Notice of Intended Procurement
Name of Procuring Entity
Ryerson University (the “University”)
Contact Person and Contract Person Coordinates
Tim Sage, 1 Dundas St West, 09th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5B 2H1, 416-979-5000 ext. 557243
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 Qualification (“RFSQ’) for Supplier Pre-Qualification for General Construction Services for Smart Campus Integration and Testing Hub (SCITHub)
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 http://ryerson.bonfirehub.ca on or before May 10, 2022 at 11:00:00 A.M. EDT.
The submissions will not be opened publicly.
Conditions for Participation
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation:
Insurance
1. Commercial General Liability Insurance against claims for bodily injury (including death), personal injury and broad form property damage (including loss of use) and including products and completed operations liability and blanket contractual liability for an amount of not less than five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) per occurrence. Such insurance shall include the following clauses and/or endorsements;
Pay on behalf of
Deductible
Primary and non-contributory
Cross liability and severability of interests or Separation of insureds; and
an endorsement naming the Owner, its governors, trustees, officers and employees as an Additional Insured.
.2 Standard automobile insurance for all vehicles owned, licensed or leased by the Supplier and non-owned automobile insurance, where required, for an amount of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00), per occurrence for each type of coverage. Where the non-owned automobile insurance coverage is provided within a general liability policy, a separate policy is not required; and
3. A valid WSIB Clearance Certificate or alternatively Private Employers Liability in the amount of $2,000,000 dollars.
Please note in the subsequent 2nd Stage Process additional or different insurance or bond requirements may be required.
Applicable Trade Agreements
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Chapter 19
The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9
Contract Details
The second stage of this RFSQ will be issued to the Pre-qualified Suppliers after the award of this RFSQ.
Prequalification
The University intends to select a limited number of up to four (4) qualified suppliers to be invited to participate in the subsequent procurement process. To be pre-qualified Proponent’s Proposals must meet the minimum scores as set-out in section 5.0 Evaluation of Proposals. The criteria that will be used to prequalify suppliers are set out in procurement documents.
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
Mandatory Submission Criteria
CRITERIA WEIGHTING/SCORING
File #1 – Proposal Acknowledgement Form Pass/Fail
Technical Evaluated Submission Criteria
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #2 Company Information 5
File # 3 Relevant Experience
a) Comparable Project Summary (including Major Projects Underway.
10
b) Relevant Experience 50
In order to be considered for prequalification, a Supplier must
score a minimum of 37.75 points for Relevant Experience above.
*Minimum Passing Score for Relevant Experience 3b is 37.75 Points
File # 4 Project Management Team 30
File # 5 – Social Policy and Programs 5
Total Evaluated Score 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.
Suppliers should also note that only suppliers prequalified will receive further notices of procurement related to the subsequent procurement process.
