Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This actually touches on the Department of Finance, as well, insofar as Procurement Shared Services does now reside there. All departments, when they have any sort of purchasing above $25,000, do have to go through the public procurement process that resides within Procurement Shared Services. When they do so, it really is that the departments are of course required, when there are multiple bids, to go through local registered businesses as their first priority and then going through NWT bid registered businesses, then local businesses, then NWT businesses. Only then would they be looking to the non-Northwest Territories businesses. There are steps that are built into the process that all departments are expected to take and be aware of in addition to the fact that, even for those procurements that are under $25,000, there is certainly a strong expectation that we are, of course, looking to support local businesses and Northwest Territories based businesses. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Caroline Wawzonek on Question 671-19(2): Public Service (Procurement) Supporting Northern and Northern Businesses
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2021. See this statement in context.
Question 671-19(2): Public Service (Procurement) Supporting Northern and Northern Businesses
Oral Questions
March 12th, 2021
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