b'INDIGENOUS PROCUREMENTCorporations like Ontario Power Generation actually have scorecards, so when companies are bidding, they get more points on their RFPs if they use Indigenous businesses Philip Ducharme, CCABstatistics,from2015,onlyshowa total of 0.47 per cent, less than half a per cent.Wevebeenaroundfor16years now,andIcouldprobablycount ononehandhowmanygovern-mentorderswevedone,says THESTATEGROUPINC.isaleadingmulti-tradeRivers.Heexpressesfrustrationat THESTATEGROUPINC.isaleadingmulti-tradebeingapproachedtodevotetime industrial contractor. Established in 1961, State Group THESTATEGROUPINC.isaleadingmulti-tradeto filling out paperwork to get onto industrial contractor. Established in 1961, State Group hasbuiltlong-termrelationshipswithFortune100preferredvendorliststhatseldom THESTATEGROUP Established1961, State Groupindustrial contractor. INC.isainleading multi-tradehasbuiltlong-termrelationshipswithFortune100yieldbusiness.Itwasntthatwe companiesintheAutomotive, in withSteel,Oiland industrial contractor. 1961, State Group hasbuiltlong-termEstablished Fortune100 Power, relationshipscompaniesintheAutomotive,Power,Steel,Oilandwerent invited to the table, but its hasbuiltlong-termrelationshipswithFortune100disheartening to do a lot of work and Gas, and Mining Industries. State Group isOiland companiesintheAutomotive,Power, Steel, ISO 9001Gas, and Mining Industries. State Group is ISO 9001 companiesintheAutomotive,Power, Steel,Oilandnot get a lot of return, he says. Im Gas, and Mining Industries. State Group is ISO 9001 registered and COR TMcertified.registered and COR TMcertified.Gas, and Mining Industries. State Group is ISO 9001hoping that maybe as departments registered and COR TMcertified.registered and COR TMcertified. start to reopen and life starts to come back, all the work will pay off down the road.Provincialandmunicipallevelsof governmentarealsobeginning tomovetowardsgreaterinclusion forIndigenousbusinessesintheir procurement processes. For instance, the City of Toronto adopted a Social STATE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: ProcurementPolicyin2016that STATE PROVIDES THE FOLL OWI ING SERVI ES: S:STATE PROVIDES THE FOLL OW NG SERVIC CEuctionIC/PErSo:ject encouragesmorediversityinthe STPArTimEe P CRoOnVtIrDacEtSo rTHE FOLLOWCoINnsGtr SERV Prime Con a actoCon tr ruction/P ject Prime Contr tr ctor rCons st uction/Pro roject municipalsupplychainbyencour-Services Management SM agingdepartmentstomakethe Perirmviec eCsontractor Coanastgreumcteionnt/ProjectServices Management EPC / EPCMMaintenance Service ServicesMaainnategneamnecnet Service bidding process more accessible for EPC / EPCM M EPC / EPCMMaintenance Service Solutions certified diversely owned businesses,Multi-traPdCeMdeS EPuClt i/- tEra Moaluinttioensance ServiceM Multi-tradeSolutions whichareverifiedbyorganizations Construction Healthio &ns Safety CSoelaultth & SafetyMounltsit-rturacdtieon HConstructionManagementfety like CCAB. Design/Build Solutions Health & SaDHeaanlathg e&m Seanfet ty Ceosnisgtnru/Bcutiioldn Solutions M Design/Build Solutions Management Design/Build Solutions Management We can invite people to provide us Canada: 3206 Orlando Drive, Mississauga, ON L4V 1R5quotesorproposalsinthedollar-Canada: 3206 Orlando Drive, Mississauga, ON L4V 1R5 USA: 810 Crescent Centre Drive, Suite 280, Nashville, TN37067 valuerangeofupto$100,000, Canada: 3206 Orlando Drive, Mississauga, ON L4V 1R5 USA: 810 Crescent Centre Drive, Suite 280, Nashville, TN37067Canada: 3206 Orlando Drive, Mississauga, ON L4V 1R5 Toll-Free: 1.800.558.2034 says Mike Pacholok, Torontos chief Toll-Free: 1.800.558.2034USA: 810 Crescent Centre Drive, Suite 280, Nashville, TN37067USA: 810 Crescent Centre Drive, Suite 280, Nashville, TN37067info@stategroup.com / www.stategroup.com procurement officer, purchasing and info@stateor -Fr .co1. /00ww8 2 3group.comTglloupee: m8 w.55.s.ta0te4 materialsmanagement.Above Toll-Free: 1.800.558.2034info@stategroup.com / www.stategroup.cominfo@stategroup.com / www.stategroup.com $100,000, we have to go to the open market.Inthiscase,thecontract evaluationcanawardextrapoints 36A CCAB PUBLICATION2021'