An undisclosed conflict by a Casey Council officer has led to a tender being abandoned at this week’s meeting of Casey administrators.
The meeting on Tuesday 1 December heard the conflicted officer sat on the evaluation panel of a tender related to managing public open space, mostly for local and prominent parks, sports ground surrounds and road reserves.
The meeting agenda noted that 12 firms had placed bids for the work, valued at $7.18 million.
Officers had nominated four of those firms to be appointed to undertake separate aspects of the contract, and recommended in the agenda they be approved by administrators.
Of the eight members of the evaluation panel, six were council officers and staff.
After learning of the conflict, administrators resolved to drop the current tender process, and the contract will be put to tender again next year.
