6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
October 29 - 30, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Virtual Learning
Registration closes Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
DESCRIPTION
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.
Prerequisite: Students must complete Competitive Bidding before registering for this course
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
DATE AND TIME
This six (6) hour Zoom Virtual Learning seminar has two (2) online sessions:
Wednesday, October 29th at 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
AND
Thursday, October 30th at 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Students must attend both sessions to receive course credit.
The Zoom meeting link and login information will be distributed before the first session.
ATTENDANCE AND CREDIT
Students are advised that they must attend both sessions in full to receive course credit. A student that arrives late to a course or has been found to be away or inactive for a duration of the session may not receive their credit. The decision to not grant credit shall be at the discretion of the the facilitator to the session and the Director of Professional Development.
PRE-WORK
Students will receive a short pre-work assignment to complete two weeks before the first session. If you have not received course materials/pre-work, etc. prior to the course you are registered for, you are responsible for emailing members@opba.ca to obtain them before your course start date.
REFUNDS & PAYMENTS
Please refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancelations and/or refunds.
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