In 2011, the CIF retained the services of MacMillan Marketing Group to revamp the CIF Contract Database. The work included relocating the database to a new server and redesigning the appearance. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories Contracts | Project Support |
With the announcement of the Province’s plans to prepare to transition the Blue Box Program, demand for CIF support services associated with procurement and contract management activities has been at an all time high. With this in mind a budget of $15,000 has been set aside to assist municipalities preparing...
A number of municipalities encountered serious service failures in 2019. As a result, the CIF was asked to prepare guidance materials on how to develop and implement a contingency plan. Documents CIF Contingency Plan Guide for Service Disruptions Blog Post April 16, 2020: Guide for Developing a Waste Management Service Contingency Plan now available Related...
This project seeks to provide contract management support to Drummond-North Elmsley as they transition to a dual stream program. Documents Synopsis Blog Post August 30, 2018: Two Stream Collection as a Solution to Troublesome Fiber Markets March 1, 2019: Performance impacts: Changing to two stream collection February 1, 2019: Big program change is possible! Related Projects Categories Centre of...
CIF continues to offer support services associated with procurement and contract management activities. A budget of $30,000 has been set aside in 2021 to assist municipalities preparing to transition contracted services. Documents Blog Post Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Contracts | Procurement | Transition |
In previous years, the CIF has funded municipalities to develop, test and adopt new clauses and better practices in procurement and contract management activities. In 2019, the CIF will continue to provide direct support and resources to assist municipalities with these important functions on an ‘as needed’ basis. A budget...
As the nature of the Blue Box program plan and delivery evolve, the contract management essentials course provides the foundation in the development of an effective contract management plan for an existing contract. The course also provides an understanding of what may be expected as a contract manager under a...
Develop and facilitate a municipal one day training course/ workshop outlining the Best Practices for the development of a municipal recycling collection, processing and marketing RFP. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Contracts | Procurement | Training |
The CIF maintains a list of better practice clauses for various RFPs and contracts. The database is in the process of being updated and improved based on feedback from stakeholders. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Contracts | Procurement |
This project involves development and delivery of a one day course on contract management for municipal staff dealing with contracts. The course is an abridged version of the 2 day contract management course developed under the E&E fund and was consolidated based on feedback received from municipal staff. The cost...
A project to assist Brant County with drafting a new collection/processing RFP. Documents Synopsis Final Report: 2017 Collection Contract Preparation Blog Post July 21, 2017: Brant County RFP Success Story Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Contracts | Procurement |
This project involved providing municipalities with support to develop RFPs and contracts with the potential for transition to IPR in mind and assisting those dealing with contract management issues resulting from current market conditions. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Contracts | Procurement |
Provision of assistance to M3RC (thru AMO) and other stakeholders in the development of transitional contract clauses for use in support of the proposed aBBPP. Documents Synopsis Blog Post April 4, 2019: Contract Clauses to Prepare Municipalities for Transition Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Contracts | Procurement |
This project seeks to support the City of Cornwall with their recyclable material collection process and MRF processing by identifying the gaps and opportunities for improvement. This includes applicable activities and contract language required to provide efficient and effective operations by a contractor(s). This project will also assist the City...
A project to assist the City and County of Peterborough with joint RFP development and current contract assistance. Documents Final Report: RFP Development Draft RFP: Collection and Transportation of Recyclable Material Blog Post April 18, 2016: Success in Establishing New Contracts in a Time of Change Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Contracts | MRF | Procurement...
