Notice of Intended Procurement
Name of Procuring Entity
Ryerson University (the “University”)
Contact Person and Contract Person Coordinates
Tim Sage, 1 Dundas St West, 09th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5B 2H1, 416-979-5000 ext. 557243
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
The University is conducting a Request for Proposal RFP for Professional Services for Tableau Support and Development.
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 December 16, 2021, 11:00:00 AM EST.
The submissions will not be opened publicly.
Conditions for Participation
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation:
Proponents must submit for both project categories of this RFP.
Insurance Requirements
1. 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, licensed or leased by the Supplier and non-owned automobile insurance, if applicable to the type of Services offered under this Agreement, 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.
2. WSIB
A valid WSIB Clearance Certificate or alternatively Private Employers Liability in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00).
Mandatory Evaluation Criteria:
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #1 – Proposal Acknowledgement Form Pass/Fail
Stage 2- (A) Technical Evaluation Criteria (Common to both Project Category 1 & Project Category2):
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Company Information 5
Relevant Experience 25
Project Management Team 20
Understanding the Services 10
Social and Sustainable Practices 5
Subtotal 65
Stage 2- (B) Technical Evaluation Criteria- Project Category 1- Tableau Support and Development.
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Project Plan- Project Category 1- Tableau Support and Development 10
Subtotal 10
Stage 2- (C) Technical Evaluation Criteria- Project Category 2- Labour Market Tool(s).
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Project Plan- Project Category 2- Labour Market Tool. 10
Subtotal 10
Stage 3- (A) Financial Evaluation Criteria- Project Category 1- Canadian Council for Aerospace and Aviation Labour Market Tool:
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Pricing Part I- Total. Fixed Fee – Project Category 1- Tableau Support
and Development 25
Subtotal 25
Total Evaluated Score-Project Category 1- Tableau Support and Development 100
Stage 3- (B) Financial Evaluation Criteria- Project Category 2- Labour Market Tool(s):
CRITERIA WEIGHTING (POINTS)
Pricing Part I- Total. Fixed Fee – Project Category 2- Labour Market Tool(s) 25
Subtotal 25
Total Evaluated Score-Project Category 2- Labour Market Tool(s) 100
Minimum Passing Score
Minimum passing score for Stage 2- Technical Evaluation is 70%.
Applicable Trade Agreements
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five
The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9
Contract Details
The term of the agreement is 3 years plus two (2) optional one (1) year extensions.
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.
