5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
Mandatory Live Zoom Session: Monday, March 30 | 5:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Registration Deadline: February 20, 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 March 7th, March 14th, March 21st and March 28th.
A mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Monday, March 30 at 5:30pm - 9:00pm 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: Carl Bonitto, CPPO, CPPB
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 February 20, 2026 | Members Only | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 9.5 |
| Virtual Learning - Non Member | $352.10 | Until February 20, 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 February 20, 2026
| 3/1/2026 - 3/31/2026 |    |