The Region will ONLY accept ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS submitted through the Region’s Bids and Tenders website for this Request for Tender. HARD COPY BID SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  Bids must be submitted and received by the Region not later than 1:00:00 p.m., local time as established by the Research Council of Canada. 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK – The Region intends to issue a tender in summer 2020 for the installation of a trunk sanitary sewer in the City of Richmond Hill and the City of Markham. The proposed trunk sewer will service growth in the Yonge St / Highway 7 Corridor known as Langstaff Gateway. 

The Region intends to issue a Request for Tender for the project that will include:

a)  Microtunnelling installation of 2km of sanitary trunk sewer with pipe diameters of 750mm and 1,200mm

This Request for Pre-qualification (RFPQ) is open to all contractors who wish to be considered as a pre-qualified General Contractor to bid on construction of the proposed works. Respondents shall carry a single (1) specialized Microtunnelling Subcontractor as part of their submission.  Any submission including more than one (1) Microtunnelling Subcontractor will be disqualified. 

Respondents are advised that the Region has implemented the Certificate of Recognition (CORTM) Safety Program, endorsed by the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA), as a requirement on Regional construction projects. Respondents are requested to provide proof of registration with the CORTM Safety Program in a form acceptable to the Region, at its Sole Discretion, as part of their submission in response to this RFPQ. Acceptable forms of proof are limited to:

1. A letter or email from the IHSA, stating that the Respondent is registered with the CORTM Safety Program; or 
2. A Letter of Good Standing from the IHSA which confirms that the Respondent is an active participant in the CORTM program; or
3. A copy of the Respondent’s Certificate of Recognition from the IHSA. The proof must demonstrate that the Respondent was registered with CORTM Safety Program prior to the submission deadline specified in Section 3.8 of the RFPQ.

In addition, if during Stage II, the Request for Tender is issued on or before January 1, 2021, it will include a requirement that Selected Respondents must be registered with CORTM Safety Program in order to submit a bid. If the Request for Tender is issued after January 1, 2021, it will include a requirement that Selected Respondents must be certified under the CORTM Safety Program in order to submit a bid. 

For further details about COR including the registration process and fees, please contact the Centre for Health and Safety Innovation at 1-800-263-5024 or visit their website at www.ihsa.ca/cor.

All Queries regarding the RFPQ documents shall be directed to Ivy Ho, Senior Purchasing Analyst, Procurement Office Tel: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 71648 Email: ivy.ho@york.ca. Please state the document number when inquiring about this RFPQ.