Basic Information

Reference Number

AB-2021-05433

Issuing Organization

Alberta Public Sector

Solicitation Type

RPQF - Request for Pre-Qualification

Solicitation Number

288PA-UCAPQR-2021

Title

Consultants for the Utilities Consumer Advocate

Source ID

APC

Agreement Types

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA) / Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)

TCA

Details

Location

Alberta

Dates

Publication

2021/09/03 02:00:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2028/05/31 04:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Laura Sokolovic

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Description

The Consumer, Registry and Strategic Services Division of Service Alberta is responsible for balancing effective industry regulation and protection of consumer interests in order to ensure a consistent, competitive and flexible approach in the delivery of services to Albertans.

This Pre-Qualification Request (PQR) is being issued in order to establish a Standing Offer List capable of providing the Utilities Consumer Advocate within the Consumer, Registry and Strategic Services Division with professional consulting services relating to its representation of the interests of Alberta residential, farm and small business consumers of electricity and natural gas before proceedings of the Alberta Utilities Commission, and other bodies whose decisions may affect the interests of those consumers.

This PQR will establish a pool of Pre-Qualified Contractors able to provide expertise in, at least, one (1) of the following service categories:

• Economics Expertise
• Utility Tariff and Rates Expertise
• Utility Accounting Expertise
• Engineering / Technical Expertise
• Financial Expertise
• Actuarial Expertise
• Depreciation Expertise
• Performance Based Regulation Expertise

Please see the PQR document for details.

All questions relative to this notice must be directed to Jackie Ruttan, Project Contracting Manager at jackie.ruttan@gov.ab.ca or 780-427-2641.

For more information on this solicitation, please click on the following link:

http://vendor.purchasingconnection.ca/Opportunity.aspx?Guid=e9f3e225-2529-3261-112c-39c2ed480000 (opens in a new window)

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.