Request for Proposal (RFP) # 1698623-24
This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is an invitation by the Toronto Police Service (“TPS”) to prospective and qualified Proponents to submit proposals for Towing & Vehicle Storage Services as further described in the RFP.
Submission Requirements
Proposals must be submitted through the MERX Electronic Bid Submission (“EBS”) System (https://www.merx.com/).
For assistance in using MERX, please contact MERX directly at 1-800-964-MERX or visit the MERX website at www.merx.com/.
Proponents are to submit their proposal through the MERX EBS System prior to 1:00:00 P.M. local time on Monday January 13, 2025.
Objective
The objective of this RFP is to select qualified Vendors to provide vehicle towing and storage services.
Term of the Contract
The initial Agreement term shall be three (3) years, commencing after the successful completion of security background checks of assigned Service Provider's personnel and TPS approvals.
The TPS reserves the right to an option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year periods, all in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications contained in the RFP.
Notwithstanding the above noted, the TPS retains the right to terminate any agreement with immediate effect upon receipt of written notice for convenience.
The Vendor(s) shall not assign or sub-contract any part of this contract to a third party without the prior written approval of TPS.
Information Session (Optional)
Proponents are encouraged to attend the optional information session which will provide an overview of the RFP including submission requirements. Proponents should familiarize themselves with referenced RFP and to ascertain the full extent of the goods and/or services required. The information session will take place as noted below:
Date: December 12, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. Toronto Time
Place: Virtually via WebEx
Interested Proponents must contact the designated Senior Procurement Specialist, Gabe Sandhu at Gabe.Sandhu@tps.ca and a meeting invitation will be sent to join the information session.
A record of questions and answers from the information session that are deemed to be relevant by the TPS will be provided in the form of an addendum to the RFP to all Proponents.
Piggyback (if applicable)
The TPS may, upon request, permit other public bodies and the Police Cooperative Purchasing Group (PCPG) to purchase against any part of the contract which may result from this RFP.
Proponents are requested to indicate on the Pricing Submission form if they will extend the pricing, terms and conditions of this proposal to other government agencies including PCPG, if the Proponent becomes the successful services provider.
If the successful Proponent agrees to this provision, participating agencies may enter into a contract with the successful Proponent for the purchase of services described herein based on the terms, conditions, prices, and percentages offered by the Proponent. Minor changes in terms and conditions may be negotiated by participating agencies.
Please note: copies of the Proponents submission may need to be provided to the interested agency (in confidence) in order to review prior to participating.
Non-Exclusivity
The creation of this RFP shall not be a guarantee of exclusivity.
Negotiations
The TPS reserves the right to enter into negotiations with any one or more Proponents regarding price, scope of services, or any other term of their applications, and such other agreement or contractual terms as the TPS may require, at any time prior to execution of an agreement, whether or not a notice of intent to develop an agreement has been issued to any Proponent and without reissuing this RFP; and to enter into simultaneous, competitive negotiations with multiple Proponents or to negotiate with individual Proponents, either together or in sequence, and to permit or require, as a result of negotiations, the expansion or reduction of the scope of services or changes in any other terms of the submitted applications, without informing other Proponents of the changes or affording them the opportunity to revise their applications in light thereof, unless the TPS, in its sole discretion, determine that doing so is in the TPS’s best interest; and, to discontinue negotiations with any Proponent at any time prior to the execution of an agreement, whether or not a notice of intent to develop an agreement has been issued to the Proponent, and to enter into negotiations with any other Proponent, if the TPS, in its sole discretion, determine it is in the best interest of the TPS to do so.
All in accordance with the requirements stated in the RFP document to be downloaded.
