INDIGENOUS PROCUREMENT The Crown Collaboration Committee for Indigenous Procurement was formed to promote alignment and grow opportunities for Indigenous procurement across the Saskatchewan commercial Crown sector. The committee was initially comprised of SaskPower, SaskTel, SaskEnergy and SGI with support from Crown Investments Corporation but quickly grew to include all commercial Crown corporations, SaskBuilds, Trade and Export Development, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and the City of Regina. Led by SaskPower, the committee works together to share best practices in Indigenous engagement strategies and supplier development initiatives while ensuring that there is alignment with CIC and Priority Saskatchewan direction. Throughout 2020-21, the committee built upon the work done the previous year and awarded nearly $80M in contracts to Indigenous suppliers despite challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strategy and Supporting Initiatives in January 2021 to become a signatory to the Sask Chamber of Commerce Indigenous Engagement Charter and has committed to meeting 3-5 year Indigenous spend targets. • SaskPower achieved its highest dollar value to date for Indigenous Procurement in 2020-21. Significant awards included a large electrical installation, wood pole inspection and remediation, vegetation management and fabrication. They registered 24 new Indigenous suppliers, for a total of 284. • SGI implemented an Indigenous Strategy and steering committee and introduced evaluation and weighting for proposals. They hired Indigenous facilitators to work with Northern communities to develop community-based solutions to reduce harms associated with alcohol, and one of the suppliers in its claims area will be funding an Indigenous initiative in 2021-22. • SaskGaming maintained its essential service and maintenance contracts despite the casinos being closed most of 2020-21 due to COVID-19 restrictions. • SaskWater implemented an Indigenous Procurement policy and procedures document, including the addition of points to its evaluation matrices and will be reporting on its Indigenous content. Canada North Environmental Services was contracted to evaluate the use of Spikerush for weed management along its canals, as well as to conduct Indigenous engagement on several projects. They also completed the Pierceland Lagoon Expansion via a contractor with 43% Indigenous content.
Highlights include:
• SaskEnergy’s Procurement team implemented an Indigenous Procurement Policy and worked with multiple Indigenous vendors including Accurate Industries and Pinehouse Business North (Civil construction), JNE (material fabrication and signs), STC Industrial Contracting (Fabrication), and Can-North Environmental (Environmental Services). • SaskTel added an Indigenous Procurement section to its Procurement Policy and began including weighted questions in appropriate market events to award points to Indigenous-owned business. SaskTel submitted its Indigenous Engagement
Indigenous Procurement by Crown
Crown
2020-21 Spend
SaskPower
$61,000,000
SaskEnergy
$15,000,000
SaskGaming
$1,300,000
SaskWater
$1,000,000
SaskTel
$780,000
SGI
$322,400
TOTAL
$78,402,400
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