Contracts over $10,000 Proactive Disclosure Requirements

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada is committed to economy, transparency, and the highest ethical standards in financial administration.

In March 2004, the Treasury Board of Canada announced a new policy on the mandatory publication of contracts over $10,000. This Web site provides information on contracts issued by or on behalf of the Office of the Auditor General. 

Every three months, we will disclose contracts awarded by the Office in the previous quarter.

Please note that information that would normally be withheld under the Privacy Act does not appear on this Web site.

Contracts

The objective of government procurement is to acquire goods and services, including construction services, in a manner that is accessible to all contractors who wish to compete for contracts, that promotes competition among contractors, and that is fair to all potential contractors. Government procurement should also be done in a way that results in the best value to Canada. In March 2004, the Treasury Board of Canada announced a new policy on the mandatory publication of contracts over $10,000.

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada is committed to operating in an economical and transparent manner, and in having the highest ethical standards in financial administration. Accordingly, this Web site provides quarterly information on contracts issued by, or on behalf of, the Office of the Auditor General. 

According to the Auditor General Act, the Office has the authority to contract for professional services, and we follow our own Policy on Contracting for Professional Services. Its objective is consistent with the objective of the Treasury Board Contracting Policy. Our current policy is under review. When procuring goods and other services, the Office follows the Treasury Board Contracting Policy, which can be found at http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/Contracting/contractingpol_e.asp

The Office enters into contracts to procure professional services, other kinds of services, and goods to support the work of the Office. The majority of the Office's professional-service contracts directly support our audits, to ensure that the Office uses appropriate expertise for our audit work. This expertise contributes significantly to the quality of our audits. Contracts are also awarded to support our professional practice and corporate services. Due to the confidential nature of our audit work, the Office does not provide descriptions of contracts related to audit work. The Office does, however, provide more detail regarding its contracts that are not related to audit work.

As specified in the Treasury Board guidance on contract disclosure, only original contract values are disclosed. Amendments to contracts are not reported. As well, the Office excludes, from publication, contracts for legal services; real property transactions; grants and contributions; service-level agreements between federal government institutions; and memoranda of understanding with other levels of government and foreign governments.

Contract values disclosed on this Web site exclude the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Therefore, we have reported all contracts awarded by the Office in the previous quarter with values over $9,346 without the GST, (which is equivalent to $10,000 with the GST).

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