ABCtech #122 03Jul18 Executive Summary – Is Alberta’s Public Procurement Broken

ABCtech #122 03Jul18 Executive Summary – Is Alberta’s Public Procurement Broken?

Is public procurement in Alberta broken? We receive complaints regularly of waste. Media reports regularly of auditors identifying waste in public projects in construction and transportation, payment processing and data management. We wanted to know more and if the system is broken, what can be done to fix it?

The following Report highlights the views of Alberta contractors and a few administrators. The insights are consistent and important for all levels of government affecting all Alberta industries! Practices need fixing – particularly those affecting contractors, and the system is failing to meet most objectives.

Several recommendations are cited, that if implemented would save taxpayers $Billions, improve sub-standard service levels, and go a long way to restoring trust among stakeholders.

The survey results and recommendations are being released in four weekly installments:

Section A. (June 5th) Identified the respondents… READ NOW

Section B. (June 12th) Assessing Alberta’s Public Procurement Practices… READ NOW

Section C. (June 19^th) Assessing Alberta’s Public Procurement Objectives… READ NOW

Section D. (June 26th) Recommendations and the Conclusion… READ NOW

The Executive Summary and the entire report … READ NOW

While personal responses are confidential, the data is open and may be requested HERE for inspection and the conduct of associated analysis.

The survey will also be the subject of a panel discussion at the Supply Chain Management Association’s Conference in September – see HERE

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