Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The department, if I understand correctly, is the one that drafts, implements the overall contracting policies and ensures that consistent application of the policies is applied throughout the government. I would like to follow up with one area that Mr. Roland referred to and that was the non-competitive contracting. Yesterday, I tabled the Minister's letter that he had sent to me and on page 4, he outlined the conditions under which non-competitive contracting could take place, specifically source contracts. In it is the statement that government contract regulations require all contracts be issued through a competitive process unless they meet the strict regulatory requirements for sole-source contracting. The only exceptions to this competitive contracting process are those that meet the regulatory requirements for sole-source contracting. I wonder if the Minister could tell us what are the strict regulatory requirements and can he supply a copy of that?
Jake Ootes on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 12th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 11th, 1997
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