Much of this development is on public land acquired at very low prices, with no proper tendering or bidding.
In September, a report by the auditor general, Shauket Fakie, concluded that proper tendering procedures were not followed, and called for further investigation into alleged nepotism in the subcontracting.
A review found Dorset Waste Partnership spent £1.5m on hire vehicles without a proper tendering process and some vehicles were not properly insured.
RfI can only bring full benefits if the government has the will and capacity to credibly negotiate the RfI contract based on proper valuation and competitive tendering processes.
At midnight in our room, as the crowds on the square below cheered, Sybil ate her first proper meal: a steak so tender the knife was a formality.
But the kitchen is better at fresh pasta than you may have any right to expect at a restaurant like this, making garganelli with a meaty, long-simmered Bolognese, pappardelle with sautéed maitake mushrooms and little zucchini-filled agnolotti that are genuinely tender, with the proper bite.
He has also recently been accused in the Australian Financial Review of handing out lucrative contracts to favoured suppliers, without tendering in the proper manner.
