Basic Information

Reference Number

0000186577

Issuing Organization

Waterloo Economic Development Corporation

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

2021-03

Title

Request for Proposal: Cost of Living/Affordability Calculator in Waterloo

Source ID

PP.CO.ON.1000857.C100547

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario

Delivery Point

Email (max size: 10 MB)

Purchase Type

One Time Only- Delivery Date:July 31, 2021

Description

Waterloo EDC is seeking a consultant to develop a “cost of living/affordability calculator” which is to be integrated into our website for external user-directed calculation as well as internally for use with clients. The primary objective for this tool is help facilitate and nurture foreign direct investment into Waterloo Region by showcasing the region’s competitiveness with respect to cost of living and affordability. Our key target audience for this tool would be business decision makers, site selectors and key FDI intermediaries. As a secondary objective, this tool will also help local community partners to help facilitate and nurture international talent attraction into the Waterloo community. Key target audience for this secondary objective would be local post-secondary alumni, H1-B visa holders in the US, and key tech and high skilled trades people in the US and Europe.

Dates

Publication

2020/11/09 03:00:59 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2020/11/17 05:00:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2020/12/10 05:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Lucinda Wallace

Lucinda.wallace@waterlooedc.ca

Eamon O'Flynn

Eamon.oflynn@waterlooedc.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

Lump sum

Bid Documents List

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

Additional Bidding Instructions

Proposals must be received by 5:00 PM EST on the closing date of Thursday, December 10, 2020. Submissions must be delivered electronically in Adobe PDF format (file size not to exceed 10 MB) to:

Lucinda Wallace
Vice President, Marketing & Corporate Development
Email: Lucinda.wallace@waterlooedc.ca

and

Eamon O’Flynn
Marketing & Communications Manager
Email: Eamon.oflynn@waterlooedc.ca

Please note that late proposals will not be considered
.
The total length of the proposal should not exceed fifteen (15) pages, minimum 11-point font and single spaced. Additional information can be submitted in appendices, which may be unlimited but not unreasonable. Appendices will not be evaluated as part of the scoring.

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