BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://OPBA//481100 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T044529 VTIMEZONE:America/New_York DTSTART:20261101T170000Z DTEND:20261130T203000Z UID:481100 SUMMARY:Principles - Advanced Competitive Bidding (Virtual - PPLL) LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:Principles - Advanced Competitive Bidding (Virtual - PPLL)\n\n11/01/26 12:00 PM EST\n - 11/30/26 03:30 PM EST\Description:\nCourse Dates: November 1 - 30, 2026\nMandatory Live Zoom Session: Friday, November 27 | 12:00pm - 3:30pm ET\nRegistration Deadline: October 26, 2026\n\nDelivery Format: Self-paced online + mandatory live Zoom session\nCOURSE DESCRIPTION\n\nThis course is delivered through OPBA’s Public Procurement Learning Lab (PPLL) using the Brightspace learning platform.\n\nIf this is your first course with PPLL, you’ll receive an email with login instructions. If you’ve already taken a course through PPLL, you’ll use your existing login credentials to access the platform. \n\nThis is a blended learning experience, combining self-directed online learning with a live instructor-led session. You’ll work through readings, quizzes, and assignments at your own pace throughout the month. The deadlines you will need to meet will fall on November 7th, November 14th, November 21st and November 28th.\n\nA mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Friday, November 27 at 12:00pm - 3:30pm ET. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.\n\nZoom link will be provided within your course.\n\nThis course builds on the foundations of the Competitive Bidding – General course and focuses more on complex competitive bid solicitations, including both RFTs and RFPs. Candidates will discuss evaluated bid submissions, how to develop evaluation criteria, work with evaluators and evaluation groups, explore different costing calculations, as well as the two-envelope approach for the receipt of both proposals and tenders.\n\nInstructor: Victoria Mirlocca, Q.Arb, CPPB, C.Mgr., C.I.M., NIGP-CPP, CPSD\ntable\n {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:".";\n mso-displayed-thousand-separator:",";}\ntr\n {mso-height-source:auto;}\ncol\n {mso-width-source:auto;}\ntd\n {padding-top:1px;\n padding-right:1px;\n padding-left:1px;\n mso-ignore:padding;\n color:black;\n font-size:11.0pt;\n font-weight:400;\n font-style:normal;\n text-decoration:none;\n font-family:"Aptos Narrow", sans-serif;\n mso-font-charset:0;\n text-align:general;\n vertical-align:bottom;\n border:none;\n white-space:nowrap;\n mso-rotate:0;}\n.xl96\n {color:black;\n font-size:12.0pt;\n font-weight:700;\n font-family:"Arial Narrow", sans-serif;\n mso-font-charset:0;\n text-align:center;\n border-top:.5pt solid windowtext;\n border-right:.5pt solid windowtext;\n border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext;\n border-left:none;\n background:#B5E6A2;\n mso-pattern:black none;\n white-space:normal;}\n\n\n\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\nBy the end of this course participants will be able to:\n• Explain the phases associated with the RFP process\n• Describe the considerations involved in the evaluation, award and debrief of a bidding competition\n• Explain the purpose and benefits of an evaluation team\n• Outline the preferred approach to conducting a vendor debrief and practice for increased confidence\n• Describe the differences between protests and disputes and some considerations for handling each effectively\n\nCOURSE LEARNING MATERIALS\n\nYou do not need any course materials in advance, everything required to support your learning with this course will be accessed in the learning platform.\n\nREFUNDS & PAYMENTS\n\nPlease refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds. Course registration fees are non-transferable to other courses.\n \n\nCERTIFICATE PROGRAM\n\nAttendance Credit: 9.5 contact hours. \n\nProgram Enrollment: If you plan to apply this course toward the Principles of Effective Public Procurement certificate program, you must enroll in the program within nine (9) months of completing this course.\n\nREGISTRATION\n\nSpace is limited: Register early to avoid disappointment. There will be a $25 late fee applied to join this course after the registration deadline. Please email members@opba.ca to request a late registration. \n\nRegistration Fees:\n\n\n \n \n Title\n Fee\n Valid Dates\n Member Status\n Points\n CEUs\n Hours\n \n \n Virtual Learning Member Rate\n $288.10\n Until October 26, 2026\n Members Only\n 0.0000\n 0.0000\n 9.5\n \n \n Virtual Learning - Non Member\n $352.10\n Until October 26, 2026\n All Registrants\n 0.0000\n 0.0000\n 9.5\n \n \n\n\n\nPlease refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.\n\n\nRegistration closes October 26, 2026\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Principles - Advanced Competitive Bidding (Virtual - PPLL)

11/01/26 12:00 PM EST - 11/30/26 03:30 PM EST
Description:
Course Dates: November 1 - 30, 2026
Mandatory Live Zoom Session: Friday, November 27 | 12:00pm - 3:30pm ET
Registration Deadline: October 26, 2026

Delivery Format: Self-paced online + mandatory live Zoom session

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is delivered through OPBA’s Public Procurement Learning Lab (PPLL) using the Brightspace learning platform.

If this is your first course with PPLL, you’ll receive an email with login instructions. If you’ve already taken a course through PPLL, you’ll use your existing login credentials to access the platform. 

This is a blended learning experience, combining self-directed online learning with a live instructor-led session. You’ll work through readings, quizzes, and assignments at your own pace throughout the month. The deadlines you will need to meet will fall on November 7th, November 14th, November 21st and November 28th.

A mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Friday, November 27 at 12:00pm - 3:30pm ET. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.

Zoom link will be provided within your course.

This course builds on the foundations of the Competitive Bidding – General course and focuses more on complex competitive bid solicitations, including both RFTs and RFPs. Candidates will discuss evaluated bid submissions, how to develop evaluation criteria, work with evaluators and evaluation groups, explore different costing calculations, as well as the two-envelope approach for the receipt of both proposals and tenders.

Instructor: Victoria Mirlocca, Q.Arb, CPPB, C.Mgr., C.I.M., NIGP-CPP, CPSD


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

By the end of this course participants will be able to:
• Explain the phases associated with the RFP process
• Describe the considerations involved in the evaluation, award and debrief of a bidding competition
• Explain the purpose and benefits of an evaluation team
• Outline the preferred approach to conducting a vendor debrief and practice for increased confidence
• Describe the differences between protests and disputes and some considerations for handling each effectively

COURSE LEARNING MATERIALS

You do not need any course materials in advance, everything required to support your learning with this course will be accessed in the learning platform.

REFUNDS & PAYMENTS

Please refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds. Course registration fees are non-transferable to other courses.
 

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Attendance Credit: 9.5 contact hours. 

Program Enrollment: If you plan to apply this course toward the Principles of Effective Public Procurement certificate program, you must enroll in the program within nine (9) months of completing this course.

REGISTRATION

Space is limited: Register early to avoid disappointment. There will be a $25 late fee applied to join this course after the registration deadline. Please email members@opba.ca to request a late registration. 

Registration Fees:

Title Fee Valid Dates Member Status Points CEUs Hours
Virtual Learning Member Rate $288.10 Until October 26, 2026 Members Only 0.0000 0.0000 9.5
Virtual Learning - Non Member $352.10 Until October 26, 2026 All Registrants 0.0000 0.0000 9.5


Please refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.


Registration closes October 26, 2026

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