Procurement Exceptions
For Prince Edward Island, the following is not covered by this Chapter:
A. Excluded Entities
None
B. Exceptions and Notes
- Architects below CETA threshold regardless of the value for those entities that are not covered by CETA.
- Engineers below CETA threshold regardless of the value for those entities that are not covered by CETA.
- Construction materials that are used for highway construction and maintenance (reference: PEI Public Purchasing Act Regulations [Section 11(1)(I)].
- Goods purchased for representational or promotional purposes, and services and construction purchased for representational or promotional purposes outside the territory of a Party.
- Local Food.
- Article 507.1 and Article 509.1 do not apply to procurement that targets poverty reduction for disadvantaged natural persons if the value of the procurement is below $200,000.
- Any of Prince Edward Island’s covered procuring entities may derogate from this Chapter in order to promote regional economic development.
- (a) Any procurement qualifying for a derogation pursuant to this paragraph shall:
- (i) be undertaken to support small firms or employment opportunities in a non-urban area; and
- (ii) have an overall value of no more than $1 million, but if the overall value of the procurement exceeds $1 million, up to $1 million of that overall procurement may be excluded;
- (b) the exclusion will only be utilized by Prince Edward Island up to a maximum of ten times per calendar year;
- (c) any procurement being funded by the Government of Canada may not be excluded; and
- (d) in each case where Prince Edward Island intends to rely on this exclusion to exclude all or part of a procurement, at least 30 days prior to its execution of the applicable procurement agreement, it will notify the Parties of its intention to utilize this exclusion. Such notification will include:
- (i) details of the circumstances justifying the exclusion;
- (ii) name(s) of the firm(s) and region(s) at issue; and
- (iii) an explanation as to how the intended exclusion conforms with the requirements of this paragraph.
- (a) Any procurement qualifying for a derogation pursuant to this paragraph shall:
Table of Contents
Overview
- Chapter Five - Government Procurement
- Schedule of Canada
- Schedule of Ontario
- Schedule of Quebec
- Schedule of Nova Scotia
- Schedule of New Brunswick
- Schedule of Manitoba
- Schedule of British Columbia
- Schedule of Prince Edward Island
- Schedule of Saskatchewan
- Schedule of Alberta
- Schedule of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Schedule of Yukon
- Schedule of the Northwest Territories
- Schedule of Nunavut
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