Notice of Intended Procurement
Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave. W. Waterloo ON N2L 3C5
Procurement contact email mdettweiler@wlu.ca
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The Province of Ontario is expanding access to postsecondary education in Milton and Brampton, Wilfrid Laurier University has been identified as the lead institution for the Milton expansion .
Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU / “Laurier”) intends to introduce postsecondary programs in the Town of Milton, operating out of temporary facilities beginning in the fall semester of 2019. WLU will also undertake to construct a new flagship building at a proposed Laurier Milton campus on Tremaine Road near Louis Saint Laurent Avenue. The Laurier programs and operations are scheduled to transfer to the new flagship building by the start of the fall semester of 2021.
The total budget for the Project, including all development costs, permits, planning and design fees, construction costs, furnishing, fixtures, equipment, contingencies and taxes is expected to be in the order of $110 to $125 million Cdn.
WLU has selected the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) method to implement the Milton campus development. Through this RFSQ process, WLU will determine a prequalified list of up to five (5) teams that will be invited to participate in a subsequent detailed Request for Proposal (RFP) process, utilizing a consecutive non-binding negotiation procurment method. Prequalified IPD teams will be selected based on their experience with IPD project delivery method, experience with postsecondary education facilities, references and industry reputation, and financial and operational capacity. The IPD Team will include the General Contractor, and the Prime Consultant (Architect), Trade Partners and Sub-Consultants. At this time, only the General Contractor/Prime Consultant team will be qualified. The trade partners and sub-consultants will be selected during the subsequent negotiated RFP stage . The General Contractor and the Prime Consultant shall together complete one submission for the RFSQ, with both signing the same Submission Form. Individual submissions from General Contractors or Architects acting alone will not be evaluated.
Responses to the RFP are to be submitted in English only and uploaded to Laurier's Bonfire portal no later than 2:00:00 pm eastern time May 23, 2018.
