British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba comprise the New West Partnership, an economic powerhouse of more than 11 million people with a combined GDP of over $750 billion.
This ambitious agreement represents Canada’s largest interprovincial barrier-free trade and investment market.
Bid Protest Mechanism
The Parties to the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA)
(British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) have
entered into an agreement to replace NWPTA’s BPM with a new
Bid Protest Mechanism. The BPM entered into force on
January 1, 2019.
If a supplier believes that a specific procurement was conducted
in a manner that is inconsistent with the obligations of any of
the five following agreements, that supplier may use the Bid
Protest Mechanism to challenge the decision of the procuring
entity:
- New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA)
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
- World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
Each of these Agreements has different requirements for compliance by procuring entities, as well as different thresholds for covered procurements.
The full text of the new Bid Protest Mechanism includes instructions for initiating the BPM.
Download frequently asked questions (PDF) >>
Should a complainant choose to proceed through the consultation stage of the Bid Protest Mechanism, the complainant is required to identify five potential Arbiters from the following Roster:
Current Bid Protest Mechanism Arbiter Roster (PDF) >>
The current Bid Protest Mechanism Arbiter and Dispute Resolution Panelist Rates are:
2024 Panelist and Arbiter Remuneration Rates (PDF)>>
Final Arbiters Reports
PMH Insights Inc. and Parkland County, April 5, 2017
Parkland Geotechnical Consulting Ltd. and The City of Red Deer, March 1, 2018
Parkland Geotechnical Consulting Ltd. and The Alberta Infrastructure, April 15, 2019
Parker Johnston Industries Ltd. and The Calgary Board of Education, May 2, 2019
Parker Johnston Industries Ltd. and The Calgary Board of Education, May 6, 2019
West-Can Seal Coating Inc. v. Ministry of Highways and
Infrastructure for the Province of Saskatchewan, March 29,
2021
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Court of Queen's Bench Ruling: Saskatchewan (Highways) v.
West-Can Seal Coating Inc., 2022
Commercial Truck Equipment Corporation v. Beaver Emergency Services Commission, July 29, 2021
Telus Communications Inc. vs. the Government of Alberta, November 29, 2022
