Procurement and The Olympics

The RCMP formed the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit (V2010 ISU) in 2003, uniting the police, military and security forces that will work together to secure the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Over the past year, the V2010 ISU has grown substantially, adding personnel from the RCMP, Vancouver Police Department, West Vancouver Police Department and Department of National Defence.

This presentation will provide an overview of the ISU as well as the role of the RCMP within the ISU. It will focus on RCMP and PWGSC procurement in support of this mandate: the successes, failures, and lessons learned.

Speaker: Michael Day
Michael Day is the Acting Director, Procurement and Contracting Services, RCMP, Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit. Michael joined the Government of Canada in 1978 as a warehouseman with the Department of Supply and Services (DSS). He moved to Acquisitions at DSS in 1980 as a junior buyer in the Vancouver office of the Pacific Region and steadily advanced until he was appointed the Manager of Acquisitions for DSS in Victoria in 1986. He remained in that position until 2006 when he became Manager of Contract Quality Assurance for PWGSC, Pacific Region.

Competitive Tendering – Bid-Rigging

Competitive tendering processes are intended to ensure that products and services are purchased on the best terms possible. However, some suppliers can thwart this objective by secretly agreeing to rig their bids. Bid-rigging is a crime under the Competition Act. Bid-rigging can also have serious economic consequences, including artificially inflated costs for products and reduced service offerings. However, business organizations can take steps to protect their procurement processes.

The Competition Bureau invites members of the Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management – BC Chapter to attend an informative session to discuss important ways that can be undertaken to prevent and detect bid-rigging. The presentation will include the following topics:

• The Competition Bureau and the Competition Act
• Bid-rigging offence and penalties
• Common forms of bid-rigging
• Detection (warning signs)
• Prevention (best practices)
• What to do if you suspect bid-rigging
• Investigation and enforcement

Speakers: Russell Jutlah / David Jones

Russell Jutlah
Russell Jutlah is a Senior Competition Law Officer in the Competition Bureau's Criminal Matters Branch in Pacific Region where he is involved in investigations into alleged antitrust violations such as bid rigging and cartels. Russell also worked for several years in the Bureau's Mergers Branch in Gatineau, Quebec. Prior to joining the Competition Bureau in 2001, Russell was a lawyer in private practice. He holds undergraduate degrees in economics and law from Queen's University and Osgoode Hall Law School and a Master's degree in law from UBC.

David Jones
David Jones is a Competition Law Officer with the Criminal Matters Branch in the Vancouver office of the Competition Bureau. David is involved in investigations into alleged bid-rigging conspiracies and criminal cartels. David was a lawyer and litigator in private practice before joining the Competition Bureau in 2008. David obtained his law degree from the University of British Columbia and also has a degree in Philosophy from Trent University.

The Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management (CIPMM) & What’s Going On In Contracting These Days?

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This presentation will begin by providing an overview on the Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management and the services it provides as well as the Institute’s vision and goals for the future.

The second portion of the presentation will focus on the policy structure of contracting and where policies may be headed in the future.

Robert Kelly, CIPMM President
Bob Kelly retired from the Treasury Board Secretariat in 2000 after a career in the public service that spanned 46 years. In the 20 years he spent at Treasury Board, he was responsible for the development and establishment of most of the procurement policies that still govern departmental activities today.

After enjoying a period of retirement that lasted for a weekend, he was re-employed by the RCMP in 2000 as a procurement advisor on a part time basis where he stayed until November of 2003.

He also crossed over to the dark side and became a consultant on several projects for a number of departments. Since January of 2003, he has worked with CIPMM Board Member David Swift as a procurement policy advisor with RFP Solutions Inc. In this role, he has assisted over 40 government departments in the development of Statements of Work and Requests for Proposals. Bob also has developed several contracting manuals and procedural instructions for departments and he gives contracting training courses to several departments and agencies.

Bob was made an honorary life member of the CIPMM when he retired for the first time. In May 2008, he became president of the CIPMM.