Can investors contract around procurement laws?
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Can investors contract around procurement laws?

… the courts say no!

Dr. Tetteh Affotey-Walters
Published July 15, 20268 min read

There is a question that arises in almost every significant public infrastructure contract negotiation in Ghana, though it is rarely asked this directly: can the parties to a government contract simply agree to terms that depart from what procurement law requires, and rely on that agreement if the arrangement is ever challenged?

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