Worthington & Associates - Secrets of Competitive Bidding Law

Course Outline

“Canadian Competitive Bidding Law”
a one-day legal education seminar
for Lawyers and Legal Professionals
with
Robert C. Worthington, LLB

As Canadian competitive bidding law continues to expand and evolve in interesting – and potentially dangerous – ways for Owners, Bidders, Prime Contractors, and Sub-Trade Bidders, it is imperative that lawyers stay up-to-date with new developments. This seminar is designed to help you understand how these laws impact the rights, responsibilities, and remedies of all parties involved in the competitive bid process. Only with knowledge can all parties manage the legal complexities of the procurement process safely. Canadian Competitive Bidding Law helps you to unravel the legal mysteries of competitive bidding and brings you right up-to-date with the current state of the law, detailing the recent (and occasionally startling) decisions of our Courts, and providing all participants with the insight and awareness necessary to avoid the many pitfalls in this legally-charged area.

Course Content

• Recent and important changes in competitive bidding that affect your clients

• The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent pronouncements

• Obligations of Owners (Public and Private) in competitive bidding

• Compliant Bidding and Waivers of Non-Compliance

• Negotiation with Bidders Prior to Award

• Using Independent Agents to Conduct Competitions

• Public Procurement under the Trade Agreements

• Setting up a non-binding competition

• Liability of Consultants and Project Managers in Competitive Bidding... And much more!

Seminar for Law Societies and Lawyers

If your Law Society is interested in hosting a professional development seminar for lawyers and legal professionals, and has 12 to 40 members to train, please contact us at rcworthington@shaw.ca for an on site presentation. Customized presentations are available.

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About the Instructor

ROBERT C. WORTHINGTON

An award-winning lecturer in law, Robert C. Worthington has taught procurement professionals and their legal counsel throughout Canada for over 26 years, specializing in the laws of contract, competitive bidding and procurement. He has written two books on contract and procurement law, designed especially for contracting and purchasing professionals; both are published by LexisNexis Canada.

Lawyers and paralegals across the country have joined their procurement colleagues for in-house seminars and he has done customized Law Society presentations in B.C., Saskatchewan and Newfoundland. Check out the Client Comments link above to see what lawyers have said about his lectures.

All of Robert's publications and law seminars are entertaining as well as informative. For more information please check out the links on this website.

Upcoming Courses

Seminars are now being scheduled for the Winter / Spring 2012 season. No public seminars for this course will be scheduled for the foreseeable future. If you have 12 to 40 people in your organization to train, please contact us for an in-house course at rcworthington@shaw.ca.

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Robert C. Worthington
WORTHINGTON AND ASSOCIATES LTD.
Box 34192 Station D
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6J 4N1
email: rcworthington@shaw.ca
Tel: (604) 488-0114