Trade Agreements and Obligations
As an Alberta
municipality, the City of St. Albert is a party to and obligated to comply with
the terms of the Agreement for Internal Trade (AIT), the Trade, Investment and
Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) and the New West Partnership Trade Agreement
(NWPTA).
The two key requirements of these trade agreements are:
- The City must advertise all procurements of a value in excess of $75,000 (goods and services) and $200,000 (construction) on the Alberta Purchasing Connection (APC) website.
- The City is required to provide open access, without geographic bias or preference, to our procurements when the value of those procurements meets or exceeds the above values.
Ethics and Standards
The City of St.
Albert adheres to the codes of ethics of the Purchasing Management Association
of Canada and the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.
