New Government Capital Projects — Major Tendering Policies

In a news release on June 17th, the Government of Manitoba unveiled new policies intended to promote workplace safety and training on publicly funded projects. COR will become a condition of contract on publicly tendered projects in a phased in manner.

The MHCA supports the use of COR as a condition of contract. There are already 170 COR Certified companies as attested to by the MHCA WORKSAFELY program and we expect that number to grow rapidly and significantly.

The second part of the government announcement however leaves considerable ambiguity as to what constitutes “engagement” in apprenticeship training, and “having an active apprenticeship agreement” to meet compliance with
the tendering document. The MHCA intends to constructively work with government to ensure a clear understanding of what is intended, followed by practical application.

The tendering requirements and apprenticeship training policies will be phased in over the next three years.

Below are information sheets released by the Government of Manitoba related to this issue. This should be reviewed.

Feel free to contact the MHCA for any assistance or questions arising from the material at 947-1379.

Government Wide Tendering Policies – Fact Sheet
Government Wide Tendering Policies – Training Guidelines
Government Wide Tendering Policies – Bidder’s Certification Form
Government Wide Tendering Policies – MIT Special Provisions