January 16, 2025
To All Employees
The recent policy updates in Section D: Finance focus on improving D.4 Purchasing, ensuring our alignment with the Broader Public Sector (BPS) Procurement Directive and the Building Ontario Business Initiatives Act (BOBIA) in Ontario. This policy enhancement now includes specific scoring criteria designed to prioritize purchasing from qualified Ontario businesses that are recognized as Supply Ontario Vendor of Record (SOVOR) vendors.
Additionally, for both Ontario and Saskatchewan, policy D.4 now recommends an invitational purchasing process for all goods and non-consulting services with a contract value exceeding $60,000. A minimum response time of 30 calendar days for any open competitive purchasing activities with a contract value surpassing $353,300 is required.
Regarding processes, all asset disposal requests (such as vehicles) continue to be directed to the Procurement Specialist. It is also important to note that all contracts binding the corporation must receive approval and be signed by the appropriate signing authority as delegated by our Board of Directors. These updates apply to both services in Ontario and Saskatchewan.
If you have any questions regarding this policy or the recent changes, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Thank you,
Justin Toth, Director of Strategic Finance
jtoth@karis.org