to the light touch regime.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 apply to procurements from 26 February 2015.

The Public Contracts Regulations sets cash limits (excluding VAT) for the goods and services they cover.

They'd be operated by licensed teachers, and their performance expectations would be described in public contracts.

Commonly known as the «Anti-Affirmative Action Proposition,» among other things, it prohibited ``... the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and other government instrumentalities from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public contracting on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.»

Congratulations to the Mighty Monarchs Wonder League Robotic Team at The Children's Guild's Monarch Global Academy Public Contract School.

In March, the Robotics team from The Children's Guild's Monarch Global Academy Public Contract School was awarded first place for robot design in the FIRST Lego League.

I am sure we all remember the very public contract dispute between Hachette and Amazon.