358.1.2. The council may establish a qualification process which shall not discriminate on the basis of the province or country of origin of the goods, services, insurers, suppliers or contractors.
However, where the council establishes a qualification process solely for the purpose of awarding a contract referred to in the third paragraph of subsection 1 of section 358, the process may discriminate as permitted in the case of a public call for tenders in relation to such a contract under subsection 2.1 of section 358.
The Regional Government shall invite the interested parties to obtain their qualification or the qualification of their goods or services, by causing the secretary to publish a notice to that effect in accordance with the rules set out in the third paragraph of subsection 1 of section 358.
1997, c. 93, s. 168; 2018, c. 82018, c. 8, s. 26416.