The Region will ONLY accept ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS submitted through the Region’s Bids and Tenders website for this Request for Proposals. HARD COPY BID SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Bids must be submitted and received by the Region no later than 1:00:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time as established by the Research Council of Canada.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK: This Request for Proposals (the “RFP”) is an invitation by The Regional Municipality of York (the “Region”) to prospective proponents to submit proposals for Technical Peer Review Services for the North York-Durham Sewage System Expansion Phase 1, as further described in Section A of the RFP Particulars (Appendix A) (the “Deliverables”).

The primary objective of the Technical Peer Review Services is to ensure the quality, accuracy, and compliance of the engineering studies and design works prepared by the Design Consultant with applicable standards, guidelines, and industry best practices. This includes providing an objective evaluation of the following key aspects, but not limited to the following:

• Thoroughness of Engineering Studies and Alternative Analysis, inclusive of reviewing the basis and rationale of the design options proposed by the Design Consultant
• Design Completeness and Accuracy
• Constructability, Operability and Maintainability
• Compliance and Risk Assessment & Mitigation 

Note that the purpose of peer review services is to enhance the overall quality, reliability and effectiveness of the engineering studies and design works by the Design Consultant, supporting the successful delivery of the North YDSS Expansion Phase 1 Project. The Peer Reviewer is to work collaboratively with York Region and the Design Consultant, allowing for flexibility in scheduling and allocating their resources to meet the goals and priorities of the North YDSS Expansion Phase 1 Project. 

For complete bid details please refer to the RFP documents.

QUESTIONS: Questions related to this RFP should be submitted to the Region through the Bidding Website by clicking on the 'Submit a Question' button.

ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS: Accommodation requests under AODA should be directed to the Region’s Procurement Representative via email to peter.hwang@york.ca.