PSIRA guidelines

If the City Manager refuses to approve a tender on the basis that the specification did not include PSIRA guidelines, then the City Manager is acting outside his powers according to the Supply Chain Management Policy.

“unless it is in the SCM policy that I want to suggest to you or to put to you that the City Manager will be acting outside of his powers if he tries to exercise a power that goes back to the specification and then say, that was not included and I do not approve.”

The City Manager does have the power to refuse to approve a tender if the specification did not include the requirement of PSIRA guidelines, based on the Supply Chain Management Policy.

“the City Manager has the power to rely on as a basis to refuse to approve the tender”