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Launch of Request for Qualifications
March 3, 2014
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Purpose
• Highlight key components and dates for the Request
for Qualifications
• Outline the approach to ensure a fair, open and
transparent procurement process
• Provide information on the project’s information
session, site visit and Industry Day
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Project Objectives
• Ensure Continued Safety and Service
– Remove traffic from the existing Champlain Bridge by the end of 2018
– Maintain safety of the corridor prior, during and after construction
– Deliver a long-term solution that efficiently meets pre-defined
operational and maintenance service requirements
• Promote Economic Growth
– Improve system connectivity to promote continuous and safe flow of
people and goods
– Strengthen the economy through job creation and the improvement of
the local, regional and national gross domestic product
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Project Objectives
• Provide Value for Money for Canadians
– Provide long lasting infrastructure that meets high technical standards and needs of users
– Obtain and maintain high quality infrastructure at the lowest life cycle cost possible
– Ensure appropriate risk transfer to the Private Partner for financing, design, construction,
maintenance and operations of the Project
• Foster Sustainable Development and Urban Integration
– Build a bridge which contributes to the corridor’s status as the premier gateway to
Montréal through architectural features and quality that complement Montréal’s landscape
– Deliver a project that is shaped by the local environmental and social context
– Plan and construct a project that protects the surrounding natural environment through
rigorous environmental monitoring and mitigation measures
– Promote sustainable transportation by building a dedicated public transit corridor and
providing for a safe and accessible multi-use path for pedestrians and cyclists
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Project Overview
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Construction
Financing
Operations &
Maintenance
Life Cycle
Maintenance
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New île des Soeurs Bridge
Existing île des Soeurs
Bridge
Autoroute 15
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Clément Bridge
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Federal section of the
Autoroute Bonaventure
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Tolling infrastructure
Handover
Design
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Project Components
New bridge for the St.
Lawrence
Deconstruction
Project Components
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Procurement Process
Stage 1 – Request for Qualifications
– Identify the three highest ranked qualified respondents and invite them to
proceed to Request for Proposals stage
– Process open to any Canadian or international company
– Respondents will be evaluated according to specific criteria in the following
categories:
• Financing, Design, Construction, Operations and Maintenance, Tolling / Technology
and Team Partnering
Stage 2 – Request for Proposals
– Invitation to the three proponents identified in stage 1 to submit technical and
financial proposals
– The lowest cost technically compliant proposal will be identified as the preferred
proponent
– Project agreement will be signed between the private partner and the
Government of Canada
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Request for Qualifications Overview
• The Request for Qualifications will be composed of the
following key sections:
– Section 1: Project Overview
– Will describe key project components, objectives as well as key commercial terms
– Section 2: Public Private Partnership Procurement Process
– Will outline the steps in the procurement process and present key dates
– Section 3: Preparation Instructions
– Will provide detailed information such as submission delivery details, format
instructions, etc.
– Section 4: Evaluation Procedures
– Will outline how the evaluation process will be conducted
– Additional Information
– Mandatory forms, rated evaluation criteria, detailed instructions
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Key Dates in Procurement Process
Key Activities
Timeline
STAGE 1 – REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ Release
March 17, 2014
Information Session and Site Visit
March 31 and April 1, 2014
Industry Day
March 31, 2014
RFQ Closing Date
April 30, 2014
RFQ Response Evaluation Completion
June 2014
STAGE 2 – REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP Release to Qualified Proponents
Proposal Submission Deadline (Financial and Technical may be
staggered)
Announce Preferred Proponent
Financial Close
Signing of the Project Agreement
July 2014
February 2015
April 2015
June 2015
July 2015
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Public Works and Government Services Canada’s
Integrity Framework
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PWGSC is committed to doing business with individuals and companies that respect the law and
act with integrity. All respondents will be required to comply with the Integrity Provisions
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/ci-if-eng.html)
A respondent is required to certify that neither they, nor any members of their board of
directors or affiliates, have been convicted or conditionally or absolutely discharged, of any of
the following offences, in the last 10 years, in Canada or in a foreign jurisdiction:
– Frauds against the government under the Criminal Code of Canada and frauds under the
Financial Administration Act
– Payment of a contingency fee to a person to whom the Lobbying Act applies
– Corruption, collusion, bid-rigging or any other anti-competitive activity under the
Competition Act
– Money laundering, participation in activities of criminal organizations or offences in relation
to drug trafficking
– Income and excise tax evasion or bribing a foreign public official
– Extortion, bribery of judicial officers, bribery of officers, secret commissions, criminal
breach of contract, fraudulent manipulation of stock exchange transactions, prohibited
insider trading, forgery and other offences resembling forgery, and falsification of books and
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Integrity and Oversight
• Relationship Review Committee
– Independent committee created to review issues such as potential conflicts of
interest or areas of unfair advantage
– Committee may suggest mitigating measures
• Independent Fairness Monitor
– An independent Fairness Monitor will observe every step in the procurement
process
– He/She will provide formal oversight of the process, ensure an independent
validation and attest to the fairness of the process
– A report will be made public at the end of the procurement process
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Evaluation Approach
• Independent and Unbiased
– Members of the evaluation committee will have no interaction with
respondents
– Conflict of interest declarations will be produced by each evaluator and by each
respondent
• Segregation of Information
– Evaluation committee comprised of separate teams of experts – no single
evaluator will see complete response and aggregated scores
• Conducted by experts and overseen by professionals
– Only reputable subject matter experts will be part of the evaluation team
– Evaluation criteria will be clearly articulated and documented in the form of an
evaluation guide. Training for evaluators will be mandatory
– Each team consensus meeting will be facilitated by a government contracting
expert and overseen by the Fairness Monitor
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Information Session and Site Visit
• An information session will be held for potential respondents on
March 31, 2014
• A site visit will be held for potential respondents on April 1, 2014
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Industry Day
• An Industry Day will be held on March 31, 2014 to provide an
opportunity for potential respondents to meet and network with
local, regional and national goods and services providers
– This Industry Day will be organized jointly with:
• L’Institut pour le partenariat public-privé
• La Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
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Key Dates to Remember and Next Steps
• This presentation will be posted tomorrow on www.buyandsell.gc.ca and
on Transport Canada’s website
• Interested respondents can initiate as of tomorrow the process to verify
their compliance with the Integrity Framework by completing the specific
documents located on www.buyandsell.gc.ca
• Interested respondents as well as any other interested parties can access
the Request for Qualifications for the new bridge for the St. Lawrence
project as of March 17, 2014 on www.buyandsell.gc.ca
• Further information on the information session and site visit will be
included in the Request for Qualifications
• Further information on the Industry Day will be made available shortly on
www.buyandsell.gc.ca as well as through communications from l’Institut
pour le partenariat public-privé and la Fédération des chambres de
commerce du Québec
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