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NS162INTRODUCEDOTHERNOVA SCOTIA

Public Procurement Act (amended)

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Bill overview

Bill NS162, “Public Procurement Act (amended)”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-64-session-1.

Its latest recorded status is “Introduced”.

This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.

PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY

What you need to know

Status changed: 2022-04-13T00:00:00.000

Key provisions

  1. 01The Public Procurement Act is amended to include a new section 5.1 regarding procurement of essential goods and services.
  2. 02The amended Act requires all government departments to establish a procurement plan within 6 months of the Act's coming into force.
  3. 03The Act is amended to increase the threshold for procurement from $25,000 to $50,000, effective 1 year after the Act's coming into force.
  4. 04The amended Act requires all procurement contracts to be published on the government's website within 30 days of signing.
  5. 05The Act is amended to establish a new procurement review board to hear appeals from unsuccessful bidders.

Vote roll

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