Procurement Guide

Procurement: A practical guide for Canada's elected municipal leaders
(2007) ISBN: 0-919779-77-8 - Item 0070
Author: Denis Chamberland

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Denis Chamberland is regarded as one of Canada’s leading legal advisors in municipal government contracting and procurement. He helps municipalities draft bid call documents and procurement by-laws and he provides strategic advice on a variety of legal, regulatory and public policy issues, such as municipal conflicts of interest, lobbying, and codes of conduct. He works with municipalities on a wide range of larger commercial projects, including public-private partnerships, construction & public works, and he has extensive experience in outsourcing projects involving water and wastewater, solid waste & recycling, and information technology.

Denis writes a monthly column in the national publication Municipal World, and hosts the legal page on BidNavigator.com, an online procurement portal. He has published over 100 articles on procurement, outsourcing and related topics of interest to municipalities in such publications as Municipal World, Solid Waste & Recycling, The Digest of Municipal & Planning Law, Municipal Liability Risk Management, Summit Magazine, The Link (The Construction Links’ Newsletter), Canadian Corporate Counsel, Purchasing b2b, International Government Contractor, and Ivey Business Journal. He is a frequent speaker at professional, industry and continuing legal education conferences and seminars.

In this easy-to-read handbook, he shines a light on some of today’s most high-profile and important procurement issues, discussing:

• Roles and responsibilities of elected representatives
• Understanding fiduciary duty
• Sole sourcing practices
• Local preference in procurement
• Confidentiality of information
• What to expect from suppliers
• Supplier debriefings and complaint procedures
• and more

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