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Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association’s (SIMSA) hosted a SaskEnergy procurement event for SIMSA’s members and others. The event focused on SaskEnergy’s upcoming RFP for skids.

A new study reveals that in-province procurement purchases by Saskatchewan resource companies would deliver nearly four times more economic benefit to the province than purchases made from non-Saskatchewan suppliers. According to the study, each dollar spent exclusively with local suppliers would generate $1.51 in total economic output for the province, compared to the $0.39 that would be generated by purchases from out of province suppliers.

The Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association (SIMSA) has prepared this set of “Gold Standard Debriefing Guidelines” for SaskPower, outlining ways the corporation could better meet the needs of SIMSA members as well as all other suppliers, in the area of Supplier Development. Specifically, a debriefing is an opportunity for non-selected suppliers to learn what they have done well and what they can do better.

SIMSA brought its members face-to-face with industry-leading procurement and Government persons – including Premier Scott Moe - during two events at the Global Petroleum Show (GPS) in Calgary, June 12^th, 2019.

The Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association’s (SIMSA) held its AGM on May 23rd in Saskatoon. The event featured the election of 5 new Board members, a major update on SIMSA initiatives, and a keynote presentation by Lawrence Berthelet, VP Capital and Engineering, for the Mosaic Potash Business Unit. And to add even further value to the event, Crystal Steciuk - Director of Strategic Procurement – also attended from Mosaic.

SIMSA is now recruiting for a Director of Business Development. The Director of Business Development will work to expand SIMSA’s efforts to date, by marketing our Saskatchewan Supplier Database to national and international; mining, energy, and engineering companies.  In short, the person will be focused on selling SIMSA member abilities – specifically for out of … Continued

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