Annual Advanced Guide to Public Procurement 2012

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


Gain critical procurement strategies from real-life case studies and best practices from the experts as you:

• Prepare for CETA and learn to balance overlapping obligations under multiple key foreign trade agreements
• Revitalize internal procurement procedures to increase efficiency
• Operate within the principles of fairness, openness and transparency to meet procurement obligations
• Cope with growing demand and shrinking budgets
• Understand exactly how to generate and nurture valuable business opportunities in Aboriginal procurement
• Reduce exposure to CITT review through strategies to de-risk your documents and insulate your bids
• Expertly advance lucrative domestic major infrastructure renewal projects

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.

WHO WILL YOU MEET
• Federal, provincial and municipal procurement professionals
• MASH sector procurement officers
• Procurement specialists for crown corporations
• Defence procurement managers
• Purchasing and supply chain managers
• Construction industry lawyers and tender contracts specialists
• In house and government counsel
• External counsel for vendors
• Lawyers in private practice
• Green and sustainable procurement specialists and consultants
• ADR professionals practicing fairness monitoring
• Marketing executives and managers for vendor corporations

We look forward to seeing you this February in Vancouver!