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Hi, here are some notes from the session on procurement. The process is designed to be open and transparent enabling communities, and their tax payers to receive the best value while also being fair to bidders.
- Governments,
when tendering, have to abide by trade agreements, internal agreements,
and statutes and regulations.
- Only
compliant bids are accepted including being on time.
- There is
a duty to treat bidders fairly and equally with openness and transparency
- An ambiguous
waiver clause has been ruled not fair
- Contract
A process:
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Only compliant tenders accepted
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Lowest should be accepted all
things being accepted
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Duty of fairness when
evaluating
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Multiple compliant bids create
multiple Contract A
- Contract
A Indicators
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Bids are irrevocable and non
negotiable
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Obligatory
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To cancel a tender
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No technically acceptable bids
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Prices are higher than budgeted
or estimated
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Major change to scope of work
- Non
binding procurement: Request for Proposals creates flexibility but still a
duty of fairness
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No Contract A
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Best value procurement
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Multiple evaluation criteria
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Ability to negotiate terms, conditions
and proposed alterations
- New West
Partnership includes BC, AB, SK
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Largest barrier free trade area
in Canada
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There are no restrictions on
trade, investment, and labour mobility
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Threshold for NWP: $75,000 for
goods and services, $200,000 for construction
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Duty of fairness is required
with no local preferential treatment
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Limited exclusions include:
unforseeable incidents, demonstrate only one supplier, procurement from a
public body, non profits, and organizations serving disabilities
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