Monthly Archives: May 2019

Forum

We want to thank each and every participant who attended our 2019 Forum in Toronto. Your attendance and active participation contributed in making this event a success. We also want to thank our sponsors and speakers for their precious contribution. We are looking forward to seeing you all in Calgary next year for the 22 edition of our Annual Conference.

Stay tuned as the details will soon be available. Here is a sneak peek of what’s coming !

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