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A Guide to Developing Procurement Bylaws
Purpose of Guide
In December 2001, a new Municipal Act (Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25, hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) was passed by the Ontario Legislature. The Act gives municipalities a broad new flexibility to deal with local circumstances, and to react quickly to local economic, environmental or social changes. A new feature of the Act is the transparency/accountability provisions aimed at ensuring taxpayers can easily understand how their municipality operates. As part of this requirement, before January 2005, municipalities and local boards must develop policies – adopted by bylaw or in the case of local boards by resolutions – that will be used for procuring goods and services. This procurement guide will help municipalities and local boards fulfil this requirement.
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- The legislation and guide at a glance
- A process to developing your procurement bylaw
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Getting started
- Chapter 3: Goals
- Chapter 4: Types of procurement processes and when to use them
- Chapter 5: Maintaining integrity and protecting interests in procurement
- Chapter 6: Formulating policies about reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of the procurement processes
- Chapter 7: What are your views on the guide? On-line survey
- Appendices
- For more information
- Sample bylaws
Disclaimer
This is a guide, not a directive. The guide outlines the steps that can be taken to develop bylaws/resolutions for procuring goods and services. The guide does not provide directions on how to procure goods and services. Since the guide is advisory in nature, it should not be relied on as a substitute for legal or professional advice. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is not liable for any damages that may result as a result of the municipality or local board relying on the information presented in the guide. A municipal/local board solicitor should be consulted before passing a procurement bylaw/resolution.
