Sentences with phrase «including public procurement»

Henry tries cases before judges, juries and arbitrators and successfully conducts mediations on a variety of construction projects and issues, as well as on other commercial disputes including public procurement cases addressing constitutional issues.

Christopher Tayton's expertise encompasses a range of areas, including public procurement, product liability, IT and IP, as well as commercial agency disputes.

Joseph «Joe» Hoffer's practice areas include: (1) civil litigation; (2) labor and employment; (3) board governance including due process hearings and grievances, open meetings act and public information act; (4) business transactions including public procurement and contracting, False Claims Act, trademark and copyright, and inter-local and shared services arrangements; (5) student law including special education,... Continue reading Joseph E. Hoffer, Managing Partner

Joseph «Joe» Hoffer's practice areas include: (1) civil litigation; (2) labor and employment; (3) board governance including due process hearings and grievances, open meetings act and public information act; (4) business transactions including public procurement and contracting, False Claims Act, trademark and copyright, and inter-local and shared services arrangements; (5) student law including special education, discipline, civil rights and grievances; and (6) administrative law, including appeals of state agency action.

He said although the country had done well in establishing the needed legal frameworks to deal with corruption, including the Public Procurement and the WhistleBlowers acts, a lot more needed to be done by way of punishing corrupt public officials.

Not exact matches

For example, the CFPOA and FCPA both pursue bribes only to public officials, while the U.K. legislation outlaws any improper payment, including a bribe to a procurement officer at another company.

Initially, it was all about «ambitious» free - trade agreements: those deals moving beyond tariff and duty reductions to include services, new technologies, investments, public procurement, competition, intellectual - property rights and sustainable development.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between «good companies» and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable business.

Word spread Friday evening of a potential deal that could have also included ethics - related measures such as more oversight of procurement procedures — a discussion sparked by the latest public corruption scandal that reached into the governor's inner circle — and a public financing system for judicial campaigns.

The NPP presidential candidate, further explained that the Special Prosecutor, would be established by Act of Parliament, to be independent of the executive, and to possess «an exclusive remit to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political office holders and politicians.»

NYC public housing residents got some good news in the budget, including $ 250 million to upgrade apartments and a special procurement work - around to get the job done faster.

Include micro-businesses in any energy bill cap, and introduce a new «small business commitment» for public sector procurement contracts.

In this regard, a number of major interventions have been undertaken, including but not limited to the following: • Enhanced oversight responsibility for public procurement with the appointment of a Minister of State for Public Procurement • The introduction of e-procurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative Institupublic procurement with the appointment of a Minister of State for Public Procurement • The introduction of e-procurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative Inprocurement with the appointment of a Minister of State for Public Procurement • The introduction of e-procurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative InstituPublic Procurement • The introduction of e-procurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative InProcurement • The introduction of e-procurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative Inprocurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative InstituPublic Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative InProcurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative Institupublic service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative Institutions.

Successive administrations in Nigeria, including the current one claim to promote transparency and accountability by following due process in financial dealings and public procurements.

In the initial petition, a litany of allegations have been levelled against her, including spending GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the erstwhile John Mahama - led NDC government, spending about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorised her to use only $ 7.5 million, as well as attending Cabinet meetings during the tenure of the President John Mahama, among other issues.

The Coalition Agreement makes five key pledges on public sector procurement, including a pledge to award 25 % of government contracts to SMEs.

This include seven EFCC investigators, officials of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, officials of the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, and officials of Bureau of Public Procurement.

«This does not include the hundreds of millions of dollars believed to have been lost through inflated contracts as the President has presided over the effective shredding of the Public Procurement Act, giving him and his people the free range to award contracts without the very transparency and accountability he is now promising to deliver if re-elected.

«Some examples of information that can be submitted include: Mismanagement or misappropriation of public funds and assets (e.g. properties and vehicles); financial malpractice or fraud; collecting / soliciting bribes; corruption; diversion of revenues, fraudulent and unapproved payments; splitting of contracts; procurement fraud (kickbacks and over-invoicing etc.).»

Following the passage of the bill, the Special Prosecutor has an exclusive remit to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political office holders and politicians.

These five measures, as outlined by the NPP flagbearer, include providing the requisite leadership to tackle corruption; the scrupulous enforcement of the teachings of the Public Procurement Act (Act 663); the establishment by Act of Parliament of an Office of Independent Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption; the devotion of more resources to enhance the capacity of anti-corruption agencies; and supporting all moves to give Parliament greater oversight capability over the activities of the Executive.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has been tasked to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) and cases implicating public officers and politically - exposed pePublic Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) and cases implicating public officers and politically - exposed pepublic officers and politically - exposed persons.

A litany of allegations leveled against Charolotte Osei including spending GHc3.9 million to partition an office, receipt of a bullet - proof Toyota Land Cruiser from the previous government, spending about $ 14 million for district offices when the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million as well as attending Cabinet meetings under President John Mahama's administration, among others.

The plan would expand current state standards to include all goods and products and procurements when it comes to buying American, not just construction and maintenance of public works.

The New Patriotic Party in the election manifesto said, the office will «be independent of the Executive, to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political officeholders and politicians.»

A litany of allegations have been leveled against Mrs. Osei, including spending GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the previous government, spending about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million, as well as attending Cabinet meetings under President John Mahama's administration, among other things.

Key recommendations for government in the report that won API support were: for play to be embedded within a Whole Child Strategy under the aegis of a Cabinet Minister for Children responsible for cross ‑ departmental roll out and co-ordination; for government to require local authorities to prepare children and young people's plans including strategies to address overweight and obesity with its physical, mental and emotional consequences; for funding for play to be ring - fenced within local authority budgets; to address barriers to outdoor play for children of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities including play; to communicate through public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play, including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve public sector procurement practice for public play provision.

In certain circumstances, a contract let by a public body including schools will not be deemed to be a contract for the purposes of the public procurement regulations.

The NHS SBS strategic procurement team offers a large number of national framework agreements that are available to all public sector organisations, including those within the education sector, rather than for use solely within the NHS.

The Public School Contracts Law does not include a sole - source exception; therefore, districts must use the competitive contracting process or the sealed bid process pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A: 18A - 15 (d) for the procurement of proprietary services.

Mr. Dahlberg's practice includes representation of school districts, charter schools, other public entities and nonprofits in all areas including civil litigation, employment discrimination and retaliation, governmental immunity, real estate transactions and construction services procurement.

Previously, as the Georgia DOE Chief of Staff, Mark was responsible for all administrative functions of the department, including direct supervision of the legal, legislative, public relations, personnel, procurement, and budgetary staffs.

Procurement statutes are designed to ensure public works contracts, which include these charter school contracts, are advertised, evaluated, and awarded in a transparent and responsible manner.

Mr. Carlson was previously a staff attorney in the Office of General Law, where his areas of practice included fiscal law, procurement, financial assistance, innovative financing and public private partnerships.

OverDrive powers the ebook procurement and checkout systems for 20,000 public libraries around the world, including 90 % of US public libraries.

However, the role of new market drivers including voluntary corporate and utility procurement and developer use of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) should not be underestimated.

National governments, including the United States, and thousands of private and public institutional purchasers around the world use EPEAT as part of their sustainable procurement decisions.

PPP project work at Gleiss Lutz includes handling procurement, state aid, regulatory, tax, corporate and public law matters.

The team advises individuals, businesses and public bodies on all public law issues including judicial review, public inquiries and inquests, information law and public procurement litigation.

Our experience with all aspects of public procurement and contracting issues spans the entire procurement process including formulating the procurement strategy, writing the procurement and contract documents, advising on the evaluation process and assisting with resolving bid disputes and challenges.

She has broad and extensive experience advising large public companies and SMEs on general commercial matters, including customer and procurement agreements, distribution and other supply arrangements.

He has extensive experience in contract drafting and negotiations, including in relation to strategic procurement, software licensing and services, public - private partnerships, and energy sector projects.

Real Estate: Expertise in all aspects of real estate sector work including: premium real estate investment, M&A, development and leasing advice, sale and leasebacks, joint ventures, real estate funds, financing and tax, real estate investment trusts, construction advice, planning / zoning law, policy and practice, rent review, public procurements and PPP and real estate - related disputes.

Furthermore, services — including all five means of transport services -, public procurement, intellectual property, sustainable development, and competition are also covered by the EU's external competences, as well as those parts of the EUSFTA's chapters on dispute settlement between the parties and transparency that do not relate to areas of shared competence.

Chris's extensive experience includes procurement challenges, judicial review, strategic safety issues including advising on many major UK rail accidents, economic and safety regulation, public inquiries and inquests.

Richard also leads on public sector procurement litigation and, he has acted on matters including, light and heavy rail, construction and development, university contracts, government contracts and contracts for the emergency services.

15 of our barristers have been ranked for the first time, and 17 have been promoted, in all of our key practice areas including Admin & Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Employment, Education, Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law and Public Procurement.

We continue to be recognised as a leading set in our other specialist practice areas including Public Law («the go - to set for any heavyweight piece of work»), Civil Liberties and Human Rights («a strong choice for a wide range of civil liberties work»), and Public Procurement («for many the top set for public and EU law&raPublic Law («the go - to set for any heavyweight piece of work»), Civil Liberties and Human Rights («a strong choice for a wide range of civil liberties work»), and Public Procurement («for many the top set for public and EU law&raPublic Procurement («for many the top set for public and EU law&rapublic and EU law»).

He specialises in public procurement, including contracts, agreements, joint ventures and partnerships, with prior experience advising on the first private finance initiative (PFI) in local government and the Greater Manchester Waste PFI Project.