Furniture Supply and Consulting Services

Solicitation number 202312001

Publication date

Closing date and time 2024/02/07 17:00 EST

Last amendment date

Status Status Expired

Description
VIA is looking for qualified supplier(s) in the following two (2) categories to provide the business lounge and/or office furniture with installation services, as well as the related consulting services (including but not limited to design services, project management services, inventory management services, etc.) on the required basis across VIA’s network all over Canada.

1) Category A: Furniture for business lounge
2) Category B: Furniture for office

The Tenderer can submit the Tender for one or more categories.
A Tenderer can be selected for one or more categories, or various Tenderers can be selected for the same category. 

In order to submit the proposal, the Tenderer must be able to comply with the following mandatory criteria: 
  1. Tenderer’s company experiences
       The Tenderer must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of both office furniture and the relevant consulting services.
  1. Tenderer’s project experiences   
      The Tenderer must have completed at least two (2) other projects of similar scope and size (combination of at least 400 workstations/private offices).
  1. The furniture manufacturer must be certified by the specified quality standards      
      The furniture manufacturer must be certified by the following:
      • Certification systems Greenguard and/or Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) – Indoor Air
      • Quality (ISO 90001 - Quality management / ISO 14001 - Environmental management systems, OHSAS 18001 - Occupational safety and health
      • System, Level 2 Certification, based on ANSI/BIFMA e3-2010 furniture durability standard
  1. Guarantee meets ANSI/BIFMA requirements     
      The Tenderer must provide a guarantee that all proposed furniture meets ANSI/BIFMA (Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association) and CSA requirements.
  1. Lead Time
      Tenderer will deliver and install the furniture (including deficiencies corrections) at VIA’s specified locations all over Canada no later than fourteen (14) weeks upon receiving VIA’s confirmation of placed Purchase Order.  
  1.   Installation          
      The Tenderer must be able to provide furniture including installation to any VIA’s specified locations all over Canada (Sub-contractors are accepted).
  1. Shortlisted Tenderer’s showroom visit availability or furniture delivery option
      The shortlisted Tenderers must be able to accommodate VIA’s below request:
  • Either provide the showroom visit option in Eastern Canada (either in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City) for all the layouts and accompany VIA’s visit;
  • Or deliver furniture as per VIA’s further request for the layouts to VIA’s headquarter in Montreal (address specified in the Scope of Work)


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    Contract duration

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

    Trade agreements

    • 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)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    VIA Rail Canada Inc.
    Address
    3 Place Ville-Marie, Suite 500
    Montreal, Quebec, H3B 2C9
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Shiyao Fei
    Phone
    15148716631
    Email
    Shiyao_Fei@viarail.ca
    Address
    15148716631
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    Summary information

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

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