external third party

The external third party concluded the irregularities in the tender process were material enough to render the process irregular and open the City to litigation.

“the e x t e r n a l t h i r d p a r t y c o n c l u d e s t h a t t h e f i n d i n g s a b o v e c a s t d o u b t i n t h e i n t e g r i t y o f t h e t e n d e r p r o c e s s e m b a r k e d o n b y t h e C i t y w h i l s t t h e y a r e m a t e r i a l e n o u g h t o r e n d e r t h e p r o c e s s i r r e g u l a r a n d o p e n 20 t h e C i t y t o l i t i g a t i o n”