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March 5, 2020

Ben Brunjes: The Downside of Competitive Bidding for Government Contracts

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No-bid contracts have a bad reputation. Competitive bidding should, in theory, root out corruption and save taxpayers money. In a new JPART article, Ben Brunjes documents a negative side effect of competitive bids: poorer contractor performance. How can governments help their contractors perform better? There’s advice in the article! Read more.

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