There isn't any competition and there are only 2 companies in this small province which can provide the manufacturers warranty on that product.

comments please as it is causing m great frustration...not just because i am losing business but the moral objection over this.....there was no competition, no request for proposals, no review of pricing, or product....

Tell me what you think and if this has happened in your areas what the outcome was...

NS Guy

Whie on the surface the issue looks straight forward, that is, it should be opened up.

However, people don't just do the wrong thing, it may be wrong to you, but not to them. I think you need to get some more information.

Can you accurately state that there was no consultation to the industry, be that in the last 6 months or 6 years?

Has the department been burn't by other manufactures before?

Have you asked them for their reasons and have they given them to you? If so, what are the reasons.

I go back to my statement before, every single person makes the right decision for them.

It is up to us, as industry professionals, to give them the most accurate amount of information possible, to enable them to make the most informed decision.

i see your points and i will investigate further..he has never had a problem with our products that i know of...it is a mystery why he has gone single manufacturer. i know a competitor is as upset as i am.

i guess my main irritation is that a public department has made a choice without any industry consultation that i know of..and there hasn't been any proper public input. which around here involves an open process to satisy competion rules. I can see private industry forming an alliance...there are financial agreements and rebates that can be given which do not occur on the governmental side.

i appreciate the input...thats why i went to the forum...helps to have someone seperated from the issue helping out.

Cheers!!!

NS Guy

that ruled Public Works Canada violated NAFTA agreements by specifying

a sole source manufacturer for cabling. I wonder if the provinces are under

the same rules.

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This submittal is awesome....it basically has the argument and the outcome i believe i am facing all rolled into a nice bundle.

There is some investigation i need to do to determine if there was ANY due diligence on the part of the province to enact a 'sole source' requirement....

I am wondering if the NAFTA provisions still exist...i assume so.....the provinces i believe have to abide by the agreement. Good questions for a lawyer.

Thanks very much...

NS Guy

Good to speak with a fellow Canadian.

Sorry about the snow yesterday.