'4.11am email': Officials rushed R18.5m in payments to newspaper owner’s company
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Summary
'4.11am email': Officials rushed R18.5m in payments to newspaper owner’s company. The award document records a score of 100 and gives the reason in four words, "only responsive bidder". The municipality had advertised for a panel of four agencies working on a rotational basis and received 11 bids.
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'4.11am email': Officials rushed R18.5m in payments to newspaper owner’s company.
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The award document records a score of 100 and gives the reason in four words, "only responsive bidder".
according to IOL (Independent Online)The municipality had advertised for a panel of four agencies working on a rotational basis and received 11 bids.
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