Basic Information

Reference Number

0000218550

Issuing Organization

VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Owner Organization

VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

202201003

Title

Independant Certifier- Toronto Maintenance Center

Source ID

PP.CO.QC.583475.C107589

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Purchase Type

Duration: Until mandate completion

Description

VIA has entered into an agreement for the renewal of its fleet for the Montreal – Windsor Corridor, representing 32 new trainsets planned to be in service starting at the end of 2022. In order to support the operations and maintenance of the new trainsets, VIA needs to upgrade its existing Toronto Maintenance Center (TMC) and Montreal Maintenance Center (MMC).

In January 2020, a Request For Proposal (RFP) process was launched to find a design build contractor for each of the TMC and MMC facilities. For the TMC, the target date to have the preferred contractor identified is June 2022 and the work is to start in July 2022.

For the full duration of the TMC upgrade project, VIA is seeking the services of an Independent Certifier who will be responsible for certifying the work completed for the monthly progress payments.
In order to submit a Proposal, the Proponent must comply with the following mandatory criterias:

1- Proponent has the following minimal insurance coverage:

Professional Liability Insurance of [$2,000,000]
Commercial General Liability Insurance of [$5,000,000]
All Risks insurance policy

2- Attendance to the Site Visit located at the Toronto Maintenance Center, April 1st, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. CST
3- Proponent must have no Conflict of Interest with VIA, nor with any of the current Contractors (prequalified entities).
4- In order to access the RFP and the Project Agreement documents to be taken into consideration in the Proposal, Proponent has signed the Confidentiality Agreement.
5- The certification lead must have a minimum of 15 years’ experience, P.Eng., CET, or equivalent in the Project jurisdiction or other provincial equivalent.
6- If short listed, the certification lead will attend the face to face or virtual interview planned for the week of June 20, 2022.
7- The Services and communications must be rendered in English.

Dates

Publication

2022/02/24 10:59:38 PM EST

Bid Intent

Optional

Bid Intent Deadline

2022/04/06 11:00:00 PM EDT

Question Acceptance Deadline

2022/04/08 11:00:00 PM EDT

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

2022/05/12 02:00:00 PM EDT

Onsite Visit

2022/04/01 09:00:00 AM EDT

Contact Information

Sylvain Bernard

514-871-6703

sylvain_bernard@viarail.ca

Required Acknowledgement

Confidentiality Agreement

In order to access the RFP and the Project Agreement documents to be taken into consideration in the Proposal, Proponent has to sign the Confidentiality Agreement. Once signed, please send it to the following email address: soumissions_tenders@viarail.ca with the following email title: "202201003 - Confidentiality Agreement_name of the company"

Buyer Preferences, Guidelines & Requirements

General Requirements

- Insurance Required

Pre-Bidding Events

Event Type

Onsite Visit

Attendance

Mandatory

Event date

2022/04/01 09:00:00 AM EDT

Location

1611 Islington Ave, Toronto, ON M8V 3B6

Event Note

The number of attendees at the site is limited to two (2) per Proponent. The names and titles of the participants must be provided in the Confirmation of Site Visit form provided for this purpose in the RFP document.
Before your arrival, each participant must have taken into account the requirements and regulations to be followed for the visit. This information is also available on the Confirmation of Site Visit form.
Attendees should go to the address above and upon arrival, can ask for Andre Funnell at the reception.
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Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
N/A		No	No
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