HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law No. 2017-106 - Repeal & Replace c170 - PurchasingBY-LAW NUMBER
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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF KITCHENER
(Being a By-law to repeal and replace Chapter 170 of The
City of Kitchener Municipal Code with respect to Purchasing
and Materials Management).
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to exercise the powers conferred on Council
by the Municipal Act, 2009, S.O. 2001, c.25;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kitchener enacts as
follows:
Table of Contents
170.1
Definitions and Interpretations
170.2
Purpose
170.3
Goals and Objectives
170.4
Applications
170.5
Authority and Responsibility
170.6
Conduct and Conflict of Interest
170.7
Standard Procurement
170.8
Non -Standard Procurement
170.9
Emergency Procurement
170.10
Pre -Qualification of Suppliers
170.11
Bidder Debriefings
170.12
Procurement Complaint Resolution
170.13
Contract Management and Supplier Performance
170.14
Unsolicited Proposals
170.15
Cooperative Purchasing
170.16
Green Procurement
170.17
Protection of Confidential 1 Personal Information
170.18
Disposal of Surplus
170.19
By-law Administration
170.20
Schedules
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170.1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Words within this By-law have the following meanings, unless expressly stated
otherwise:
"Acquisition" means to obtain Goods, Services, Construction or Consulting Services;
"Agreement" means a written document, executed by the City and the Supplier,
outlining the Goods, Services, Construction or Consulting Services being procured;
"Approval Authority" means the authority to approve and award Procurements, as
well as any assignment or corporate change requests related to such Procurements, up
to the Procurement Values for the respective body or person(s) set out in Section 170.7
Standard Procurement and Section 170.8 Non -Standard Procurement;
"Authorized Delegate" means the person who has been delegated by Council an
Approval Authority and includes any other person further sub -delegated such Approval
Authority in accordance within the Procurement procedures. An Authorized Delegate
includes a person authorized to act on their behalf temporarily;
"Best Value" means the optimal balance of performance and cost determined in
accordance with pre -defined evaluation criteria;
"Bid" means an offer or submission in response to a Solicitation Document;
"Bidder" means a Supplier that submits a Bid;
"CAO" means the Chief Administrative Officer of the City or designate;
"City" meads The Corporation of the City of Kitchener;
"Competitive Process" means either an Open Competition or an Invitational
Competition;
"Confidential Information" means information of commercial value, the disclosure of
which is likely to have the effect of either impairing the City's ability to obtain such
information as is necessary to perform its statutory functions, or causing substantial
harm to the competitive position of the Supplier or other organization from which the
information was obtained, unless the City is required by law to disclose such
information;
"Construction" means the process of using labour to build, alter, repair, improve or
demolish any structure, building or public improvement, and generally does not apply to
routine maintenance, repair or operations of existing real property
"Consulting Services" means the provision of expertise or strategic advice that is
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presented for consideration and decision-making, and are generally acquired to obtain
information, advice, training or direct assistance;
"Contract" means a commitment by the City for the Procurement of Goods, Services,
Construction or Consulting Services from a Supplier which may be evidenced by: a
Solicitation Document; an Agreement executed by the Supplier and the City; or a
purchase order; issued to the Supplier by a duly authorized employee of the City;
"Cooperative Purchasing" means a variety of arrangements whereby two or more
publicly funded entities combine their requirements in a single Procurement process to
obtain advantages of volume purchases from the same Supplier(s);
"Corporate Leadership Team" consists of the City's Chief Administrative Officer,
Deputy CAO of Finance and Corporate Services, Deputy CAO of Community Services
and Deputy CAO of Infrastructure Services; as outlined within Chapter 115 of The City
of Kitchener Municipal Code;
"Council" means the Council of the City;
"Department" means any department within the City;
"Deputy CAO" means the Deputy CAO of a Department or an appointed designate
thereof;
"Director of Supply Services" means the City's Director of Supply Services or
designate;
"Disposal" means an act through which the City gives up title to property or ownership
of goods;
"Emergency" means a situation, or the threat of an impending situation, which may
affect the environment, life, safety, health or welfare of the general public, or the
property of the residents of the City, or an action taken to prevent serious damage,
disruption of work, or to restore or to maintain essential service to a minimum level;
"Goods" includes supplies, equipment, materials, products, structures and fixtures to
be delivered, installed or constructed;
"HST" means harmonized sales tax;
"Immediate Family" means the spouse, child or stepchild of the individual and the
father, mother, sister, brother, stepmother, stepfather, grandchild and grandparent of
either the individual or their spouse;
"Internal Business Partner" means the City Division initiating or requesting the
Acquisition of the Goods, Services, Construction or Consulting Services;
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"Invitational Competition" means a competitive process in which an invitation to
submit Bids is issued to a minimum of three Suppliers;
"Joint Venture" means an association of two or more persons who combine their
expertise and resources in a single joint business enterprise to qualify, Bid, and perform
the Contract. Joint Ventures, sometimes referred to as a consortium, may take the form
of a partnership or special purpose vehicle;
"Limited Competition Procurement" means the Acquisition of Goods, Services,
Construction, or Consulting Services through a process where Bids are solicited from
less than three Suppliers when a Standard Procurement would require an Invitational or
Open Competition for the type and Procurement Value of the Goods, Services,
Construction, or Consulting Services;
"Local Boards and Affiliates" means municipally or provincially established corporate
entities in which the City has a minority or majority share and where City Councillors
may be members of the governing Board for that entity (eg. Centre in the Square,
Kitchener Housing Inc.);
"Non -Competitive Procurement" means using a process for Acquisition of Goods,
Services, Construction, or Consulting Services directly from a particular Supplier
without conducting a Competitive Process when a Standard Procurement would require
an Invitational Competition or an Open Competition for the type and Procurement Value
of the Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting Services;
"Non -Standard Procurement" means the Acquisition of Goods, Services,
Construction and/or Consulting Services through a process other than the process
normally required for the type and Procurement Value of the Goods, Services,
Construction and/or Consulting Services as set out in Section 170.8.
"Open Competition" means the solicitation of Bids through a publicly posted
Solicitation Document;
"Personal information" refers to personal information as defined within the Municipal
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M. 56;
"Procurement" or "Purchasing" means the Acquisition of Goods, Services,
Construction or Consulting Services by purchasing, renting or leasing;
"Procurement Value" means the estimated amount (excluding taxes) for budget or
planning purposes in acquiring particular Goods, Services, Construction or Consulting
Services which amount may be higher, lower or equal to the actual cost of the Goods,
Services, Construction or Consulting Services when ultimately acquired. For greater
certainty, when multi-year Contracts are awarded for the Acquisition of Goods,
Services, Construction or Consulting Services, the estimated value of the Goods,
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Services, Construction or Consulting Services for such multi-year Contracts is the
estimated amount to be paid for the Goods, Services, Construction or Consulting
Services over the entire Contract, and is not limited to the amount which may be
payable in any particular budget year. The Procurement Value must include all
anticipated costs to the City, including, as applicable, Acquisition, maintenance,
replacement, Disposal, and training, delivery, installation and extension options, less
applicable rebates or discounts and shall exclude HST or other taxes;
"Profit Sharing Contracts" means Contracts whereby the City receives a portion of
revenues, sales or profits earned by a third party under Contract with the City;
"Purchase Order" means the City's written document issued by a duly authorized
employee of the City to a Supplier formalizing all the terms and conditions of the
purchase and supply of the Goods, Services, Construction or Consulting Services;
identified on the face of the Purchase Order;
"Purchasing Card" means a corporate credit card provided by the City to a duly
authorized employee of the City for use as a payment method to purchase directly from
Suppliers where permitted under this By-law and in accordance with a written card
holder agreement and applicable procedures;
"Revenue Generating Contracts" means a legal Agreement between the City and a
third party that yields a financial return for the City. Revenue Generating Contracts
include, but are not limited to:
Service Revenue Contracts;
Profit Sharing Contracts; and
Advertising Contracts;
"Services" means the furnishing of labour, time or effort by a Supplier, which may
involve the delivery or supply of products incidental to the provision of the services, and
includes professional, construction or maintenance services;
"Solicitation Document" means the document issued by the City to solicit Bids from
Bidders;
"Standard Procurement" means the Acquisition of Goods, Services, Construction, or
Consulting Services in accordance with the procedures and requirements set out in
section 174.7 of this By-law;
"Supplier" means a person carrying on the business of providing Goods, Services,
Construction or Consulting Services;
"Specifications" means the detailed description of and written requirements and
standards for Goods, Services, Construction or Consulting Services and also includes
any drawings, designs and models;
"Standardization" is a management decision-making process that examines a specific
common need or requirement and then selects Goods, Services, Construction or
Consulting Services that best fills that need to become the standard;
"Supply Services" is the division within the City responsible for Procurement and
inventory management;
"Transborder data flow of Personal Information" refers to the transference of
computerized domestic data (electronic information) containing Personal Information as
defined within the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
outside the geographical borders of Canada to another country or jurisdiction. For
further clarification, transborder data flow of information does not include any data which
does not contain Personal Information or data which is not crossing any international
border to a foreign jurisdiction (i.e., stays in Canada but outside of Ontario).
170.2 PURPOSES OF THIS BY-LAW
The purposes of this By-law are:
170.2.1 to express the City's goals and objectives in relation to its Procurement of
Goods, Services, Construction and Consulting Services;
170.2.2 to describe the roles, responsibilities and authorities of the City's employees,
officers and elected officials in carrying out the City's Procurement operations;
and,
170.2.3 to comply with the requirements of Section 270(1) of the Municipal Act, S.O.,
2001, S.O. c. 25, as amended from time to time.
170.3 GOALS & OBJECTIVES
The goals and objectives are to:
170.3.1 provide Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting Services through
Procurement and inventory management in an efficient, timely and cost
effective manner, while maintaining the controls necessary for a public
agency, in accordance with this By-law as approved by Council;
170.3.2 encourage an open and competitive bidding process for the Acquisition and
Disposal of Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting Services and the
objective and equitable treatment of all Suppliers while ensuring the
principles of fairness, transparency and accountability are reflected in the
City's Procurement processes,
170.3.3 ensure the Best Value of an Acquisition is obtained by determining the total
cost of an Acquisition. Factors to consider may include, but shall not be
limited to, the determination of the total cost of performing the intended
function over the lifetime of the task, Acquisition cost, installation, Disposal
value, Disposal cost, quality of product, training cost, maintenance cost,
quality of performance and environmental impact;
170.3.4 support effective business planning such that Goods, Services, Construction,
or Consulting Services will only be acquired after consideration of need,
alternatives, timing and appropriate life cycle management issues;
170.3.5 adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct and to avoid conflicts
between the interests of the City and those of the City's employees, officers
and elected officials;
170.3.6 ensure compliance with all applicable trade agreements, laws and
regulations;
170.3.7 practice reciprocal non-discrimination and geographic neutrality with respect
to Ontario's trading partners and avoid preferential treatment of local
Suppliers;
170.3.8 avoid creating situations or relationships which may result in a continuous
reliance on a particular Supplier; and,
170.3.9 encourage the Procurement of Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting
Services with due regard to the preservation of the natural environment.
170.4 APPLICATION
170.4.1 This By-law applies to all divisions within the City and may be adopted in
principle, and at their own discretion, by Local Boards and Affiliates of the
City.
170.4.2 This By-law applies to the Procurement of all Goods, Services, Construction,
or Consulting Services except those items set out within Schedule "A". This
By-law also applies to the Disposal of assets owned by the City.
170.4.3 In addition to the items set out in Schedule "A", this By-law does not apply to
the Acquisition or Disposal of real property.
170.4.4 In addition to this By-law, the City has procedures, templates and forms for
use during the Procurement cycle. All tools for engaging in Procurement will
be maintained and updated by Supply Services as required.
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170.5 AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
170.5.1 Specific responsibilities pertaining to all stages of a Procurement process,
from the initial identification of requirements through to the management of
Contracts with Suppliers, are detailed in this By-law and the City's
Procurement procedures. In addition to those specific responsibilities, the
general roles and responsibilities delegated to the City's elected officials,
officers and employees are set out below.
170.5.2 Council
In accordance with best practices in municipal Procurement, Council
recognizes the need for a clear separation of political and administrative
functions in relation to the City's Procurement operations. It is the role of
Council to establish policy and to approve expenditures through the City's
budget approval process. Through this By-law, Council delegates to the
City's officers and employees the authority to incur expenditures in
accordance with approved budgets through the Procurement of Goods,
Services, Construction and Consulting Services in accordance with the
rules and processes set out in this By-law.
To facilitate Council's oversight role in respect of significant projects,
Council may require Departments to obtain Council's authority to initiate
specific Procurements by identifying Procurement projects of interest, such
as Procurements that are of a high Procurement Value or involve
significant risk, security concerns or significant community interest.
To avoid the potential appearance of bias or political influence in
Procurement Contract award decisions, members of Council will have no
involvement in competitive Procurement processes from the time those
Procurement processes have been initiated through the advertisement or
issuance of the Solicitation Document until a Contract has been entered
into with the successful Bidder, except where Council considers or
approves the Contract award in accordance with this By-law.
170.5.3 CAO
As per Chapter 115 of The City of Kitchener Municipal Code (Corporate
Leadership Team By-law), the CAO shall be given delegated authority to
approve any Contract awards each year during the months of June, July and
August, provided that the total costs are within the relevant approved budget
and that an information only report regarding these Contract awards is
brought to Council at its next meeting.
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The CAO shall be given delegated authority to approve any Contract award
that would not be permitted for approval by Council under Sections 275 (1) to
(4.1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 (otherwise known as "Restricted Acts After
Nomination Day"), provided the total costs are within the most recently
approved budget adopted by the Council before nomination day in the
election and that an information only report regarding these Contract awards
is brought to Council at its next meeting.
170.5.4 Treasurer 1 Deputy CAO of Finance and Corporate Services
The Treasurer/ Deputy CAO of Finance and Corporate Services is
responsible for overseeing Supply Services and providing support and
guidance to the Director of Supply Services, as required.
170.5.5 Director of Supply Services
It is the role of Supply Services to lead the City's Procurement and inventory
management operations. In fulfilling this role, the Director of Supply Services,
or designate, is responsible for:
a. researching developments in Canadian public Procurement requirements
and best practices and, through collaboration with the Internal Business
Partners, recommending updates to this By-law and developing the City's
Procurement procedures to reflect such developments and support the
City's Procurement goals and objectives;
b. providing Procurement advice and related services, including developing
and maintaining the necessary forms and Solicitation Document
templates, for the purposes of fulfilling the Procurement needs of the City,
c. developing Procurement strategies and continually analyzing the City's
business requirements and spending patterns to identify opportunities for
more strategic sourcing, including:
the Standardization of goods and services in conjunction with
Internal Business Partners, where appropriate and feasible; and
the consolidation of all similar goods and services where
appropriate and possible;
d. ensuring the consistent application of Procurement procedures and
providing Procurement services and inventory management in an efficient
and diligent manner;
e. addressing and, where possible, resolving issues or concerns that arise in
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respect of a Procurement process or the application and interpretation of
this By-law and the City's Procurement procedures and seeking guidance
and advice from the Treasurer / Deputy CAO of Finance and Corporate
Services and Legal Services, as required;
f. referring unresolved complaints from Bidders or Suppliers to the
Procurement complaint resolution procedure, as necessary, or where
required in accordance with applicable procedures;
g. ensuring compliance with this By-law and reporting non-compliance, in
writing, to the appropriate Deputy CAO and/or the CAO where warranted;
h. providing appropriate orientation, training and tools to City employees
involved in Procurement activities;
serving as the City's representative as a member of Cooperative
Purchasing groups and organizations, where such membership is
determined to be in the best interests of the City; and,
executing all Agreements, amendments to Agreements, assignments of
Agreements and related documents concerning the Procurement of
Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting Services, where the
Contract has been awarded as outlined within this By-law, regardless of
who the Approval Authority for the Acquisition is.
170.5.6 Legal Services
It is the role of Legal Services to provide legal advice and assistance in
respect of the City's Procurement activities and its relationships with
Suppliers. In fulfilling this role, Legal Services is responsible for:
a. advising the Director of Supply Services as required, in relation to legal
issues arising from Procurement activities, and reviewing and approving
specific Procurement documentation referred for legal review by the
Director of Supply Services;
b. providing advice on the finalization of Contracts and Agreements, and
reviewing and advising on proposed changes to the City's standard terms
and conditions, Agreements, and Solicitation Document templates;
c. providing opinions during the Procurement complaint resolution
procedure, as requested; and
d. providing legal advice and counsel to the City in the event of a Contract
dispute or legal challenge flowing from a Procurement process.
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170.5.7 Deputy CAOs and Executive Directors
It is the role of the Internal Business Partners to ensure that their
requirements for Goods, Services, Construction and Consulting Services are
met in accordance with the goals and objectives of this By-law. In fulfilling this
role, the Deputy CAOs and Executive Directors, or their designates, are
responsible for:
a. exercising their Approval Authority for all Procurement activity within the
prescribed limits of this By-law;
b. delegating Authority Approval limits to staff in compliance with this By-law
and all applicable procedures;
c. ensuring that all Procurement activities and decisions are authorized by
this By-law and are carried out in accordance with the City's Procurement
procedures;
d. having regard to the requirements of the City's Contractor Safety Program
in the Acquisition of Services, Construction, or Consulting Services to
which the Program applies;
e. monitoring all Contract expenditures to ensure compliance with financial
limits;
f. identifying and addressing non-compliance with this By-law and applicable
procedures within their Departments; and
g. upon discovery of instances of non-compliance, notifying Supply Services
and consulting with Legal Services to obtain advice with respect to
mitigating potential risks to the City arising from the non-compliance.
170.5.8 Corporate Leadership Team
It is the role of the Corporate Leadership Team to provide strategic and
operational governance for the City as outlined within Chapter 115 of The City
of Kitchener Municipal Code (Corporate Leadership Team By-law). In fulfilling
this role with respect with respect to the Procurement activities of the City, the
Corporate Leadership Team is responsible for.-
a.
or:
a. approval of Procurement procedures developed by the Director of Supply
Services.
170.5.9 Department Employees
Employees of all Departments are responsible for complying with this By-law.
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Department employees involved in Procurement activities must clearly
understand their obligations and responsibilities under this By-law and all
applicable procedures, and should consult with Supply Services in respect of
any questions regarding the application or interpretation of this By-law or the
Procurement procedures. Department employees involved in Procurement
activities are encouraged to develop and foster productive and cooperative
professional relationships with their colleagues in Supply Services.
170.5. 10 Supply Services Employees
Employees of Supply Services are responsible for complying with this By-law
and ensuring all Procurement procedures are applied consistently. Supply
Services employees must clearly understand their obligations and
responsibilities under this By-law and all applicable procedures and should
consult with the Director of Supply Services in respect of any questions
regarding the application or interpretation of this By-law or the Procurement
procedures.
Supply Services employees are expected to provide purchasing and inventory
management services to Internal Business Partners in an efficient and diligent
manner, and are encouraged to develop and foster productive and
cooperative professional relationships with their colleagues in all
Departments.
170.6 CONDUCT AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
170.6.1 Council and City Employees
The City's Procurement activities must be conducted with integrity so as to
maintain the public's trust. All Procurement activities undertaken by the City
must be conducted in accordance with:
a. the City's Code of Conduct for Members of Council, Local Boards, &
Advisory Committees (Policy#GOV-COU-005), as applicable;
b. the City's Conflict of Interest Policy (Policy#II-45) for employees, as
applicable;
c. the City's Confidentiality of Information Policy (Policy#II-40), as applicable;
d. the Statement of Ethics for Public Procurement (Schedule "B" of this By-
law); and
e. the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.50, as applicable.
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170.6.2 All participants in a Procurement process, including any Suppliers acting on
the City's behalf, must declare any perceived, possible or actual conflicts of
interest.
170.6.3 No purchase will be processed for personal items of direct benefit to any
member of Council, employees of the City and their Immediate Family, except
where permitted by policy, or under the auspices of a City -sponsored
employee program or with the prior written approval of the CAO.
170.6.4 No Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting Services will be purchased
from an employee of the City, or any associate or Immediate Family of an
employee, unless the extent of the interest of such individual has been fully
disclosed to the Director of Supply Services and the purchase has been
subsequently approved in writing by the CAO.
170.6.5 The following activities are prohibited, unless specifically approved by
Council:
a. Any attempt to evade or circumvent the requirements of the Procurement
Policy including, but not limited to, the division of purchases to avoid the
requirements of the Procurement Policy by any method, which includes
purchases made using Procurement cards.
b. The purchase of any surplus goods by a City employee, elected City
official or a member of the Immediate Family of a City employee or elected
City official if that City employee or elected City official:
i. was responsible for declaring the goods surplus to the City's needs,
or
ii. is otherwise involved in the Disposal of goods surplus to the City's
needs.
170.6.7 Members of Council are required to declare any direct or indirect pecuniary
interest, and its general nature, which may result in a conflict of interest
pursuant to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and the member of Council
shall otherwise comply with that Act.
170.6.8 Any Contract with the City in which a member of Council or any employee of
the City has an undeclared direct or indirect pecuniary interest may be
voided.
170.6.9 Suppliers
The City expects its Suppliers to act with integrity and conduct business in an
ethical manner. The City may refuse to do business with any Supplier that:
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a. has engaged in illegal or unethical Bidding practices;
b. has an actual or potential conflict of interest;
c. has an unfair advantage in the Procurement process; or
d. fails to adhere to ethical business practices.
170.6.10 Where a Supplier is retained to participate in the development of a Solicitation
Document or the Specifications for inclusion in a Solicitation Document, that
Supplier will not be allowed to respond, directly or indirectly, to that
Solicitation Document unless the Director of Supply Services is satisfied that
there is not a reasonable alternative or that there is not a competitive
advantage to be gained.
170.6.11 Illegal or unethical Bidding practices include:
a. Bid -rigging, price-fixing, bribery or collusion or other behaviours or
practices prohibited by federal or provincial statutes;
b. attempting to gain favour or advantage by offering gifts or incentives to
City officers and employees, members of Council or any other
representative of the City;
c. lobbying members of Council or City officers and employees or engaging
in any prohibited communications during a Procurement process;
d. submitting inaccurate or misleading information in response to a
Procurement opportunity; and,
e. engaging in any other activity that compromises the City's ability to run a
fair Procurement process.
170.6.12 The City will report any suspected cases of collusion or other Bid -rigging
offences under the Competition Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-34 to the Competition
Bureau or to other relevant authorities.
170.6.13 In providing Goods, Services, Construction or Consulting Services to
the City, Suppliers are expected to adhere to ethical business
practices, including:
a. performing all City Contracts in a professional and competent manner and
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract; and
b. complying with all applicable laws, including safety and labour codes (both
domestic and international as may be applicable).
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170.7 STANDARD PROCUREMENT
170.7.1 Standard Procurement depends on the tvne and Procurement Value of the
Goods. Services. Construction, or Consulting Services required. Standard
Procurement processes include:
a. conductina an Invitational Competition by soliciting Bids from a
minimum of three Suppliers, or
b. conductina an Ogen Competition by publicly advertising and posting the
Solicitation Document.
Requirement
Procurement Value
Procurement Process
Approval Authority
Excluding Taxes
Goods,
Up to $24,999
Non -Competitive
Deputy CAO or
Services,
designate
Construction,
Consulting
Services
Goods,
$25,000- $49,999
Invitational Competitive
Director, Supply
Services,
facilitated by the
Services
Construction
Department requiring
Acquisition
Goods,
$50,000-$99,999
Invitational Competitive
Director, Supply
Services,
facilitated by Supply
Services
Construction
Services
Goods,
$100,000- $750,000
Open Competition
Director, Supply
Services,
Services
Construction
Goods,
Greater than
Open Competition
Council
Services,
$750,000
Construction
Consulting
$25,000 - $99,999
Invitational Competitive
Director, Supply
Services
Services
Consulting
Greater than
Open Competition
Council
Services
$100,000
170.7.2 All standard Procurement processes must be conducted and reported in
accordance with this By-law including the table set out in section 170.7.1 and
all applicable procedures.
170.7.3 Regardless of Procurement Value, the Director of Supply Services shall
submit a report to Council recommending award of a purchase greater than
$100,000 if any one or more of the following conditions apply:
a. the value of the Bid being recommended for award including any
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contingency allowance are in excess of the Council approved budget;
b. the project is not specifically identified within the Council approved budget;
c. there are other orders of government or granting agencies which require
Council approval; or,
d. only one Bid was received in response to a Solicitation.
170.7.4 The City's Director of Supply Services shall prepare a quarterly information
only report to Council on Solicitations awarded where the Procurement Value
is between $100,000 and $750,000 and the Director of Supply Services
approved the award.
170.7.5 The issuance and approval of award of a Revenue Generating Contract of
any value requires the approval of the Deputy CAO of the internal Business
Partner. It will be at the discretion of the Deputy CAO of the Internal Business
Partner and the Director of Supply Services whether to also seek Council
approval on the issuance and/or approval of award of a Revenue Generating
Contract.
170.7.6 Where any purchase of Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting
Services has been authorized under this By-law, the Director of Supply
Services may authorize disbursement of additional funds provided that the
additional funds:
a. shall not exceed the greater of $100,000 or ten percent (10%) of the
original Contract price;
b. are available within the relevant budget; and
c. are required to complete works that are necessary as part of the original
Contract.
The conditions above do not apply where the additional funds required are
provided to the City.
170.7.7 The Procurement processes shown in the table in section 170.7.1 are
minimum standards. Although the table indicates that the Procurement
process shall become progressively more formal as the estimated
Procurement Value increases, the Internal Business Partner or the Director of
Supply Services may always choose to use a more formal Procurement
process than the process indicated in the table.
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170.8 NON-STANDARD PROCUREMENT
170.8.1 Non -Standard Procurement processes for Goods, Services, Construction, or
Consulting Services includes, without limitation.-
a.
imitation:a. Non -Competitive Procurement; and
b. Limited Competition Procurement.
170.8.2 The use of a Non -Standard Procurement process is only permitted under the
following circumstances:
a. where a Standard Procurement process was conducted in accordance
with this By-law and applicable procedures and has not resulted in the
receipt of any Bids,
b. where only one Supplier is able to meet the requirements of a
Procurement in order to:
i. ensure compatibility with existing products;
ii. recognize exclusive rights, such as exclusive licenses, copyright
and patent rights; or
iii. maintain specialized products that must be maintained by the
manufacturer or its representative;
c. where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and the
Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting Services can only be
supplied by one particular Supplier and no alternative or substitute exists;
d. for the Procurement of Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting
Services relating to matters with Confidential Information or privileged
nature where the disclosure of those matters through an open competition
could reasonably be expected to compromise government confidentiality,
cause economic disruption or otherwise be contrary to the public interest;
e. for the Procurement of Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting
Services from a publicly funded agency or a non-profit organization;
f. for the Procurement of Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting
Services through a Vendor of Record (VOR) Program, where analysis
supports Best Value;
g. for the Procurement of Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting
Services under exceptionally advantageous circumstances such as
bankruptcy or receivership, but not for routine purchases;
h. for the Procurement of a prototype of Goods, Services, Construction
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and/or Consulting Services to be developed in the course of, and for a
particular Contract for research, experiment, study or original
development, but not for any subsequent purchases, or,
i. for the Procurement of Goods, Services, Construction and/or Consulting
Services that is financed primarily from donations that are subject to
conditions that are inconsistent with a standard Procurement process
conducted in accordance with this By-law and applicable procedures.
170.8.3 All non-standard Procurement processes must be approved and conducted in
accordance with this By-law including the table set out in this section and all
applicable procedures.
Requirement
Procurement
Value
Excludin Taxes
Procurement
Process
Approval Authority
Goods,
Up to $99,999
Non -Competitive or
Director of Supply
Services,
Limited Competition
Services
Construction,
Consulting
Services
Goods,
Greater than
Non -Competitive or
Council
Services,
$100,000
Limited Competition
Construction,
Consulting
Services
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170.9 EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT
170.9.1 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law and provided time
does not permit the use of a Standard Procurement process, Goods,
Services, Construction and Consulting Services may be purchased on an
Emergency basis where they are required as a result of an unforeseen
situation or event occurs that is a threat to any of the following:
a. public health or safety;
b. the maintenance of essential City services or to prevent the disruption
of essential City services;
c. the welfare of persons or of public property; or
d. the security of the City's interests.
170.9.2 Where an Emergency purchase is required as described above, the Director
of Supply Services has the Approval Authority to issue a Purchase Order for
the requirements. When the Procurement Value of the Emergency purchase
exceeds $100,000., the Director of Supply Services shall provide a report to
Council as soon as reasonably possible under the circumstances.
170.9.3 Subject to the application of the provisions of By-law 93-200 as amended and
the City's Emergency Plan, where there is a major Emergency and the City's
Emergency Plan is implemented, the Director of Supply Services or a Deputy
CAO shall authorize any required purchases. For amounts exceeding
$100,000., the Director of Supply Services shall issue an information report to
Council.
170.10 PRE -QUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS
170.10.1 The purpose for prequalification of Suppliers is to ensure that each Supplier
intending to perform work on a City Contract can demonstrate its ability to
provide the necessary expertise and resources to satisfactorily complete the
work required.
170.10.2 Prequalification of Suppliers may be issued by Supply Services and will only
be considered when one or more of the following circumstances exists:
a. the work will require substantial project management by the City if the
Supplier is not appropriately experienced and could result in a substantial
cost to the City;
b. the Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting Services to be
purchased must meet national safety standards;
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c. the work involves complex, multi -disciplinary activities, specialized
expertise, equipment, materials, or financial requirements;
d. there could be a substantial impact on City operations if the work is not
satisfactorily performed the first time;
e. time requirements necessitate efficient use of time and expertise; or
f. any other circumstances deemed appropriate by the Director of Supply
Services.
170.10.3 Prequalification requires Suppliers to provide such information as requested
by the City to determine that the Supplier has the capability in all respects to
perform the Contract requirements. This information may include such things
as:
a. previous experience on similar work (Supplier and/or any staff assigned),
b. capacity to fulfill the Contract requirements; and
c. the facilities and/or equipment to perform the work.
170.11 BIDDER DEBRIEFINGS
170.11.1 Where the City has conducted a competitive Procurement process,
unsuccessful Bidders may request a debriefing from Supply Services.
Debriefings must be conducted in accordance with the City's debriefing
procedure. The City will allow unsuccessful Bidders 60 calendar days
following the date of the Contract award notification to request a debriefing.
170.12 SUPPLIER COMPLAINT RESOLUTION
170.12.1 The City encourages open, competitive Procurement processes and the
objective and equitable treatment of all Suppliers.
170.12.2 Suppliers may formally protest the outcome of a Procurement process.
Formal protests must be made by Suppliers and responded to by the City in
accordance with the City's Procurement protest procedure.
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170.13 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE
170.13.1 All Contracts must be managed by the respective Department employee
acting as the project lead in accordance with this By-law and all applicable
procedures to ensure that both the City and the Supplier fulfil the
requirements of the Contract. Department Employees must involve Supply
Services and Legal Services in the management of Contract disputes, as
required by applicable procedures.
170.13.2 The respective Department Employee is responsible for monitoring and
documenting Supplier performance and compliance with Procurement
Contracts in accordance with the City's Supplier performance evaluation
procedure.
170.13.3 Documented poor performance or non-performance on any City Contract will
be used to determine the eligibility of a Supplier to continue to provide Goods,
Services, Construction, or Consulting Services to the City on a current
Contract and to determine their ability to participate on future City Contracts.
The City may suspend Suppliers from participating in future Solicitations for a
period of three years in accordance with the City's Supplier suspension
procedure.
170.13.4 The Director of Supply Services shall apprise Council where any Supplier has
been suspended under the City's Supplier suspension procedure.
170.13.5 No Solicitation Document will be awarded to any Supplier which has a claim,
or has instituted a legal proceeding against the City or against which the City
has a claim, or has instituted a legal proceeding with respect to any previous
Contract, without prior approval of Council.
170.14 UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS
170.14.1 All unsolicited proposals, including any offers for presentations or
product/service trials submitted to the City with the expectation on the part of
the submitter of obtaining consideration for an ensuing Contract or purchase
by the City, must be directed to the Director of Supply Services for review and
approval for acceptance.
170.14.2 Anv Procurement resultina from the receipt of an unsolicited proposal must
comply with the provisions of this By-law.
170.14.3 If it is determined that there is a leaitimate need for the Goods. Services.
Construction, or Consultina Services offered by wav of an unsolicited
or000sal. then an Acauisition process shall be conducted in accordance with
this By-law and all applicable procedures.
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170.15 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
170.15.1 The City may participate with other publicly funded agencies in Cooperative
Purchasing for Goods, Services, Construction and Consulting Services when
it is in the best interests of the City to do so.
170.15.2 In the event that the Cooperative Purchasing Contract was led by a publicly
funded agency other than the City, the Procurement process must be
consistent with the requirements of this By-law and the resulting Contract
must permit the City to purchase from that Supplier under the same terms
and conditions.
170.16 GREEN PROCUREMENT
170.16.1 The Citv is committed to the purchase of aoods and services with due reaard
to the preservation of the natural environment and to encourage the use of
environmentally friendly products and services.
170.16.2 All Departments, in conjunction with Supply Services, are encouraged to seek
additional ways of achieving the goal of being environmentally safe and
responsible by thorough review of each Procurement process to ensure that,
wherever possible and economically feasible, the City's Solicitation Document
includes Specifications that reflect environmentally friendly attributes of the
goods and services, as further described in the City's Solicitation Document
drafting procedure.
170.17 PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL 1 PERSONAL INFORMATION
170.17.1 In situations where Supplier may receive the City's Confidential Information
as part of the provision of the Goods, Services, Construction, or Consulting
Services, the City will ensure that the Solicitation Document and/or terms and
conditions include requirements related to ensuring that Supplier's duty to
ensure privacy of the Confidential Information.
170.17.2 Where Personal Information, including the Transborder Data Flow of Personal
Information is involved, the City's purchasing process shall ensure that any
Personal Information produced by or resulting from services provided by a
Supplier to the City, collected, shared, stored, processed, provided,
converted, manipulated, or enhanced, whether by or on behalf of the City will
be protected in accordance with Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act regardless of location. The Department responsible
for the Personal Information shall ensure that individuals are made aware if
their Personal Information will be collected, managed, processed, or stored by
a Supplier.
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170.18 DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS ASSETS
170.18.1 The Department Head must submit to the Director of Supply Services, a
written report of all City assets, including but not limited to, furniture, vehicles,
equipment, supplies, and other goods and material, which are deemed
surplus or which have become obsolete, worn out, or otherwise incapable of
use.
170.18.2 The Director of Supply Services, shall have the Approval Authority to sell,
exchange, or otherwise dispose of City assets declared as surplus or
obsolete to the needs of the City. The Director of Supply Services may first
offer the surplus assets to other Departments. Any surplus assets not
required by Departments and that are deemed by the Director of Supply
Services as having a residual value may be disposed of by any of the
following Disposal methods:
a. by auction or solicitation; or
b. by donation to a non-profit agency; or
c. by recycling; or
d. in the event that all efforts to dispose of the goods by sale are
unsuccessful, by scrapping or destroying if recycling is unavailable.
170.18.3 No City employees, officers or elected officials, or any member of a City
Board will personally obtain any City asset that has been declared surplus
unless it is obtained through a public process.
170.18.4 The Disposal of artifacts is exempt from the requirements of this By-law.
170.19 INCORPORATION OF ACCESSIBILITY DESIGN, CRITERIA AND
FEATURES
170.19.1 The City will promote, and incorporate, whenever possible, the requirements
of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 (ODA), the Accessibility for
Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), and specifically, Ontario
Regulation 429-07 and Ontario Regulation 191-11 made under the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 in procurement activities
of the City.
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170.20 BY-LAW ADMINISTRATION
170.20.1 This By-law may be referred to as the "Purchasing By-law".
170.20.2 Under this By-law and associated procedures, the Director of Supply Services
is authorized to make all decisions, save and except where Council is
specifically identified in this By-law as the authority. Any Supplier shall have
the right to appeal that decision to Council
170.20.3 Council may waive any provisions or requirements of this By-law.
170.20.4 This By-law will be reviewed every five (5) years, or such earlier date as the
Director of Supply Services, or Deputy CAO of Finance and Corporate
Services or Council may deem it appropriate to evaluate its effectiveness.
170.20.5 It is hereby declared that each and every of the foregoing sections of this By-
law is severable and that, if any provisions of this By-law should for any
reason be declared invalid by any court, it is the intention and desire of
Council that each and every of the then remaining provisions hereof shall
remain in full force and effect.
170.20.6 That the following By-law and the contents of Chapter 170 of The City of
Kitchener Municipal Code be repealed and replaced:
By-law 2014-109, 15 September 2014;
170.20.7 Notwithstanding its repeal, any purchases begun but not yet completed by the
effective date of this By-law shall be completed in accordance with the terms
of the previous Chapter 170 of The City of Kitchener Municipal Code as if it
were still in effect.
170.20.7 The Clerk of the City is hereby directed to make this By-law a part of The City
of Kitchener Municipal Code by adding it to the Concordance and arranging
and numbering it as Chapter 170 so as to fit within the scheme of the Code.
170.21 SCHEDULES
170.21.1 Schedule "A" to this By-law — Excluded Procurements forms an integral part
of this By-law and is attached hereto.
170.21.2 Schedule "B" to this By-law — Statement of Ethics for Public Procurement
forms an integral part of this By-law and is attached hereto.
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PASSED at the Council Chambers in the City of Kitchener this I �
2017,
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day of 0 (1,0 A.D.
Clerk
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Schedule `A' — Excluded Procurements
This By-law does not apply to the Acquisition of the following:
1, Training and Education
• conferences and conventions
• courses, workshops and seminars
• memberships and subscriptions, periodicals, books
• training and development including course development and delivery
• computer software for educational purposes
2. Employer's General Expense
• employee expenses (professional dues / license renewals, meal allowances,
travel, advances, miscellaneous)
• petty cash replenishment and cash advances
• workers safety insurance board payments
• health benefits, medical notes and exams
• tax remittances
• insurance premiums
• damage claims
• legal settlements
• arbitration awards
• charges to, and from, other publicly funded agencies or administrative authorities
mandated by the government
• Council approved grants and / or donations
• employee, Councillor and Mayor's income (eg sick leave gratuity, vacation leave,
severance)
• payroll deduction remittances
• honorariums
• debentures / debt / sinking funds
• payments to Local Boards and Affiliates
• real property including land, building, leasehold interests, easements,
encroachments, licences and rentals
• investments
• refunds (such as property tax refunds, building permit refunds, and refunds for
cancelled services, programs or events)
• license fees (regular maintenance fees for vehicles, elevators, communications,
software, etc. to maintain existing products and systems)
• utilities (such as water, sewer, hydro, natural gas, telecommunications, postage,
and cable services)
• temporary staffing agencies and services
• assessments and tools where positions and/or individuals are assessed for
recruitment and selection purposes, including tools and assessments which
would assist in the accommodation of individuals
• election equipment, materials and supplies
• media / advertising, and,
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• software upgrades 1 maintenance costs
I Special Services:
• legal counsel fees
• financial services fees related to financial assets and liabilities, includinq banking
services, ancillary advisory and information services as well as management of
investments, whether or not delivered by a financial institution
• witness fees
• committee fees
• arbitrator fees
• appraisal fees
• real estate fees
• land transfer taxes
• registry office fees
• insurance claims
• revenue collected on behalf of a third party
• utility relocates
• railway crossing maintenance
• collection agency fees
4. Acquisitions which will be reimbursed in full by a third party.
5. Acquisitions related to Local boards and Affiliates
6. Expenses related to partnerships that are primarily coordinated by volunteers
7. Goods or Services in which the supply is controlled by a statutory monopoly
8. Work to be performed under the provisions of a warranty or guarantee held in
respect of the original work.
9. Goods or Services purchased on a commodity market (such as carbon tax
allowances and offset credits, natural gas for re -sale)
10. Goods and Services related to cultural or artistic fields, such as:
• events supporting local non-profit organizations
• entertainers for theatre or special events
• original works of art
• a Contract to be awarded to the winner of a design contest
• antiques or artifacts
11. Sponsorships
12. Construction costs of developer build parks when the City is reimbursing a
developer for construction costs related to a park in the early stages of subdivision
development
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Schedule 'B'— Statement of Ethics for Public Procurement
The following ethical principles should govern the conduct of every City employee
related to the Procurement of Goods, Services, Construction and Consulting Services.-
a.
ervices:a. open and honest dealings with everyone who is Involved in the purchasing
process;
b. fair and impartial award recommendations for all Contracts;
C. an irreproachable standard of personal integrity on the part of all those involved in
the Procurement of goods, services, construction and consulting; and,
d. cooperation with other publicly funded agencies in order to obtain the Best Value
for public money.