Basic Information

Reference Number

0000254880

Issuing Organization

Ontario Energy Board

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

FPOEBVORADRFS08242023

Title

Establishment of a Vendor of Record for (Settlement /ADR) Facilitation Services

Source ID

PV.BD.ON.463551.C96062

Agreement Type

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Purchase Type

Duration: 2 years
Option: 1 Year

Description

The objective of this RFP is to establish a roster of facilitators (Vendors of Record) to assist the OEB in quickly assessing and retaining facilitators for settlement conferences, stakeholder consultations or other processes to assist the OEB as required.

The desired aim of the OEB settlement process is to see whether a settlement can be reached that is in the public interest. If a settlement is reached, a proposal is filed with the OEB and the panel hearing the application can accept or reject the proposal or make other findings and orders in respect of the settlement proposal. The role of a facilitator is to assist parties in reaching a settlement that is in the public interest.
The facilitator is responsible only for the settlement conference process. Parties making the settlement proposal are responsible for the appropriateness of the agreement and the adequacy of the evidence and rationale to support it.

OEB staff actively participates in the settlement discussions. OEB staff:

Is sometimes a party to a settlement proposal.
Will provide details on OEB policies and prior decisions to parties.
Will provide its views on individual issues under discussion.
Will file with the OEB panel a submission on OEB staff's view of whether any settlement proposal is in the public interest, in cases where OEB staff is not a party to a settlement proposal.

Beyond providing facilitator services to the ADR process, facilitation duties may vary from assignment to assignment. For these activities, the issues and attendant objectives will be described to the facilitator and participants in advance of the particular conference or meeting.

Dates

Publication

2023/08/24 03:42:17 PM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2023/09/01 05:00:00 PM EDT

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2023/09/25 03:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Mark Jones

416-440-7725

Mark.Jones@oeb.ca

Catherine Torrese Benyi

416-440-7657

Catherine.Benyi@oeb.ca

Ashish Philip

416-440-7747

ashish.philip@oeb.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Envelope 1 - Technical Proposal

Pricing

No pricing in this envelope

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

Bids shall be submitted on, and in accordance with, forms supplied by the OEB. All responses are to be submitted to the OEB through the use of MERX Electronic Bid Submission (EBS). Vendors shall be solely responsible for the delivery of their Bid in the manner and time prescribed.

Envelope 2 - Pricing Proposal

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

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