Notice of Intended Procurement
Name of Procuring Entity
Ryerson University operating as Toronto Metropolitan University (the “University”)
Contact Person and Contract Person Coordinates
Amanda Wood, 1 Dundas St West, 09th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5B 2H1, 416-979-5000 ext. 556981
Procurement Documents
The procurement documents are available at www.merx.com.
Note that obtaining access to the procurement documents will require prospective suppliers to register and pay a registration fee. Pricing and Payment Terms are available on the MERX website.
Description of Procurement
The University is conducting a Request for Supplier Pre-Qualifications to Establish a Standing Arrangement (RFSA) for the provision of emergency contracting services when hazardous materials are present and when they are not present, as further described in Appendix B – Deliverables.
Ryerson intends to execute a Master Services Agreement, provided in Appendix E.
The procurement is anticipated to involve negotiation. An electronic auction is not anticipated.
Address and Final Date for Submissions
Submissions must be submitted electronically at https://ryerson.bonfirehub.ca/projects/49903 on or before June 14, 2022, 11:00:00 AM EDT.
The submissions will not be opened publicly.
Conditions for Participation
The award of a Final Agreement to a Successful Proponent is conditional on the Successful Proponent providing the following information to Ryerson, in accordance the timeframes specified by Ryerson:
Insurance:
- Commercial General liability insurance in the amount of not less than five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) for any one occurrence for bodily injury, property damage including loss of use, or death. Such insurance shall, at a minimum, include coverage of broad form property damage, contractual liability, completed operations and product liability and such other types of insurance as would be carried by a prudent person performing such services and as the University, may from time to time, require. Such policy shall include the University as an additional insured, include a cross liability/severability of interests clause, and include a waiver of subrogation rights which the Successful Proponent’s insurer may have against the University;
- Standard automobile liability insurance covering vehicles owned by the Successful Proponent and non-owned vehicles with limits of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00); and
- “All risks” property insurance covering the Successful Proponent and any subcontractors’ owned, rented or leased tools, machinery, equipment and property used for the performance of the Work, including equipment breakdown coverage;
WSIB (or Equivalent):
A clearance certificate from the Ontario Workplace Safety Insurance Board, or if the Successful Proponent is not subject to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (Ontario), evidence of employers’ liability coverage equivalent to WSIB coverage in the amount of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00).
Mandatory Submission Requirements
File #1 Proposal Acknowledgement Form - Pass/Fail
Minimum Passing Score
The Minimum Passing Score for Step 2: Technical is 60% or 39 out of 65 Points.
Applicable Trade Agreements
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
• BPS Procurement Directive;
• The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five;
• The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9];
• Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA);
Contract Details
The term of the Final Agreement is three (3) years.
Prequalification
The University intends to select up to 3 qualified suppliers for the purposes of establishing a Standing Arrangement. The period of validity of the Standing Arrangement is three (3) years.]
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
Mandatory Evaluation Criteria
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Proposal Acknowledgement Form Pass/Fail
Technical Evaluation Criteria
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #2 – Company Information 10
File #2 – Experience 20
File #3 – Proponents Team 15
File #5 – Claims Scenario 15
File #6 – Social and Sustainable Practices 5
Subtotal 65
Financial Evaluation Criteria
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Pricing Part I: Labour Rates 20
Pricing Part II: Equipment Rental Rate 15
Subtotal 35
Total Evaluated Score for Stages 1, 2, and 3 100
Notes
Suppliers should note that information contained within this notice is subject to change. Suppliers are encouraged to obtain the procurement documents which contain the most current information. If there is a conflict between the procurement documents and this notice, the procurement documents will take precedence.
