Presenters

Reg Howard, Director, Procurement Modernization

Erin Connelly, Senior Strategic Planner (Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan)CIC

Greg Lusk, Assistant Vice President Priority Saskatchewan

Priority Saskatchewan is standardizing the approach to the procurement process. This presentation and others similar to it were part of the process of roling out the changes to the private sector. Although the process is in the implementation stage, Priority Saskatchewan will continue to keep ACEC-SK and it's members aware of their progress. Below was an overview of some of the topics covered during the seminar. 

Those who attended the seminar took away the following:

• An awareness of Best Value Procurement & the new philosophy
• Ideas about how they can participate
• A better understanding of the process & how government works
• Access to new tools and guides

The following Resource Materials are available:

• Procurement Guide
• Guide to Preparing a Request for Proposal (RFP)
• Procurement Evaluation Guide
• Scope of Work Writing Guide

The Seven Steps – Overview

1. Need Identification/Problem Definition 
2. Decide on a Procurement Approach
3. Conduct the Competition 
4. Evaluate Bids 
5. Make an Award
6. Debrief Suppliers
7. Contract Management

Implementation Process:

• Procurement guides now online
• Ongoing training sessions for public and private sectors
• Expanding consultations to FN companies
• Consulting with professional services

Next Steps for Priority Saskatchewan

• Are they missing anything?
• Continued discussion with industry stakeholders and broader public sector partners
• Continue to implement policy changes in a staged manner
• Evolve practices & understanding