Summit magazine contents 2000 - Volume 3   VOLUME DIRECTORY March 2000 - ISSUE 1 June 2000 - ISSUE 2 September 2000 - ISSUE 3 December 2000 - ISSUE 4
	March 2000 Volume 3 Issue 1 FEATURES TURNING CARS INTO MONEY INTO CARS The federal fleet gets a new lease on life through remarketing vehicles by Patrick Doyle POWER TO THE PEOPLE? Deregulation sparks opportunity in the energy sector by Gord Mcintosh DOIN' IT THEIR WAY The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has some new procurement wrinkles by Paul M. Lalonde A TALE OF TWO SCHOOLS Nova Scotia looks at P3 school construction by Jim Meek INTEGRA-TING THE PUBLIC SECTOR Vision, experience and a powerful product provide Quebec an IT solution for its construction industry watchdog, the RÈgie du batÓment by David Pye VIRTUALLY PAPERLESS The business of buying and selling is shifting towards being paperless and electronic by Ann Silversides FAMILY MAINTENANCE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM UP FOR GRABS After 12 years, a BC sole-source contract goes to tender by Sid Tafler WHOSE IDEA IS IT ANYWAY? The federal government struggles with ownership of intellectual property rights by Richard Brag THE REAL Y2K BUG Could December 31, 2000 have dire consequeces for the greatest non-digital processor - the human mind? by Dave Newman KERMIT WAS WRONG! Environment Canada is making it easier to be green by Magda Philips BIG DADDY WARBUCKS National Defence buys billions of dollars of every kind of good and services quietly and efficiently every year by Ken Pole TOP 15 A look at the best sellers to the federal government COLUMNS IT MATTERS TO YOU/ À VOTRE ATTENTION The professional development forum of the Materiel Management Institute WIRED.GOV IT procurement drives online agenda. Reform in IT procurement practices is necessary to meet the federal govern ment's 2004 goal by Richard Bray COMMON CENTS ACANs and other sole-source contracts are still too common according to the Auditor General of Canada by Gord Mcintosh MANAGING PROJECTS STEP BY STEP Building the project plan - procurement considerations by George Suffidy CITTING IN IBM joins the list of complainants from the IT sector by Paul M. Lalonde IN MY OPINION The supplier community may not fully understand public procurement and their legal rights by Michael Asner DEPARTMENTS THE QUESTION We asked, "What should be the basic qualifications for certification of procurement professionals?" compiled by Dave Newman SUMMITUP compiled by Summit staff SUMMIT CONNECTS Websites that put you in touch compiled by Summit staff FACE TO FACE Christian Lemire, president of PMAC, is full of enthusiasm, both for his profession and the Purchasing Management Association of Canada by Melanie Collison POLICY ARENA Canada Customs and Revenue Agency implements alternative dispute resolution by Anna-Carolle Bougie
	June 2000 Volume 3 Issue 2 FEATURES DOUBLE WORD SCORE Private sector players in the Canadian translation industry see the federal Translation Bureau as competition by Catherine Morrison GREENING CANADIAN CITIES: MONEY TALKS New federal funds flow for green municipal projects by Magda Philips WHAT A WAY TO WASTE Halifax P3 reduces garbage by 60 percent by Barbara Webber MAKING WATERWORKS WORK Region of Peel water facility publicly owned and privately managed by Terry Collins and Andy Georgiades COOL DOWN REGINA City buyers combat greenhouse gases  by Dave Margoshes PICKING PITCHERS Choosing federal ad agencies  by Patrick Doyle BUYING INTO E-PROCUREMENT One click of the mouse starts Internet-based purchasing for the BC Purchasing Commission by Sonia Tellez BUILDING CREDIBILITY BC Buildings Corporation wins praise for its management of government facilitieshe federal government struggles with ownership of intellectual property rights by Sid Tafler BEST VALUE CONTRACTS Purchasers face "best value" challenge by Ann M. Mack THE CHEQUE'S IN THE MAIL FOR PROFAC Starting with a Canada Post oursourcing contract, PROFAC Facilities Management Services grows to take top spot by John Cherney ONE GIANT EXPERIMENT 300 federal buildings, 13 contracts - Brookfield LePage does it all for PWGSC by Gord McIntosh WHY WAIT FOR 2004? Government attempts to move ESD forward at a measured pace may be too slow by Richard Bray CIDA AID AT HOME Canadian suppliers have the edge when CIDA contracts by Terry Collins and Andy Georgiades COLUMNS WIRED.GOV Single point of access for better service - a simple idea subject to hack attacks and back office inadequacies by Richard Bray IT MATTERS TO YOU / ¿ VOTRE ATTENTION  The professional development forum of the Materiel Management Institute COMMON CENTS Wasteful spending threatens to undermine ability to govern by Gord Mcintosh MANAGING PROJECTS Issues, assumptions and change by George Suffidy CITTING IN MIL Systems and Fleetway Inc. win the battle in their dispute with Siemens and PWGSC by Paul M. Lalonde IN MY OPINION Asner contends public sector procurement is big business and worthy of more news coverage by Michael Asner DEPARTMENTS THE QUESTION We asked, "How effective are public-private partnerships as a tool for procurement?" compiled by Dave Newman SUMMITUP compiled by Summit Staff SUMMIT CONNECTS Websites that put you in touch compiled by Summit Staff FACE TO FACE The new senior director of the Procurement Policy Division of Treasury Board lets you know who she is by Catherine Morrison POLICY ARENA For public sector procurement professionals, training and certification are the issues by Anna-Carolle Bougie
	September 2000 Volume 3 Issue 3 FEATURES ACANs: a solution that became a problem (cover story) The Auditor General says no and Treasury Board says yes: controversy surrounds the use of sole-source contracting and Advance Contract Award Notices by Gord McIntosh Best sellers annual review IT spending heats up Ring up the cash as IT spending increases in light of government online initiatives by Ross Hutchison and Chris Bishop Credit cards: government uses them more than ever Rebates are the reward for increased use of acquisition cards or p-cards - whatever you call them by John Harrison and Rod MacPherson Moving on Internet usage and the airline mergers are two of the factors influencing the review of federal travel services by David Newman Mind set go Attitude is everything in implementing the federal Financial Information Strategy and moving to accrual accounting by Gwynn Scheltema Materiel managers lead, learn and share A report on the Materiel Management National Workshop held in Ottawa this spring by Richard Bray Telehealth at cyberspeed A public-private partnership in Nova Scotia takes innovative healthcare beyond city limits by John Chenery Power shopping Procurement professionals beware: buying energy today is charged with challenges by Dave Todd Buying spin Purchasers of communications services tip-toe through a minefield of public scrutiny and the expectations of those in power by Patrick Doyle DEPARTMENTS The Question We asked, "Should government use only one provider for online tendering?" compiled by David Newman SummitUp News, information and upcoming events in the procurement world compiled by Summit staff Summit Connects Websites that put you in touch compiled by Summit staff Face to face A former president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities speaks about the increasingly effective voice of the association by Catherine Morrison Policy arena Debating certification and professional development by Anna-Carolle Bougie and Introducing the materiel and supply management professional development program by Douglas Woods COLUMNS wired.gov When government can't, the private sector is primed to step in and provide citizens with one point of access to government services by Richard Bray It matters to you/¿ votre attention The professional development forum of the Materiel Management Institute Common cents Helicopter deal hovers in no-man's land The long delay by government in replacing the Sea King helicopters should sound more than one alarm by Gord McIntosh Managing Projects Procurement professionals strive for effective project procurement beginning with a well-structured contract by George Suffidy CITTing In The tribunal's assistance to complainants is distasteful to some and worthy of applause to others by Paul M. Lalonde Legal notes New columnist Robert C. Worthington votes yes for sole sourcing as a useful procurement tool in the hands of professionals by Robert C. Worthington In my opinion Asner comes out strongly against the use of sole-source contracting by Michael Asner
	December 2000 Volume 3 Issue 4 FEATURES Constructing faces for public spaces (cover story)  Enhancing the visual identity of public sector buildings and spaces through the procurement of public art is the challenge for Karen Mills by David Mayerovitch Going, going, gone - to the lowest bidder  E-auctions begin to take hold as a tool to obtain both best price and best value by Sid Tafler Getting the goods Award-winning 25 Canadian Forces Supply Depot streamlines its warehouse and logistics process, smoothing out a wrinkle in the DND supply chain by David Pye Beyond booze  The Liquor Control Board of Ontario, one of the largest purchasers of wine and spirits, now purchases a new range of services to extend its brand by Catherine Morrison Top suppliers We mined the Public Accounts to rank who did the most business with the federal government by Dan Turner Data compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers Get smart Imagine, fuel card, travel card and acquisition card all-in-one! Smart card technology could move purchasing cards to the next level by Micheal Tipman Cover your assets You may have been able to buy the parliament buildings for a buck, until the switch to accrual accounting and the Financial Implementation Strategy pushed the crown to value its holdings by Gwynn Scheltema Hard sell Selling to Crown corporations can be quite different than selling to government departments by Gord McIntosh Montreal hospital gets shot in the arm The materials management department of St. Mary's Hospital Center in Montreal implements a new corporate partnership agreement by Mike Kamel DEPARTMENTS The Question We asked, "Is there a place for sole-source contracting in public sector tendering?" compiled by David Newman SummitUp  News, information and upcoming events in the procurement world compiled by Summit staff Summit Connects  Websites that put you in touch compiled by Summit staff Face to face Jane Billings, assistant deputy minister of Supply Operations Service at PWGSC, has a personal goal - making sure that federal procurement supports the government's online agenda by Catherine Morrison COLUMNS It matters to you/ À votre attention The professional development forum of the Materiel Management Institute wired.gov  A new private sector association wants to ensure government buyers are aware of e-government solutions by Richard Bray Common cents  Problems around several innovative public-private partnerships point to the need for a good P3 policy structure by Gord McIntosh Managing Projects  Procurement professionals strive for effective project procurement beginning with a well-structured contract by George Suffidy CITTing In  Turnabout is fair play. PWGSC gets CITT support when Western Star Trucking's complaint is denied by Paul M. Lalonde Legal notes  The implications of compliance, as stated in the MJB decision, strike home by Robert C. Worthington In my opinion  Suppliers need to join together and openly discuss the procurement process with their government customers by Michael Asner
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