"11860493-3c44-4087-a431-3a544d3bedbe"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "REPORT OF PURCHASING COMMISSION"@en . "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198"@en . "Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "British Columbia. Legislative Assembly"@en . "2018-08-07"@en . "1981"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0371041/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " Province of British Colur\nThirty-eighth Annual Report of the\nPURCHASING COMMISSION\nJANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31\n1980\n British Columbia Catai\nBritish Columbia. Purchasing C\nVol. for 1943 covers Apr. 19 to Dec. 31.\nISSN 0701-6921 = Annual report of the Purchasing\nCommission (Victoria)\n1. British Columbia. Purchasing Commission.\n2. Government purchasing \u00E2\u0080\u0094 British Columbia.\nJL435.Z32 354.7110071'2\ns of this document n\nobtained from:\n'urchasing Commissic\n914 Yates Street\n/ictoria, B.C. V8V 11\n tnourablc HuglllSujjUgGl\nr of Finance,\n:e of British Columbia,\n. W. CHARLTON\nR. P. MURDOCH\n r\nThirty-eighth Annual Report of the\nPurchasing Commission\nJanuary 1 to December 31,1980\nThe total value of the purchase orders placed by the Purchasing Commission\nCuring 1980 increased to $250 million from $229 million in 1979, or approximately\n9.2 per cent. At the same time, the number of purchase orders placed decreased\nB>y 1 per cent, from 52,983 to 52,354 in 1980, largely due to continued efforts to\nconsolidate orders.\nPurchase Order Placement\nNumber\nValue\n1979\n1980\n1979\n1980\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Purchasing Commission\t\nMinistry of Education Publication\nI Servir.p.<:\nProvincial Secretary\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n43.137\n769\n1.304\n7,582\n191\n52,983\n39,007\n1,152\n1,130\n10,814\n251\n$\n206,980.157\n9,672,542\n63,950\n12,601,000\n171,787\n$\n227,382,487\n8,803.366\n40,513\n14,196,204\nLibrary Services\t\n228,992\nTotals _\t\n52,354\n229,489,436\n250,651,562\nThe British Columbia price preference policy up to a maximum of 10 per cent\n^continues to be followed, using the amount of British Columbia input in terms of\nlabour and material in determining the rate of preference.\nWhere preference is given to local suppliers, equal quality is required and\nreasonable price differential with back-up service must be available, where\nappropriate.\n[ The provincial preference policy is regarded as sound policy. It is nonetheless\na form of subsidization at public expense and the Purchasing Commission regards\nit as a policy that requires continued and careful control.\nr Good liaison with suppliers and with clients has been maintained by Purchasing Commission staff who made a total of 345 visits to suppliers and 527 visits to\nclients during 1980.\nThe Business Machines Repair and Maintenance Division was augmented by\nthe establishment of one-man repair shops at Kamloops and Prince George. Government offices in and near these communities are already benefiting from the\nEcalized service.\n 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nProgress was made in the consolidation under one roof of the Langford WaW\nhouse and the Surplus/Loan Furniture and Audio-Visual Loan and Repair ui\nThe move was completed on January 31, 1981, to warehouse facilities on "Legislative proceedings"@en . "J110.L5 S7"@en . "1981_V02_16_001_010"@en . "10.14288/1.0371041"@en . "English"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Victoria, BC : Government Printer"@en . "Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia"@en . "Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the PURCHASING COMMISSION JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31 1980"@en . "Text"@en . ""@en .