2024-082-AM - Prime Consultant Services - Renovation DAL/ENG Computer Science Lab Relocations

Notice of Intended Procurement
Name of Procuring Entity
Toronto Metropolitan University (the “University”)

Contact Person and Contract Person Coordinates
Aris Medeiros, 1 Dundas St West, 16th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5B 2H1, 416-979-5000 ext. 554349


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 Proposal (“RFP”) is an invitation to prospective Proponents to submit a Proposal indicating their organization’s capability and resources for prime consulting and design services for DAL/ ENG Computer Science Lab Relocations located at 245 Church Street (ENG) and 147 Dalhousie Street (DAL). The work will be performed in the following phase:
Phase 1: Feasibility/ Concept Design
Phase 2: Design Development and Construction documents
Phase 3: Construction to Close-out
Project Phases 2 and 3 will be contingent upon available funding, performance of the Successful Proponent and the future business needs of the University and will, therefore, continue as solely determined by the University. The deliverables and work stages are more fully described in Appendix B – Deliverables.
The University intends to execute the Prime Consultant Professional Services Agreement attached as Appendix E.

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  https://tmu.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/84575  on or before October 31, 2024, 11:00:00 AM

The submissions will not be opened publicly.

Conditions for Participation
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation:

Mandatory Submission Requirements

File #1 Proposal Acknowledgement Form   - Pass/Fail
File #2 Building Ontario Businesses Act (BOBIA)

Minimum Passing Score
The Minimum Passing Score for Stage 3: Technical is 38.5 Points out of 55 Points.


Applicable Trade Agreements
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):

BPS Procurement Directive
The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five
The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9

Contract Details

The term of the Final Agreement is the completion of the Project.

The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:

Mandatory Evaluation Criteria

CRITERIA                                                                                 WEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #1 - Proposal Acknowledgement Form                                             Pass/Fail
File #2 – Ontario Business Attestation                                                      10       
                                                                                                Subtotal 10
Technical Evaluation Criteria

CRITERIA                                                                                 WEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #3 – Company Information                                                                 8
File #4 – Project Team Members                                                               15
File #5 – Relevant Experience                                                                  18
File #6 – Proposed Work Plan                                                                  10
File #7 – Social and Sustainable Practices                                                 4

                                                                                                Subtotal  55


Financial Evaluation Criteria

CRITERIA                                                                                 WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Total Base Bid Fee                                                                                    35
              Subtotal  35

Total Evaluated Score for Stages 1, and 2                                             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.