Temporary Help Services 1- Senate Driver 2- Maintenance Person

Objective
The Building Services Directorate of the Senate of Canada requires the services of a Contractor to provide temporary help services, in the fields of:
1.	Maintenance Person; and
2.	Senate Driver
Work Descriptions
Maintenance Person:
Performs varied maintenance and cleaning duties according to established standards, in the Centre and East Blocks, the Victoria Building and other identified locations,

The Maintenance Person must have experience and knowledge of the various facets of the maintenance industry such as the various surfaces to be maintained, the use of chemicals and their reactions and the PH scale. Furthermore, the Maintenance Person  must be familiar with norms, standards, products and equipment specific to the Senate and be able to apply them.

The work requires an understanding and knowledge of the special products and equipment used in dilution, handling, application, etc... This understanding is essential to the preservation of the various surfaces to be maintained, as well as for the Senate’s heritage assets and related heritage considerations.

Services are provided in the three (3) buildings occupied by the Senate. Services are occasionally in dirty and smelly areas and with chemical products.

Senate Driver
The Driver provides courteous, efficient and regular bus transportation service among the various Parliament buildings for senators, senior Senate officials and other authorized users. The Driver drives a van or truck to provide a pick-up and delivery service for authorized users within the Senate. The Driver also ensures that safe driving and maintenance standards are respected at all times. 

The Driver also provides a pick-up and delivery service of all furniture, supplies, boxes and parcels that are too heavy or awkward to be delivered by messengers.

The Driver must have knowledge of driving methods and techniques for all vehicles that the incumbent must drive, including a bus, van and truck. 

The Driver must have client service skills to provide a courteous frontline service to passengers and to Senate staff with whom there is personal contact during delivery of materials and acknowledgment of receipt.

Mandatory Evaluation Criteria are:

M1. Corporate Experience:

Bidders must demonstrate that they have, at a minimum, five (5) years of experience within the last eight (8) years, providing temporary help/labour services

To demonstrate experience, the Bidder must, at a minimum, provide the following information:
a)	The date of registration or incorporation;
b)	The date at which temporary help/labour services became part of the business offering;
c)	A description of the different streams of temporary help/labour services offered;

M2. Accessibility:

Bidders must demonstrate that they have the capacity to receive communications and requests, via email, fax or telephone, during the business hours of 7am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.

To demonstrate capacity, the Bidder must, at a minimum provide the following information:
	a)   Normal hours of operation
	b)   Methods of communication
	c)   Identification and  availability of a primary and secondary contact

Bids MUST meet all mandatory criteria to be considered responsive.

Signature Requirement
	
The Chief Executive Officer or a designate that has been authorized to commit the Contractor to contracts must sign the RFP.
	
Failure to sign the cover page will result in the disqualification of the proposal.

The Senate of Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.