PCL\ED, a Joint Venture, acting as the Construction Manager (CM), is inviting Bidders to submit their Statement of Qualifications to prequalify to bid on the Ultra High-Performance Concrete Topping of the Centre Block Rehabilitation Project.
The project is located at 111 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario.
This prequalification process is the first phase of a two-phase procurement process; the second phase is the tendering process. During the Tendering Phase, the prequalified bidders will be invited to prepare and to submit stipulated price tenders for this work. The successful bidder will be required to enter a Stipulated Price Subcontract contract with the Construction Manager.
This Request for Qualifications document sets out the requirements for the submission of the Bidder’s Statement of Qualifications and specifies the evaluation criteria and Bidder selection process for this phase.
Phase One – Request for Qualification (RFQ), will be posted on MERX Publicly to pre-qualify Respondents with the necessary experience to function as an Ultra High-Performance Concrete Topping subcontractor for a portion(s) of the project. The RFQ is open to all interested contractors. The prequalification of a Respondent is based on the rated evaluation criteria specified in this document.
Between Phase One and Phase Two, the CM will request the Respondents who prequalify from the initial RFQ to qualify for the CM’s Subcontractor Default Insurance program using COMPASS, by Bespoke Metrics; refer to Appendix 2 of this RFQ Package. Respondents who do not provide adequate information, or do not qualify under the CM’s Subcontractor Default Insurance program (SDI), may be required to provide a Performance Bond (or other form of contract security as determined by the CM and/or the Client) or risk being disqualified from bidding.
SDI and Bonding capacities will determine which tender packages the Bidder will be invited to tender.
Should there be an insufficient number of prequalified Respondents after Phase One to permit a competition in Phase Two, the CM reserves the right to cancel Phase Two or to modify the Phase One requirements and re-publish the solicitation using the same or a different approach.
The successful Respondents will be invited to submit a Tender in Phase Two.
Phase Two – Invitation to Bid will be sent to the pre-qualified Respondents based upon the package budget and the Respondent’s SDI or Bonding rating.
The selection of an Ultra High-Performance Concrete Topping subcontractor for each package will be based on a best value approach.
Evaluation Summary
The Tender Evaluation will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be weighted as follows:
- 10 Points for the Indigenous Participation Plan (IPP).
- 90 Points for the price
Please note: No pricing or IPP is to be submitted with your Statement of Qualifications.
