A BBC investigation uncovers evidence of irregularities in awarding the contract for two CalMac ferries
A leaked dossier has suggested the process of awarding a £97m Scottish ferries contract may have been rigged.
CMAL may have broken its own rules by allowing Ferguson to go ahead with its bid despite being unable to provide evidence of a builders refund guarantee, a mandatory financial safeguard The following year his new firm, Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd , won a £97m contract to build two dual fuel LNG vessels for state-owned ferry operator CalMac.
One, by ferry operator CalMac, found that a rival bid from a Polish shipyard best met its requirements, while an independent naval architect noted that FMEL's initial design was heavier and less efficient than the others. Jim McColl confirmed to BBC Disclosure that he first looked into buying Fergusons at least two months before it went bust.
CMAL had used the same firm to help draft the tender pack which went to bidders, but has previously told MSPs it saw nothing problematic in this.
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