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Harvard does not require competitive bidding for the reunion bus contract without opening the contract for bidding. It has used Cavalier for the past six years--coincidentally, that's exactly as long as the company has existed.
Murphy claims that he receives no personal financial gain from the Cavalier contract. That may be true, but his behavior in this case represents a serious failure in ethics, judgment and propriety. First of all, Murphy failed to reveal his connections with Cavalier to the reunion office--and when asked...
Second, Murphy is shutting out other bus companies by sending Harvard business to his friend, Libby. By all accounts, Cavalier Coach does a good job, and its fees aren't outrageously out of line with the competition. Still, as a matter of principle, Harvard should hire contractors on the basis...
Finally, the Murphy-Cavalier case raises questions about Harvard's attitude toward its own conflict of interest policies. Marshall says Harvard's 1975 conflict of interest rule covers only high-ranking administrators and financial officers. A mere police officer, Marshall implies, isn't accountable.
Meanwhile, Harvard should either institute a competitive bidding process for reunion busing activities or justify publicly and concretely why it doesn't need one. Murphy should explain his lack of candor about his relationship with Cavalier. Murphy's superiors should insist that he relinquish his ties to Cavalier--or give...