UTM 2018-19-73A - Professional Arch. and Eng. Services for Robotics Laboratory Environment (RLE)

Notice of Intended Procurement

NAME OF PROCURING ENTITY
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (the “University”)
University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6

CONTACT PERSON AND CONTRACT PERSON COORDINATES

Ryan Henningsen – Procurement Officer, procurement.utm@utoronto.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
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit response from vendors to provide Professional Architectural and Engineering Consulting Services to build a research and teaching building referred to as Robotics Laboratory Environment (RLE), at University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Campus.

ADDRESS AND FINAL DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions must be submitted electronically at:

https://utoronto.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/27356

Your submission must be uploaded, submitted, and finalized prior to the Closing Time of Jan 31, 2020 2:00 PM EST. We strongly recommend that you give yourself sufficient time and at least ONE (1) day before Closing Time to begin the uploading process and to finalize your submission. The submissions will not be opened publicly.

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
N/A

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
The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9]

CONTRACT DETAILS

Consultant Selection/ RFP award:                    Mid - February 2020
Schematic Design completion:                          March 2020
Design development completion:                      April 2020
Estimated Site Plan approval:                           August 2020
Estimated Building Permit Approval:                 November 2020
Contractor selection/ RFT award:                     October 2020
Construction:                                                     November 2020 - August 2021

The above milestone provided is estimated based on 9 month SPA/ complete Building Permit approval period from the City of Mississauga and various municipal authorities. Proponents are to review the time line and present options to achieve a shorter project completion date.

The proposed building should be fully operational and ready for occupancy for the Fall semester beginning in September 2021.

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.

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