Monthly Archives: May 2019

Spotlight on Forum 2019

Registration for our Forum that will take place from November 3 to 6, 2019 is still open and now is the time to register to benefit from the early bird rates which are available until this Friday, October 11, 2019. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience our great event this year at the Hyatt Regency Toronto ! Click here to access our Forum page where you will be able to register as well as finding out all the pertinent details related to the event.

Questions from the Treasury Board – Secretariat for Public Procurement

Please reply to: Geneviève Audet, Genevieve.audet@sct.gouv.qc.ca

1. The Secretariat for Public Procurement of the Treasury Board of Quebec would like to obtain information from member organizations on their tendering process in the context of public procurement.

2. Specifically, they would like to know the eligibility and compliance requirements that are used by member organizations during this bidder selection process.

3. This information may be contained in laws, regulations, policies, manuals or tender documents. Criteria may be mandatory or optional.
Thank you !

Questions from Manitoba Hydro

Please reply to: Wendy Bonnie, wbonnie@hydro.mb.ca

Manitoba Hydro is preparing an RFP for Administrative Services Only (ASO) health benefits and emergency travel health insurance. Members are asked if they can provide information the following:

  1. A ‘per line’ pricing model for Administrative Services Only (ASO) health benefits. Information could include:  the levels of detail (beyond paper claim line and digital claim line) that are most often used; other cost factors that may be broken out separately; experiences transitioning from a % of claims paid to a per line model, etc.
  2. Containing costs for travel pooling charges; appropriate escalation clauses and validation methods.

Thank you!

Questions from Halifax Regional Municipality

Please reply to: Stephen Terry, terryst@halifax.ca

 

  • The Halifax Regional Municipality would like to request if any member organizations can share the org chart for their centralized Procurement departments.

  • The Halifax Regional Municipality asks if any member organizations have a framework, guidelines or client questionnaire related to when to include a fairness monitor in a Procurement strategy that they can share.

  • The Halifax Regional Municipality asks if any member organizations can share their current Procurement/Commercial Card policy.

Thank you