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Atlantic Canada Procurement Agreement

Nova Scotia Office of Economic Development

Last Verified: 2006-05-30

This agreement applies to public sector procurement in matters relating to goods, services, and construction within the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.  

Eligibility Criteria

All firms with offices established in the Atlantic Provinces, with the exception of some professional services, will be given equal opportunities to do business without regard to province of origin. Further exemptions and exceptions as well as the full document of the Atlantic Procurement Agreement may be viewed at the following web site: http://www.cap-cpma.ca/images/pdf/eng/APAEnglish.pdf

(Some exceptions in the Atlantic Procurement Agreement refer to the Agreement on Internal Trade, which is available for viewing and downloading at: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inait-aci.nsf/en/il00006e/html )

Summary

Procurement contracts awarded by government funded bodies including departments, agencies, commissions and crown corporations, academic institutions, schools and health and social services organizations, as well as any newly created department, agency, commission, crown corporation or any new body of a comparable status to those already covered above are subject to this agreement.
   
This agreement is applicable to procurement contracts where the estimated value of the contract is:

  • Goods: $ 25,000 or greater
  • Services: $ 50,000 or greater
  • Construction: $ 100,000 or greater.

A bid protest and dispute settlement mechanism is part of the Atlantic Procurement Agreement and also applies to any other procurement policy or agreement carried out by the Province of Nova Scotia departments, agencies, boards and commissions.

Nova Scotia Contact(s):
Procurement Services
Nova Scotia Office of Economic Development
14th floor South, Maritime Centre
6176 Young Street
P.O. Box 2311
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2V2
Telephone: (902) 424-3333
Fax: (902) 424-0780
Toll-free (information): 1-866-399-3377
E-mail: ptenders@gov.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/econ/



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