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Q&A with Spend Matters Founder Jason Busch

2019-10-22

He denies conflicts while his procurement trade publication Spend Matters cheered the company embroiled in a growing New York City eProcurement contract scandal.

Ivalua’s Ties to Procurement Industry Website Spend Matters Raise Questions

2019-10-16

New York City’s costs are approaching $50 million to custom-build an eProcurement system when the City of Dallas got one for less than $50,000. Spend Matter’s full-throated defense of the Big Apple boondoggle caused us to take a look at the influential industry website itself. We were surprised at what we learned.

Which NYC Official Failed to Collect Ivalua’s $25M Bond for Non-Performance — and Why?

2019-09-30

Two years and tens of millions of dollars into a contract for an eProcurement system, there was no design.

NYC’s Chief Procurement Officer Left Town as Ivalua eProcurement Project Melted Down

2019-09-19

Michael Owh moved to Los Angeles as the bungled, $30.5 million contract missed deadline after deadline. Now costs are approaching $50 million and the custom built platform intended for use by 40 city agencies still doesn’t work as promised.

While de Blasio Runs for President, Things Get Curious at NYC City Hall

2019-09-10

At the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, the responses to our public records requests make the staff look like they’re hiding something.

Did the de Blasio Admin. Collect Ivalua’s $25 Million Bond for Non-Performance?

2019-09-4

Two years after the $30.5 million contract was signed, the expensive project to custom-build an online eProcurement platform for use by City government agencies didn’t work as promised. But instead of cancelling the contract it was increased by $15 million.

C&BP Analysis: NYC Pays 340x More Per Agency for an e-Procurement System than Dallas

2019-05-17

It appears that KPMG used persistent lobbying to obtain the $30,515,448.83 contract. The Dallas system cost just under $50,000.

Questions Focus on How New York City’s de Blasio Administration Buys Procurement Software

2018-09-11

What Role Did KPMG’s Procurement Practice Leader Play in Securing a Lucrative Contract for the iValua-KPMG Partnership? Since Checks and Balances Project began an examination into the lucrative industry of selling e-procurement software to local and state government agencies, we’ve grown particularly interested in the way in which the software has been purchased by New… Read more »

KPMG Lobbying of NYC Officials Raises Questions About French E-Procurement Company’s Lucrative Contract

2018-08-17

In December 2016, KPMG and Ivalua announced an alliance. That same month, they were selected by the City of New York to use Ivalua’s e-procurement software and transform how some 40 agencies spend approximately $15 billion annually. The deal was subject to oversight by the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services. Did Ivalua’s superior technology win the day? Perhaps. Or was it KPMG’s persistent lobbying on procurement that stretched back to at least 2014?

Are Lobbyists and Former Officials Persuading States to Consider Expensive Software That Doesn’t Live Up to Promises?

2018-08-10

An anonymous tip received by Checks and Balances Project suggests lobbyists and former officials may be persuading state government purchasing officials to buy expensive E-procurement software through questionable contracts.

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