Sentences with phrase «public bidding process»

Two years ago, when the current lease was nearing expiration, the Water Reclamation District suggested that the Harbor Association work with Park District officials on a joint agreement, so they could rely on a provision in state statute that allows a governmental entity to bypass a required public bidding process to negotiate a lease with another taxing body.

Harmful acts include: offering an undue advantage to a public official; defrauding through collusion the competitiveness of public bid processes; and manipulating the financial aspects of public contracts.

The Park District had originally expected to rely on provision in state statute that allows a governmental entity to bypass a required public bidding process to negotiate a lease with another taxing body.

It's also still possible that even after such a public bidding process, Yahoo could still delay a sale; analysts believe that is what CEO Marissa Mayer wants, though activist investor Starboard Value feels differently.

Alan Williams, former head of the initiative at National Defence, says that the Conservatives» agreement will benefit Canada's industry far less than if there had been a public bidding process.

The harbor association's lease for the harbor with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District expires later this year, and the Park District is considering negotiating for the lease, which it could do without having to go through the public bidding process the nonprofit harbor association would be subject to.

In 2013, Katz's competitors filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration alleging that Katz's jet charter business had been given preferential treatment by state officials at the Department of Transportation after they bypassed a public bidding process when awarding his Talon Air the exclusive rights to sell fuel at Republic Airport.

After what was shaping up to be a dead - end deal, legislators also voted to include $ 15 million in projected revenue derived from a deal privatizing the management of Westchester County Airport on the condition that the plan undergo a public bidding process.

After a public bidding process, Gov. Andrew Cuomo selected a plan in which developers would build a new arena for the Islanders, plus an entertainment complex, at Belmont Park, the historic horse - racing track, which sits on state - owned land in the hamlet of Elmont.

One offshoot of the Scruggs scandal is a bill making its way through the state legislature that would require the state to go through a public bidding process before contracting with a private law firm.

Apple, for example, announced its plans to build a new major campus stateside; however, the New York Times reports that Tim Cook, the company's CEO, will not be following in Amazon's footsteps, and instead using a different strategy to find Apple's ideal location, rather than relying on a public bidding process.