Notice of Intended Procurement
Name of Procuring Entity
Ryerson University (the “University”)
Contact Person and Contract Person Coordinates
Tim Sage, 1 Dundas St West, 9th 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
This Request for Supplier Qualifications ("RFSQ") is an invitation to prospective Proponents for submissions indicating their organization's capability, experience and resources for the provision of Recruitment Services for Ryerson’s Human Resources (“HR”) Department, as further described in Part 2 - The Deliverables (the "Deliverables").
It is Ryerson’s intention to pre-qualify a maximum number of awards of the highest scoring Suppliers by category as stipulated in the table below, as Shortlisted Suppliers, who meet the Stage 1 Mandatory Requirements and the minimum threshold score of Stage 2 Qualitative Evaluation. However, Ryerson reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to add additional Suppliers as Shortlisted Suppliers provided each additional Shortlisted Supplier has met the Stage 2 Mandatory Requirements, and met or exceeded the minimum threshold of the Stage 3 Qualitative Evaluation. For clarity, after the rated criteria of Stage 2 have been evaluated, Ryerson may elect to invite the 8th highest scoring Supplier to become a Shortlisted Supplier, and then the 9th highest scoring Supplier, and so on.
VOR Categories Maximum Number of Awards Per Category
Category 1- Executive/Senior Management - Award up to seven (7) Successful Proponents
Category 2- Professionals comprised of the following sub-categories:
1. IT - Award up to five ( 5) Successful Proponents
2. Finance/Procurement-Award up to three (3) Successful Proponents
3. Human Resources- Award up to three (3) Successful Proponents
4. General Management - Award up to five (5) Successful Proponents
Category 3 - Academic Administrators/Faculty/Advisory CouncilAward up to seven (7) Successful Proponents
The RFSQ will pre-qualify Successful Proponents who will be eligible to respond to subsequent Statements of Work (SOW) for upcoming projects. This VOR is a non-exclusive VOR and Ryerson reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to contract with other parties for same or similar Deliverables as those provided by the Successful Proponent
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, as specified below, on or before December 21, 2018, 11:00:00 a.m. EST.
Category 1: Executive/Senior Management: https://ryerson.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/19423
Category 2: Professional, consisting of the following sub-categories:
- IT: https://ryerson.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/19430
2. Finance/ Procurment: https://ryerson.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/19431
3. Human Resources: https://ryerson.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/19432
4. General Management: https://ryerson.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/19433
Category 3: Academic Administrators/Faculty/Advisory Council:
https://ryerson.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/19428
The submissions will not be opened publicly.
Conditions for Participation
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation:
Insurance Requirements
- Commercial General Liability Insurance against third party 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 a cross liability and severability of interests clause and an endorsement naming Ryerson University, its governors, trustees, officers and employees as an Additional Insured;
- 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;
- Professional liability insurance for an amount of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) per claim, if applicable to the type of Services offered under this Agreement. This insurance policy is required to be maintained throughout the Term of the Agreement and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the completion of the Services
Mandatory Requirements
File #1 - Proposal Acknowledgement Form
Scored Submission Requirements
File # 2 - Company Information
File # 3 – Relevant Experience
File # 4 – Understanding the Services
File # 5 – Project Management Team
Minimum Passing Score
The Minimum Passing Score of Stage 2 Technical evaluation is 70% or 70 out of 100 points.
Applicable Trade Agreements
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five (5)
The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Chapter 19
Contract Details
The term of the Final Agreement is 3 years.
Prequalification
The University intends to select a limited number of qualified suppliers as specified in the table below for the purposes of establishing a Vendor of Record (“VOR”) list. The period of validity of the VOR is three (3) years.
VOR Categories Maximum Number of Awards Per Category
Category 1- Executive/Senior ManagementAward up to seven (7) Successful Proponents
Category 2- Professionals comprised of the following sub-categories:
1. IT - Award up to five ( 5) Successful Proponents
2. Finance/Procurment - Award up to three (3) Successful Proponents
3. Human ResourcesAward up to three (3) Successful Proponents
4. General Management -Award up to five (5) Successful Proponents
Category 3 - Academic Administrators/Faculty/Advisory CouncilAward up to seven (7) Successful Proponents
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
Scored Submission Requirements
File # 2 - Company Information
File # 3 – Relevant Experience
File # 4 – Understanding the Services
File # 5 – Project Management Team
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
Technical Evaluation Criteria:
Stage 2 –Qualitative Evaluation- Category 1 Executive/Senior Management & Category 3 Academic Administrators/Faculty/Advisory Council
EVALUATION CRITERIAWEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #2 - Company Information5
File #3 – Relevant Experience35
File# 4 – Understanding the Services15
File #5 – Project Management Team45
Total Evaluated Score100
Stage 2 –Qualitative Evaluation – Category 2- Professional Services:
EVALUATION CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #2 - Company Information10
File #3 – Relevant Experience45
File# 4 – Understanding the Services10
File #5 – Project Management Team35
Total Evaluated Score100
Proposals must receive a minimum score of 70 % or 70 out 100 points in Stage 2
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.