The City of Hamilton expects Global Axxis LLC to deliver its 40 tiny shelters to the Barton / Tiffany site on Monday, January 13.

On Thursday, the State of Wyoming administratively dissolved Global Axxis LLC after the company failed to file its annual reports and pay the state’s $60.00 (USD) annual license tax.

The City of Hamilton incorrectly states that Global Axxis LLC is the “manufacturer” of the tiny shelters. Global Axxis is a middleman company hired by the City’s other middleman contractor.

Global Axxis LLC’s problems are just the latest in a string of issues resulting from the City of Hamilton’s decision to sole source the purchase of the tiny shelters to a newly incorporated firm with no experience.

The City initially hired Microshelters Inc., a newly incorporated company with no experience, to deliver the tiny shelters. The City granted this new company a non-competitive, no-diligence $1.4-million contract while disqualifying experienced local companies.

Making another exemption to good procurement practices, the City took on responsibility for shipping and paying taxes and duties in addition to the $1.4 million given to Microshelters Inc.

Microshelters Inc. presented itself to the City using images and content from another company.

(Microshelters Inc. misrepresented itself using images and content from another company, Foldum. The City says the misrepresentation is a third-party issue between those companies and does not involve the City.)

Microshelters Inc. contracted Global Axxis LLC as its middleman to procure the shelters.

On December 24, the City expressed its complete confidence in Global Axxis LLC, accepting Microshelters Inc.’s statement that Global Axxis LLC is an experienced company in this field.

On the same day, the City stated the belief that Global Axxis LLC is a manufacturer.

The made-in-China shelters arrived in the United States on December 26. (The City expected them to arrive in Canada on this date)

The City originally expected the shelters to arrive in early December, but on December 24, they announced they would arrive on January 6.

The dissolving of Global Axxis LLC should not impact the delivery of Hamilton’s tiny shelters.

Note: A TPR reader shared the State of Wyoming announcement posted as a comment here.

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35 replies on “Company delivering Hamilton’s Tiny Shelters “Administratively Dissolved” by U.S. Officials”

  1. Why did the city buy Chinese tiny shelters? Why did they not set up a construction
    agreement with Mohawk College, or the other institutions, offering apprenticeship
    programs in the construction field as part of their training and give the students
    practical experience, under supervision, and credit for their courses. This would
    probably cheaper and result in more houses for the money. Politics is amazing, ugh!

  2. How much money could have been saved if the City gave high school shop and college trade classes design and minimum standard specs. to build these?

  3. And the city couldn’t find any reputable Canadian companies to provide these shelters???
    Time for a change in City if Hamilton’s management!!!

  4. A joke is right, I know the people from one of the local suppliers that built cabins for a place in Waterloo, I heard all about it when they were trying to work with Hamilton. They worked very hard to get the contract and were just ignored in the end.

  5. Get rid of our Mayor – she is costing us the tax payers millions. The whole project is a joke.

  6. What’s wrong with our city, overlook local suppliers for Chinese/US Middlemen and absorbing duties, taxes, etc. It’s time to take a hard look at our decision makers and as tax payers say enough is enough.

  7. Wow, 80 people in one location, what a mistake that is. I am in the shelter and outreach game and that is far too many to manage. Good luck Hamilton

  8. Joey can you request Access to Information to dig into this approval process? This seems to violate the City’s own procurement policies.

    1. The City of Hamilton is extremely careful about not maintaining documentation. They are diligent about destroying records after 28 days. Contracts are designed to include information that can be used to argue a freedom of information exception applies.
      The City of Hamilton charges high FOI fees, and they are very slow to process freedom of information requests.
      City Hall is also citing its ongoing cybersecurity failure as a reason they are not able to complete FOI requests at this time.

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