Compensation claims consulting services

Solicitation number 202210002

Publication date

Closing date and time 2022/12/05 14:00 EST

Last amendment date

Description
VIA Rail Canada Inc. is looking for suppliers providing compensation claims consulting services for the following categories:
A.           Quebec (requirement: be a lawyer)
B-1.        Ontario: consultant
B-2.        Ontario: lawyer
C-1.        Manitoba: consultant
C-2.        Manitoba: lawyer
D-1.       Western Provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan): consultant
D-2.       Western Provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan): lawyer
E-1.        Atlantic Provinces (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia): consultant
E-2.        Atlantic Provinces (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia): lawyer

The Tenderer can submit the tender response for one or more categories.
A Tenderer could be selected for one or more categories or various Tenderers could be selected for the same categories.    

In order to submit a tender, the Tenderer must be able to comply with the following mandatory criteria:
  1. Language
  • For the services in Quebec:
          The Tenderer must be able to deliver all the services specified in Part B, Appendix A, to VIA in both official languages of Canada.
  • For the services in other categories:
          The Tenderer must be able to deliver all the services specified in Part B, Appendix A, to VIA in English.
  1. The team lead must have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in compensation claims consulting services. 
  2. All the resources allocated to VIA must have a minimum of five (5) years of proven experience in the field of Worker’s Compensation Claims Consulting Services in railway industry in the categories mentioned above.
  3. Tenderer must have the experience with self-insured corporations dealing with the:
A. Quebec: Commission des normes de l'équité de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)
B. Ontario: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
C. Manitoba: Worker’s Compensation Board of Manitoba, WCB
D. Western Province: WorkSafe BC
D. Western Province: Workers Compensation Board of Alberta, WCB
D. Western Province: Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board, WCB
E. Atlantic Province: WorkSafe NB
E. Atlantic Province: Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, WCB-NS
  1. For the Tenderer who offers the legal consulting services in A. Quebec, B-2: Ontario, C-2: Manitoba, D-2. Western Provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan), E-2. Atlantic Provinces (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia):
Be an active member of the Bar Association for the province(s) in each category for which the Tenderer submitted the tender (Barreau du Québec, Ontario Bar Association, Manitoba Bar Association, British Columbia Bar Association, Law Society of Alberta, Law Society of Saskatchewan, Law Society of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society)
  1. VIA requires that data be stored in Canada and not transferred, copied, communicated, hosted outside of Canada.


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    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 36 month(s).

    Trade agreements

    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    • Please refer to tender description or tender documents
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    VIA Rail Canada Inc.
    Address
    3 Place Ville-Marie, Suite 500
    Montreal, Quebec, H3B 2C9
    Canada
    Phone
    514-871-6631
    Email
    shiyao_fei@viarail.ca
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    Summary information

    Language(s)
    English, French
    Contract duration
    36 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding