Procurement
NFI will extend idling of production facilities
The bus manufacturer anticipates new bus and motor coach production may recommence operations in May 2020
Ontario creates $50M fund for businesses to retool to make medical equipment
The province recently ordered 10,000 ventilators from O-Two Medical Technologies
More masks, ventilators on the way as industrial response to COVID-19 ramps up
Upwards of 60 million N95 masks are expected this week, and 1,570 ventilators are on order
McMaster Innovation Park rolling out digital procurement
Digital procurement through the bids&tenders platform is expected to modernize the research centre’s procurement effort
2nd Skin acquires textile division of Id pro
The acquisition will help to increase 2nd Skin’s production capacity
Feds award contract for Canadian Coast Guard radars
Concord, Ont.-based Felix Technology will provide 36 new shore-based radars and related equipment
Premiers to celebrate USMCA, beat back protectionism in Washington
Trump is kicking the tires on a Buy American move that would pull the U.S. out of a $1.7-trillion procurement agreement with WTO members, including Canada
SNC-Lavalin pleads guilty to fraud, will pay a $280M fine for Libyan work [UPDATED]
Back in the hot seat, SNC-Lavalin will face a judge today on another allegation of corruption and fraud in Libya
UPS plans US$110M facility expansion at Anchorage airport
The Atlanta-based company needs extra space in Alaska to handle new jumbo jets it hopes to purchase
FLIR wins $109M U.S. army heavyweight robot contract
Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal units will use FLIR’s Kobra robot to perform a range of missions, such as disarming vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices
