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Contractor Services for ARC Building Capacitor Bank Replacement

Solicitation number 2026-032-AM

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/03/25 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    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.
      
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    Description of Procurement
    This Request for Quotation (“RFQ”) is an invitation to prospective Proponents to submit a Proposal indicating their organization’s capability and resources in providing capacitor bank replacement at the Architectural Science (ARC) Building located at 325 Church Street for the University.

    The University intends to execute a stipulated price contract, CCDC-2 2020, as amended by the University’s Supplementary Conditions, provided in Appendix E.

    Address and Final Date for Submissions
    Submissions must be submitted electronically at  https://tmu.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/102794  on or before March 25, 2026, 2:00:00 PM EST

    The submissions will not be opened publicly.

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

    Stage 1 - Mandatory Submission Requirements

    File #1 Proposal Acknowledgement Form   - 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
    The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9

    Contract Details

    The term of the Final Agreement is nine (9) months, or successful completion of the Project.

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

    Mandatory Evaluation Criteria

    CRITERIA                                                                                 WEIGHTING (POINTS)
    File #1 - Proposal Acknowledgement Form                                           Pass/Fail
                                                                                                   
    Financial Evaluation Criteria

    CRITERIA                                                                                 WEIGHTING (POINTS)
                                                                                                   
    Total Evaluate Price                                                                                  100
                  Subtotal  100

    Total Evaluated Score for Stages 1, and 2                                            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.
     

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      Contract duration

      The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).

      Trade agreements

      • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
      • Please refer to tender description or tender documents

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      Contact information

      Contracting organization

      Organization
      Toronto Metropolitan University
      Address
      Financial Services - Purchasing and Payment, 350 Victoria Street
      Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2K3
      Canada
      Contracting authority
      Aris Medieros
      Phone
      416-979-5000 x554349
      Email
      bids@torontomu.ca
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      Summary information

      Language(s)
      English
      Contract duration
      12 month(s)
      Procurement method
      Competitive – Open Bidding

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