Original sentence: agreed to various engagements before it had obtained a quote or estimate from the contractor and this seriously weakened the Commonwealth’s negotiating position and provided little comfort that the Commonwealth was receiving value for money in.agreeing to the contractual arrangements;.• certain representations by dealers were treated differently to other dealers;.• during the procurement processes used for OzCar, Treasury did not record the circumstances that led to the decision to direct source of certain supplies;.• it did not maintain accurate records;
Edited sentence: agreed to various engagements before it had obtained a quote or estimate from the contractor and this seriously weakened the Commonwealth’s negotiating position and provided little comfort that the Commonwealth was receiving value for money in agreeing to the contractual arrangements;.certain representations by dealers were treated differently to other dealers;.during the procurement processes used for OzCar, Treasury did not record the circumstances that led to the decision to direct source of certain supplies;.it did not maintain accurate records;