Public Private Partnerships (P3) Advisory Services

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Subsequent/Follow-on Contracts Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes Nature of Requirements: Public Private Partnerships (P3) Advisory Services

EZ899-120377/B Steckhan, Curt Telephone No.: 604-666-1465 Fax No.: 604-775-7526 curt.steckhan@pwgsc.gc.ca

This is a perpetual notice, which will allow any interested companies to submit an arrangement at any time in order to be qualified for this Supply Arrangement. It should be noted that evaluations will are scheduled twice a year, in April and in October. The closing date for this notice is 01 January 2015.

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Pacific Region, National Center of Expertise (NCOE) for Public Private Partnerships (P3) Development and Advisory Services requires expert consulting services in the area of alternative delivery options for procurement of real property assets and services, these options may involve the use of Public Private Partnerships (P3) methodologies. Work includes the planning and implementation of P3 projects on a range of asset types and project capital costs, and may include, but is not limited to, projects involving commercial real estate, government housing, corrections/policing, utilities and transportation. Consulting advice is also sought for Alternative Service Delivery (ASD), which entails the pursuit of new organizational forms and business arrangements, including partnerships with other levels of government and other sectors, in order to improve delivery of programs and services. Work may include, but is not limited to, the formation of partnerships between the public and private sector to provide services in areas such as document storage, energy distribution, and information management. The consultant must maintain expertise in the delivery of projects across these fields. Work will involve projects in all regions of Canada.

Given the context provided above, Work will include support in the areas of assessment, planning and delivery of projects using alternative procurement methodologies versus traditional Design Build (DB). These projects primarily include, but are not limited to, variations of what is termed a Public-Private Partnership (P3) business relationship which embraces a procurement model like DBFM or DBFOM [design (D), build (B), finance (F), operate (O), and maintain (M)] but also could include variations such as DBOM, DBM, DBO and FDB.

Work will be detailed in the specific Request for Proposals issued. The period of the supply arrangement will be from the date of issuance until 30 January 2014, with an optional one-year extension ending on January 30, 2015. The total estimated utilization of all the supply arrangements combined is forecasted at up to $15,000,000.00 for the three period from 2012 until 2015.

Consulting service requirements under $1,000,000 will be handled by call-up pursuant to P3 Advisory Services Standing Offer, No. EZ899-101878. Consulting service requirements above $1,000,000 and, at Canada's discretion, complex consulting service requirements under $1,000,000, will be handled by contracts pursuant to this Supply Arrangement.

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 4 - Evaluation Procedures and Basis of Selection, and Part 6A - Supply Arrangement.

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements will apply to this procurement, if, under any resulting Contract, the Contractor has to perform work within a Comprehensive Land Claims Settlement Area.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.