Article content continuedAt the time, I reported that Nuctech had won because it made the lowest bid: $6.8 million. Yet it turns out even that fig leaf of a defence has been blown away. Kham Lin of Calgary-based KPrime Technologies said his company offered to supply the scanners for $5.4 million. He said that even if the Nuctech bid included shipping and installation, KPrime would still have been able to offer a more competitive price. Lin’s contention is that Nuctech should not have been allowed to bid at all, given its checkered history.

Source: National Post August 11, 2020 23:26 UTC