Sourcing the ideal contractor for a public project is tricky. Managing the procurement journey from project start-up to issuing the Notice to Proceed (NTP) can be downright taxing. Here’s where taking advantage of Job Order Contracting (JOC) can streamline the process and ensure an organization’s contracts are in good hands.Undoubtedly, the path from project approval […]
Read more »OPBA warmly welcomes the following new members (June 2023): Howard Balter, Manager, Procurement & Contracts, Toronto Public Library William Kozak, Student, Durham College Karley Strongoli, Administrative Support Clerk, Purchasing Services, Toronto District School Board Meenu Jhamb, Administrative Assistant, Facility Services, Toronto District School Board Martin Rosene, Procurement, Officer Science North Adam Boylan, Director of Corporate […]
Read more »By Tanya Gaudet, CSCMP, C. Mgr., Manager, Procurement and Insurance Services at the Town of New TecumsethIn non-negotiable bid formats (e.g., tenders) bidders are bound to their bid prices for acceptance for a fixed period (irrevocable bids). In the public sector, it isn’t unusual to see a bid irrevocability period of 90 or 120 days […]
Read more »By Robin Friefield-Hudson, BSc, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, Procurement Specialist, Procurement Services, City of Mississauga | Corporate Services DepartmentWhen I started with Mississauga’s procurement team in 2007, we were known as Materiel Management. We were paper-driven and a relatively small group of about 14 people.Back then, completing a procurement plan was an essential part of the procurement […]
Read more »The Ministry recently circulated a notice about Changes to BOBi including updated directives for both the Ontario Public Service (OPS) and the Broader Public Service (BPS)The effective dates for the updated directives (and links to them) are below: OPS Procurement Directive – September 1, 2023 BPS Procurement Directive – January 1, 2024 All “broader public sector organizations” include: a designated broader […]
Read more »OPBA warmly welcomes the following new members (May 2023): First Name Last Name Position Organization Stephen Case Manager, Corporate Services Agricorp Quoc Van Thong Student Centennial College Kyle Patterson Buyer Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat Fatima Louni Purchasing Agent Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat Daya Maiga Dieng Senior Buyer Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat Nasrin […]
Read more »The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) regulates the architecture profession in our province to serve and protect the public interest. Neither an advocacy body nor a lobby group or trade organization, the OAA takes its mandate from the province’s Architects Act. As its Executive Director, I work with our staff, volunteers, and governing Council to […]
Read more »Adam Beres, Manager of Fleet, Equipment and Purchasing, City of Welland, with special guest Chief Adam Eckhart of Welland Fire & Emergency Services Welland Fire and Emergency Services (WFES) consists of 51 career firefighting staff and 45 volunteers across three stations within the City of Welland.The city recently constructed two state-of-the-art facilities, and a third station is scheduled […]
Read more »Depending on how old you are, peeps like me, remember a very different world of procurement!I’ll start off by saying, public agencies tended to be late to the table when it comes to new technology; letting others try it out before we dipped our toes in the water.Back in the day, we used typewriters and […]
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