Ethics Issues Kill Contract

摘要

University of Illinois trustees voted to void a $4.6-million design contract with BLDD Architects on July 19 to distance itself from a potential conflict of interest that did not appear for review by the state procurement board until 15 months after the contract was awarded. The university may end up paying more than a million dollars in additional costs and endure a year of delay to re-bid the project. State officials are investigating why the contract's disclosed potential conflict of interest was not brought to the Procurement Policy Board before it was awarded, as rules mandate.