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Deputy Minister of Transportation hits the links with OSPE at the
“The Pengy” |
| On
Saturday, May 29, immediately following the Society’s
AGM, OSPE members and guests turned out to play in our First
Annual Golf Tournament – “The Pengy.” Held
at the Carlisle Golf & Country Club in Carlisle, Ontario,
the tournament provided members with the opportunity to network
with fellow engineers and enjoy a terrific day outdoors.
“The
weather was perfect and the day was just wonderful,”
said Daniel Couture, P.Eng, who was part of the Tournament’s
winning team. |
OSPE President and Chair, Annette Bergeron, M.B.A., P.Eng.,
presents the "The Pengy" trophy to the tournament
winners; (from left): Barry Cooke, P.Eng., Shawn Barnard,
P.Eng., Daniel Couture, P.Eng. |
| “I
entered as a single and
was paired up with an excellent group of fellow engineers
and we unexpectedly ended up playing very well. As a member
of the OSPE Government Relations Committee, I was also very
pleased to see the Deputy Minister of Transportation at the
event.”
An
invitation was extended to Ontario’s Deputy Minister
of Transportation, Saäd Rafi, as part of the Society’s
ongoing efforts to reach out to governments. In addition to
formal meetings at Queen’s Park, informal contacts like
these provide excellent opportunities to offer constructive
input into legislative and regulatory processes that promote
the concerns of our members. This casual afternoon on the
golf course provided a first opportunity for OSPE representatives
to raise our position on Quality Based Selection (QBS) with
the Ministry of Transportation, one of the largest procurers
of engineering services in Ontario.
Currently,
most engineering services are contracted on the basis of "low-fee
bidding” – a model where the lowest bid typically
wins the contract. With this emphasis on short-term cost versus
long-term sustainability of the project, engineers are often
forced to focus on immediate financial parameters rather than
solutions that will be more cost effective and innovative long
term. |
From Left: John Hay, P.Eng., Deputy Minister Saäd
Rafi, OSPE CEO Sharon Glover, M.B.A., and OSPE Past Chair
Daniel J. Young, M.Eng., P.Eng. |
While the Ministry of Transportation’s current procurement
process is not based solely on price, OSPE is encouraging
the formal adoption of a QBS model, which will benefit engineers,
offer better value long-term, and help put Ontario at the
forefront of innovation.
To
find out more about OSPE’s
position on QBS, visit our website at www.ospe.on.ca.
The Society would like to thank the many sponsors who made
the day possible and all of the participants. More photos
of the Tournament will be avaliable on out site in the next
future.
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Thank
you to our Tournament Sponsors:
 
  
 
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