12-07-2018, 09:58 AM
Province to change municipal tendering rules
Quote:Proposed legislation unveiled Thursday by the Ontario government could change the way contractors bid on municipal, hospital, school board and post-secondary infrastructure projects.
If passed, the amendments to the Labour Relations Act would explicitly define these public institutions as "nonconstruction employers" — a move the provincial government says will "increase competitiveness for broader public-sector construction projects" by ensuring bidding is open to non-unionized contractors.
The amendment is one of 32 proposed changes under the Progressive Conservative government's Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, and closely mirrors an unsuccessful private member's bill put forth by former Kitchener-Conestoga PC MPP Michael Harris in 2013.