The Canadian Institute's 8th Annual Advanced Guide to

Public Procurement

Cost Effective Solutions for Reducing Barriers to Procurement in Foreign and Domestic Trade

Tuesday, February 21 to Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia

Increase Your Profits and Reduce Your Costs in Canada’s $100 billion public procurement marketplace!

Government procurement professionals are faced with heightened public scrutiny and oversight demanding open access, fairness and transparency, particularly in today’s expanding global marketplace. Successful suppliers must know their obligations during a competitive process, and be equipped to expertly close lucrative deals.

In just 2 days at The Canadian Institute’s 8th Advanced Guide to Public Procurement, you will come away with solid strategies from both the perspective of government and suppliers to reduce your procurement risks, increase your operational efficiency, and advance major infrastructure projects and foreign investment deals.

Get the tools you need to excel in all of your procurement initiatives, and to take advantage of increasing domestic and foreign opportunities in Canada, in the Asia-Pacific and across the West, through cornerstone procurement topics including:

  • Leveraging opportunities under key foreign trade agreements, particularly CETA
  • Best practices in clearing Canada-US, BuyAmerican, and domestic trade hurdles
  • Complying with the proposed new protest mechanism under NWPTA
  • Case studies from major sustainable infrastructure projects, and lessons learned from the successful shipbuilding contract award
  • Deconstructing non-compliant exclusion clauses and implementing effective solutions to de-risk and insulate your bids and evaluation practices against CITT review

PLUS! Learn from one of Canada’s foremost drafting experts, in an interactive setting at the full-day Master Class, Step-by-Step Guide to Drafting Solid Enforceable Procurement Documents. Preserve time and resources with old-standard drafting techniques to conform with plain language requirements by learning to write with clarity. As an added benefit, receive a complimentary copy of The Laws of Precision Drafting: A Handbook for Tenders and RFPs, authored by Paul Emanuelli, with each paid registration for the Master Class.

Register Now! Secure your place at our Public Procurement event to sharpen your procurement skills by calling 1-877-927-7936, by fax at 1-877-927-1563 or online .

We look forward to seeing you this February in Vancouver!