Establishment Agreement

Contract Priority for Inuvialuit

8.05 Bid evaluation criteria

As many of the following factors as may be appropriate to any particular contract shall be reflected in the bid evaluation criteria established by Canada for the awarding of Government Contracts related to the Park:

1. the employment of Inuvialuit labour and services, and the engagement of Inuvialuit suppliers, particularly the Inuvialuit of Sachs Harbour;
2. the undertaking of commitments with respect to on-the-job training and skills development for Inuvialuit, particularly Inuvialuit of Sachs Harbour; and
3. the location of head offices, administrative offices, and other facilities in the Western Arctic Region, and particularly in the community of Sachs Harbour.

8.06 Bid solicitation from suppliers list

Prior to inviting bids by public notice for Government Contracts related to the park, Canada shall solicit bids from suppliers of goods and services, firstly from within the community of Sachs Harbour and secondly from within the Western Arctic Region. When soliciting bids:

1. Canada shall make all possible attempts to award contracts to qualified Inuvialuit businesses according to the measures outlined in this Article;
2. Canada shall take all reasonable measures to determine if there are Inuvialuit businesses, particularly Inuvialuit businesses located in Sachs Harbour, qualified to perform the contracts. This determination will usually be made by reference to the list of Inuvialuit businesses provided by the IRC and the SHCC;
3. where it is determined that a single business within the Western Arctic Region is qualified to perform a particular contract, Canada shall solicit that business to submit a bid for that contract. The contract may be awarded upon the negotiation of acceptable terms and conditions;
4. where Canada intends to solicit bids from more than one qualified business within the Western Arctic Region, Canada shall take all reasonable measures to determine if there are Inuvialuit businesses qualified to perform the contract, and shall solicit bids from those Inuvialuit businesses. This determination will usually be made by reference to the list of Inuvialuit businesses provided by the IRC and the SHCC. The contract, if awarded shall take into account the bid evaluation criteria contained in this Article; and
5. where a contract is awarded in accordance with the provisions of (c) or (d) above, Canada shall ensure that the contract document contains appropriate terms and conditions to ensure that sub-contractors are also subject to the intent and the specific provisions of the contract.

Where, after considering known available suppliers including those on the list of Inuvialuit businesses, it is determined that there are no qualified suppliers or where bid solicitation is inconsistent with laws of general application, Canada may proceed directly to bid invitation as set out in 8.07.