Procurement’s primary goal is to add value to the benefit of the buying organization. 

Disclaimer, this is the opinion of an experienced procurement practitioner, it is not legal advice, consult your legal counsel for that advice.

A formal request is one that is published on the owner’s website and / or a publication and / or a bid posting site such as BC Bid.

Top-level suppliers and contractors can choose their projects. They are busy therefore they will consider three factors before drafting

Doing things today that do not compromise the ability of others to do similar in the future. Let’s apply this to procurement.

Sustainability criteria are deservedly

Big money, complex projects, what could go wrong?

Long term contracts are an excellent means to building a supplier relationship that at its best implementation addresses continuous improvement through the term. Examples include

Public sector organizations, including many public funded organizations have an ethical and legal duty to be transparent in how RFx responses will be evaluated. Similar best practices will apply to the private sector.

Do you know where your [organization’s] money went? There is much value in knowing this and there are simple ways to get the data with good planning.

A negotiated RFx (NRFx) is a tool commonly used to mitigate procurement risk, increase procurement flexibility, and avoid “Contract A”. This strategy deserves a closer look.

Procurement is a collaborative process. We collaborate with fleet, facilities, information technology managers and others within our organizations. We link our internal clients with external suppliers.