CCCS imposes $4.8m fine for bid-rigging contractors

The bid-rigging involved three tenders.

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) imposed a $4.8m penalty on TrustBuild Engineering & Construction (TB) and Hunan Fengtian Construction (HNFT) for bid-rigging three invitations to tender by the People’s Association.

These tenders cover the upgrading works at Community Clubs located at Bukit Batok, Cheng San, and Eunos.

CCCS’ investigations revealed that HNFT prepared TB’s tender submissions and proposed their bid prices for all PA Tenders, worth about $56m. Even when appearing to compete, HNFT knew TB’s likely bid prices and submission details.

As a result, the commission penalised TB of $4.3m and HNFT of $349,350.

CCCS found that the bid-rigging conduct eliminated the competitive pressure between the Parties to submit their best offers to PA, even though none of the PA Tenders were awarded to either of the parties.

“If you are currently involved in such conduct, CCCS offers a leniency programme with an opportunity for such businesses to come forward with information about anti-competitive agreements and receive a full waiver or substantial reduction in financial penalties,” Alvin Koh, chief executive of CCCS said.

“For individuals, those with information on cartel activity in Singapore can also provide such information through CCCS’s reward/whistleblowing scheme with monetary rewards of up to $120,000,” Koh added.

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