Timeline:
Bid opens: Friday, January 31, 2020 @ 1:00 pm.
Bid closes: Thursday, February 13, 2020 @ 4:00 pm.
Scope of Work:
The Beardy’s & Okemasis First Nation requires the services of a Chief Electoral Officer for the upcoming 2020 Election of Chief and Council. The Chief Electoral Officer will be responsible for coordinating the election of Chief and Council in accordance with the Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation Election Act. Please see the attached appendix for key provisions from our Election Act. The full Act is also available at https://bocn9697.com/governance.
Submission Requirements:
- Resume
- References (x2)
- Budget
Submit Proposal to:
Daryle Gardipy, Chief Financial Officer
Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation
PO Box 340
Duck Lake, SK S0K 1J0
Phone: 306-467-4523
Fax: 306-467-4404
Email: dgardipy@beardysband.com
Evaluation:
- Proposal evaluations will be done in accordance with the Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation Procurement Policy.
- Selection will be based on best value. Best value refers to the optimal combination of experience, knowledge, expertise, geographic location, performance, quality, time and cost.
Awarding of Contract:
- The contract will be awarded by the end of day on February 14, 2020.
- The successful applicant must be available to attend an orientation meeting at 10:00am on Friday February 21, 2020.
Information to Bidders
- The Nation will pay 75% of the cost upon awarding of contract and will retain the remaining 25% until all duties have been fulfilled.
Reservation of Rights:
- Beardy’s & Okemasis First Nation reserves the following rights, to be exercised in its sole, absolute and unfettered discretion;
- to delete, revise, modify or amend any part of this RFP;
- to cancel, terminate or suspend this RFP at any time and for any reason;
- to re-issue this RFP at any time and for any reason;
- to seek clarification of the contents of any response;
- to choose any or none of the proposals submitted.
APPENDIX A:
ELECTION ACT
This section is only intended to summarize the responsibilities set out within the Election Act. It has been prepared for ease of reference only; the provisions contained in the Election Act shall be strictly adhere to:
- Procedures
Procedures governing an Election shall be:
- a) Not less than thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the expiry of the term of
office, the Chief and Council will:
- Appoint a Chief Electoral Officer, Deputy Electoral Officer, and Polling Clerks(s).
- Set the date of the Election.
iii. Set the date of the nomination meeting, which will be held seven (7) days prior to the election.
- Appoint individuals to the Election Appeal Board.
- Chief Electoral Officers Responsibilities
The duties of the Chief Electoral Officer, assisted by the Deputy Officer shall be:
- a) The posting of notices and distribution of all election information pursuant to this act.
- b) The Chief Electoral Officer shall prepare and post the voter’s list 10 days prior to the nomination meeting.
- c) To preside as Chairperson at the nomination meeting.
- d) To arrange for the facilities to conduct a nomination meeting and call to order nomination meeting, and accept any motions, and to conduct the election.
- e) To make all arrangements for the ballots, the ballot box, and polling stations and advance polls as designated.
- f) To preside on the day of the election.
- g) To ensure all ballot boxes are initially empty and are scrutinized throughout the entire period of voting.
- h) There shall be a ballot prepared listing all candidates running for the position of Chief and a separate ballot listing all Candidates running for the position of Councillor. Names shall be by alphabetical order, surname first. The Candidates(s) shall agree to use of a Nickname in brackets following the given names of the Candidate(s). There shall be a separate ballot box for the “Chief” and a separate ballot box for the “Councillors”.
- i) The Chief Electoral Officer and their deputies shall maintain order at all times in the polling station(s) and may cause to be removed any person(s) who in any way interferes disrupts or attempts to influence the orderly conduct of the poll as to the provisions of this act.
- j) To examine the validity of all ballots cast.
- k) To supervise the counting of ballots and announce the official results.
- l) In case of a tie, the Chief Electoral Officer shall break the tie by methods stated in section 12 (d) of this act.
- m) To post the results and distribute information regarding the election as required; and;
- n) In the event the Chief Electoral Officer is unable to perform all duties, they shall become the responsibility of the Deputy Electoral Officer who otherwise shall act as an assistant to the Chief Electoral Officer.
- o) The Chief Electoral Officer or deputy shall obtain sufficient ballot boxes, a sufficient number of ballot paper for the purpose of the election, instruments, meaning pencils, for marking, a sufficient number of directions-for-voting as may be required and all other equipment as necessary to establish and equip the voting locations.
- p) The Chief Electoral Officer or deputy shall construct or erect polling booths at the locations set out in the notice, and the polling booths shall be such that the privacy of the voters is maintained.
- q) The Chief Electoral Officer or deputy shall, where necessary and when requested, appoint an interpreter, who will be a member of the Band, for those voters who are unable to read or are unable due to blindness or other physical disability. To assist the Elector to vote in the manner prescribed by Section 11.
