Notice of Intended Procurement
Name of Procuring Entity
Ryerson University (the “University”)
Contact Person and Contract Person Coordinates
Danny Greenfield
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 2K3
bids@ryerson.ca
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
Ryerson is seeking proposals from qualified firms to conduct a comprehensive review Ryerson University’s existing compensation data for self-identified Black staff including pay information, role, level, length of service, age, and movement within the organization (salary on hiring, promotional increases, demotion, reclassification) to identify any internal compensation inequities and to review policies and practices that might be impacting an equitable approach to compensation, as further described in Appendix B - Deliverables (the “Deliverables”).
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 on or before May 12th, 2021 at 11:00:00 AM EDT.
The submissions will not be opened publicly.
Conditions for Participation
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation:
- Mandatory Requirements:
File #1 – Proposal Acknowledgement Form
File #2 – Compliance and Privacy Requirements
- Qualitative Evaluation:
File #3 – Company Information
File #4 – Experience
File #5 – Project Management Team
File #6 – Understanding the Services
File #7 – Social Policy Programs
The Minimum Passing Score is 70% for the Qualitative Evaluation Criteria
- Financial Evaluation:
File #8 – Pricing
- Presentation:
The Minimum Passing Score is 70% for the Presentation
Insurance
a) 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;
b) Standard automobile insurance for all vehicles owned (if applicable), 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;
c) 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 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; and
WSIB
A clearance certificate from the Ontario Workplace Safety Insurance Board, or if the Successful Proponent is not subject to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (Ontario), evidence of employers’ liability coverage in the amounts set out in the Final Agreement (as applicable)
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
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9
Contract Details
The term of the Final Agreement is one (1) year or completion of the deliverables whichever is sooner.
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.
