2025-014-AM - Escalator Repair and Maintenance Services

Notice of Intended Procurement
Name of Procuring Entity
Toronto Metropolitan University (the “University”)

Contact Person and Contract Person Coordinates
Aris Medeiros, 1 Dundas St West, 16th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5B 2H1, 416-979-5000 ext. 554349

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

This Request for Proposal (“RFP”) is an invitation to prospective Proponents to submit a Proposal indicating their organization’s capability and resources in providing repair  and maintenance services for the University’s eight (8) escalators, as further described in Appendix B – Deliverables (the “Deliverables”).

The University intends to execute a Master Services Agreement, as provided in Appendix E.


Address and Final Date for Submissions
Submissions must be submitted electronically at  https://tmu.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/93945  on or before June 24, 2025, 2:00:00 PM EDT

The submissions will not be opened publicly.

Conditions for Participation
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation:

Mandatory Submission Requirements

File #1 - Proposal Acknowledgement Form  - Pass/Fail
File #2 – Health and Safety - Pass/Fail

Applicable Trade Agreements
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):

BPS Procurement Directive
The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9

Contract Details

The term of the Final Agreement is three (3) years, plus one (1) optional renewal period of 2 (two) years, in the discretion of the University. 

The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:

Stage 1 -Mandatory Evaluation Criteria

CRITERIA                                                                                 WEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #1 - Proposal Acknowledgement Form                                            Pass/Fail
File #2 – Health and Safety                                                                    Pass/Fail
                                                                                               
Stage 2 - Technical Evaluation Criteria

CRITERIA                                                                                 WEIGHTING (POINTS)
File #3 – Company Information                                                              10
File #4 – Relevant Experience                                                                25
File #5 – Proponent’s Team                                                                   15
File #6 – Understanding of the Project                                                    15
File #7 – Social and Sustainable Practices                                              5
                                                                                                Subtotal  70

Stage 3 - Financial Evaluation Criteria

CRITERIA                                                                                 WEIGHTING (POINTS)                         
Pricing Part I - Total Maintenance Fee                                                    25
Pricing Part II – Average Hourly Rate                                                      3
Pricing Part III – Part Markup Fee (%)                                                     2

Total Evaluated Score for Stages 2, and Stage  3                                100

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.