The primary objective of this by-law is to ensure citizens that monies allocated to the acquisition of goods and services are spent in keeping with sound administrative principles.
In order to meet its contract management obligations under section 573.3.1.2 of the Cities and Towns Act (CQLR c C-19), the Town has passed a new by-law that includes measures to:
·
Ensure
compliance with applicable anti-bid-rigging legislation
·
Ensure
compliance with the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act (CQLR c T-11.011)
and the Code of Conduct of Lobbyists (c T-11.011, r. 2) adopted
under this act
·
Prevent
intimidation, influence peddling and corruption
·
Prevent
conflict of interest situations
·
Prevent any
other situation likely to compromise the impartiality or objectivity of calls
for tenders or the management of the resulting contracts
·
Govern the
making of decisions authorizing contract amendments
·
Govern the
rules for awarding contracts with a value that is below the threshold requiring
a public call for tenders