It's been a long time coming, but Newfoundland and Labrador
is finally getting new public procurement legislation. On November
29, 2016, Bill 46, a new Newfoundland and Labrador Public
Procurement Act to replace the 1981 Public Tender Act, passed third reading.
Motivated by a 2008 report, "Review of Government's
Procurement Legislation, Policies and Processes", the new
Act will modernize the procurement framework in Newfoundland and
Labrador, result in departmental reorganization of Service
Newfoundland and Labrador and create new procurement policies.
The effective date of the Act isn't yet known, and the
regulations that will provide much of the detail to implement the
new Act aren't yet drafted, but it's likely both will come
in 2017. In the meantime, here are five key aspects of the new NL
public procurement legislation:
