BILL NO. 115
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 63rd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
68 Elizabeth II, 2019
Private Member's Bill
Public Procurement Act
(amended)
Susan Leblanc
Dartmouth North
First Reading: March 14, 2019
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill amends the Public Procurement Act to
(a) require the Minister of Internal Services to develop a policy respecting the location of facilities and structures that provide Government services to the public; and (b) allow public-sector entities to apply a preference for facilities and structures that accord with the policy.
An Act to Amend Chapter 12
of the Acts of 2011,
the Public Procurement Act
1 Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2011, the Public Procurement Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 13 the following Section:
- 13A (1) The Minister shall, in consultation with the Licensed Professional Planners Association of Nova Scotia, develop a policy respecting the location of facilities and structures where Government services to the public are provided.
(2) A policy developed under subsection (1) must
(a) include the purchase, construction or leasing of facilities and structures;
(b) take into account the objective of locating Government services in places that are accessible by active and public transportation; and
(c) promote the improvement of the social, economic, environmental and cultural connections of the communities in which facilities and structures are located.
(3) Public-sector entities may apply a preference for facilities and structures that accord with a policy developed under subsection (1).
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