Summary
The mid-year report of the Inspector General outlines the analyses and investigations conducted during the first six months of the 2023 fiscal year, following complaints mainly focusing on bidding processes and contract awards for the City of Montreal.
For business units, the mid-year report remains an exemplary educational tool, as it informs on best practices to maximize in contractual matters. Despite the importance of ensuring compliance with the performance-based specification in the procurement process, contracting authorities continue to impose particular requirements or target a specific product in their requests for proposals, contrary to the Cities and Towns Act and to healthy competition.
In its mid-year report, the Office of the Inspector General made the use of the performance specification its major file, emphasizing fairness for all players in the contractual chain, particularly among subcontractors, distributors, and suppliers.
For business units, the mid-year report remains an exemplary educational tool, as it informs on best practices to maximize in contractual matters. Despite the importance of ensuring compliance with the performance-based specification in the procurement process, contracting authorities continue to impose particular requirements or target a specific product in their requests for proposals, contrary to the Cities and Towns Act and to healthy competition.
In its mid-year report, the Office of the Inspector General made the use of the performance specification its major file, emphasizing fairness for all players in the contractual chain, particularly among subcontractors, distributors, and suppliers.
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2023 MID-YEAR REPORT (in french)