Purpose

Understanding Competitive Bidding Law is essential for procurement professionals in the pubic or private sector. This new seminar is intended to familiarize attendees with the fundamentals of Competitive Bidding Law in Canada and the basics of drafting RFPs, RFQs, and other procurement documents.

Who Should Attend

Both new and experienced contracting, purchasing, and supply management professionals who desire to understand competitive bidding law, as well as an analysis of terms and conditions commonly found in RFPs and RFQs will benefit from this seminar. 

Program Description

The newly developed interactive seminar will be divided into 3 complementary parts. The first part focuses on a review of the basic theory of Contract Law. The second part focuses on Competitive Bidding Law in Canada including the Contract A/B concepts, the obligations of the owner and bidders, and other legal considerations in the bidding process. The third part is an interactive practical session on drafting effective RFP and RFQ clauses. The emphasis is on giving the attendees tools and information to prevent and solve legal problems.

Part 1: Review of the Fundamentals of Contract Law

• An assessment of the knowledge base of the attendees.
• An overview of basic contract law concepts such as formation of contracts
• Taking the fear out of legal language
• Case studies relating to the foregoing

Part 2: Fundamentals of Competitive Bidding Law

• Methods of procurement – sole source and competitive bidding
• Summary of court decisions in competitive bidding
• Obligations of the Owner and the Bidder in competitive bidding

• Key legal issues in competitive bidding
• Developing skills to effectively handle legal issues in the competitive bidding process

• Find out how to avoid legal disputes and when to seek legal advice
• Case Studies on the foregoing

Part 3: Drafting RFPs, RFQs and other procurement documents

• The foundations of drafting effective RFP and RFQ clauses

• Detailed discussion of a wide variety of standard clauses
• Discussion on how to avoid typical competitive bidding conflicts

• Practical exercises on drafting and understanding legal terminology