According to the criminal complaints filed on September 22, the main way the bid between the state and LP Ciminelli was rigged was by
writing bid specifications that only LP Ciminelli could meet — including one that required the bidder be in business in the Buffalo area for 50 years.
Not exact matches
However, oddly, only under the section on» Sole Source Procurement» does Schwartz mention the need to ensure that
bidding specifications are not
written to favor a particular bidder, or to call for potential bidders to reveal their connections to government officials.
Moreover, the development corporations have given contracts to developers who rank among Cuomo's largest campaign contributors, sometimes in ways that have raised questions about whether
bid specifications were
written to favor certain companies.
Coordinate
bid process, including
specification review, cost estimating, commercial review,
writing detailed proposals, and follow - ups with customers.