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Earlier this year the Federal Court found ARM Architecture and its then managing director Tony Allen were guilty of attempting to rig bids for a tender relating to a $250 million building project at Charles Darwin University.
The Court ordered ARM Architecture to pay a penalty of $900,000 and Allen to pay $75,000.
In a public statement, Allen said he had made
a very serious mistake by attempting to induce the other firms to engage in bid-rigging, and this has had serious consequences for me. I have lost my position, my reputation, and my involvement in a profession that I love.
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