040883 - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - ENGINEERING SERVICES

BACKGROUND
Manitoba Hydro is a provincial Crown Corporation and major energy utility in the Province of Manitoba. The company serves approximately 830,000 customers in various communities throughout Manitoba.
Manitoba Hydro has initiated a strategic review of its procurement practices across key spend categories within the organization. This initiative has several objectives:
(a) Achieve competitive pricing and reduce total cost of ownership ("TCO"), including through spend aggregation across business units.
(b) Improve procurement process efficiency.
(c) Enhance strategic relationships with suppliers to improve planning and optimize service delivery
One of the spend categories strategically reviewed is Engineering Services. Manitoba Hydro has historically spent approximately CAD $25 million annually on various types Engineering Services. The strategic review pertaining to Engineering Services identified several opportunities, including:
(a) Aggregate Manitoba Hydro service requirements
(b) Prequalify suppliers and establish standardized corporate master service agreements
(c) Improve efficiency through a standardized procurement process
(d) Develop a corporate Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program with a rationalized supply base

PURPOSE
Procuring diverse types of Engineering Services to serve Manitoba Hydro’s operational needs is challenging. To enable the development of a procurement strategy that appropriately addresses this challenge, Manitoba Hydro is seeking information from the supply market to simplify and standardize the prequalification process.

Manitoba Hydro is interested in receiving submissions from Respondents who have previous experience providing Engineering Services to public agencies.

This is not a prequalification process. The information obtained from respondents will be used to develop Manitoba Hydro’s procurement strategy.

This EOI is not a legal offer but only an invitation to provide information.