Nunavut procurement and leasing activity report
April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021
Prepared by Indigenous Services Canada
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Executive Summary
This report provides information on government contracts, including real property leases, covered under the Treasury Board Directive on Government Contracts, Including Real Property Leases, in the Nunavut Settlement Area (the Directive).
The Government of Canada is committed to meeting its procurement obligations under the Nunavut Agreement. The implementation of the Directive supports the Government of Canada’s obligations under Article 24 (Government Contracts) of the Nunavut Agreement to provide reasonable support and assistance to Inuit firms to enable them to compete for government contracts (including real property leases). Government contracting shall be conducted in a manner that is fair, open and transparent, demonstrates sound stewardship of public funds and supports results for all Canadians through the delivery of programs and services.
The report includes data on contracts (including amendments) valued at over $10,000 and real property leases valued at over $100,000. Analysis of the data is categorized by dollar value, volume and commodity, for Inuit firmsFootnote 1 and for firms not registered on the Inuit Firm Registry (IFR) as well as for solicitation methods (such as, limited bidding for Inuit firms), and by department. Care has been taken to have departments validate the accuracy of the data they collected. In summary:
- 244 contracts, including amendments, were awarded under the Directive, with a total value of $22,917,291; while 207 contracts were classified as contracts, 22 were classified as contracts and amendments (contracts that were both awarded and amended during FY 2020/2021) and 15 were classified as amendments only
- $12,779,081(55.8%) of the total value of contracts and amendments was awarded to Inuit firms, while the remaining $10,138,210 (44.2%) was awarded to firms not registered on IFR, see table 1 below for details.
| Type of Commodity | Firms not Registered on the IFR | Inuit Firms | % of Inuit Firms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Services | $6,491,300 | $9,400,341 | 59.2% |
| Goods | $3,349,090 | $1,676,123 | 33.4% |
| Construction | $297,819 | $1,702,617 | 85.1% |
| Total | $10,138,210 | $12,779,081 | 55.7% |
In terms of real property, a total of 37 leases were reported with a dollar value of $25,299,139. Out of the 37 leases, 5 or 13.5% of the leases were awarded to firms listed on the IFR. The total value of the government leases awarded to Inuit firms was $4,405,852 in FY2020-2021.
1. Key Observations from the Report
Over FY 2020-2021 a total of 244 government contracts and amendments (total value of $22,917,291) were awarded under the Directive.
- A total of $12,779,081 (55.8%) of the total value of contracts and amendments was awarded to Inuit firms, while the remaining $10,138,210 (44.2%) was awarded to firms not registered on the IFR.
- A total of 87 contracts (35.7%) were awarded to Inuit firms, while the remaining 157 contracts (64.3%) were awarded to firms not registered on the IFR.
- Departmental reporting indicates the IFR was consulted 83.2% of the time (114 out of 137 competitive contracts awarded, excluding amendments), when determining market capacity.
- The data shows that Inuit firms were identified on the IFR in 84 contracts (out of the 114 contracts where the IFR was considered and notifications of the opportunity were sent on 78 of those contracts (92.9% of the time)Footnote 2 .
- For the 6 contracts (7.1%) where notifications of the opportunity were not sent:
- Four of those contracts were awarded to Inuit firms and two were awarded to firms not registered on the IFR.
- Service contracts constitute 69.3% of the total value of contracts ($15.9 million). Goods and construction constitute 21.9% ($5 million) and 8.7% of the total value ($2 million) respectively.
- Of the total dollar value of contracts awarded to Inuit firms, $9.4M was for services, $1.7M was for goods, and $1.7M was for construction.
- There were 106 contracts (excluding amendments), with a total dollar value of $4,383,528 that met the Limited Bidding (LB), or Right of First Refusal (ROFR) requirements established by the Directive. Of these contracts:
- 100 contracts met the Limited Bidding criteria - 82 had contract values between $10k and $25k (totaling $1,248,743) and identified having one or more Inuit firms on the IFR. The other 18 contracts with values over $25k (totaling $2,888,511) identified having two or more Inuit firms on the IFR;
- 6 contracts were identified as applying the ROFR ($246,274).