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. 7243
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 Proposal (“RFP”) for General Contractors Services with a specialization in Master Control Centre’s (“MCC’s”) Upgrades.
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/opportunities/35847 on or before November 26, 2020, 11:00:00 AM EST.
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;
.3 Professional liability insurance for an amount of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence, if applicable to the type of Work performed under this Agreement. This insurance policy is required to be maintained until Substantial Performance of the Work and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the completion of the Work;
.4 “All risk” property insurance covering the Contractor and Subcontractors’ owned, rented or leased tools, machinery, equipment and property used for the performance of the Work, including equipment breakdown coverage;
.5 Provide, maintain and pay for Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario (WSIB) coverage, or alternatively, provide proof of continuous Employers Liability Insurance coverage, equivalent to WSIB coverage in the amount of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00). Prior to commencing the Work, again with application for payment of the holdback amount following Substantial Performance of the Work and again with application for final payment, Contractor shall at all times during performance of the Work comply with all requirements of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act and regulations, and provide evidence of compliance with such legislation and regulations at the Place of the Work, including payments due thereunder, by submitting its WSIB account number together with a letter from the appropriate WSIB department (indicating that there are no outstanding fees, fines, claims or debts to the Contractor’s WSIB account).
Site Tour is recommended but Optional. For Site Tour details and requirements please refer to Appendix A- section 3.6(2) Site Visit.
Stage 1-Mandatory Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #1 – Proposal Acknowledgement Form Pass/Fail
Stage 2- Technical Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Company Information 5
Experience 15
Project Management Team 20
Warranties 5
Project Plan 10
Social Policy Programs 5
Subtotal 60
Stage 3- Financial/Pricing Submission and Evaluation Criteria
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Pricing Part I – Total Fixed Fee 30
Pricing Part II – Separate Fees 20
Subtotal 40
Total Evaluated Score 100
Minimum Passing Score
The Minimum Passing Score is 70% or 42 out 60 Points for Stage 2- Technical Evaluated Criteria.
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 term of the Final Agreement is 2 years or successful completion of the Deliverables
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.
