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      "MCMASTER UNIVERSITY won 57 of its 70 public contract awards in Canada without a rival from 2022-01-14 to 2026-06-30, worth $2.8M: 54 without a competition and 3 after a competition that drew a single bid. 12 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Natural Resources Canada with 17."
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