Background and Purpose
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority ("BC Hydro") invites Proposals for the following:
RFP Title: Multi-year Supply of Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS)
RFP Number: 18246
This RFP is issued by BC Hydro to obtain proposals from suppliers for the manufacturing and
delivery of ATS units for various BC Hydro facilities throughout the province of British Columbia
on an 'if or as required' basis to fulfull the need for various stations and forecasted project
demand.
a. Anticipated Requirements
The anticipated requirements cover 8 different payment items of ATS units (refer to
Schedule 2 - Schedule of Quantities and Prices of the attached Form of Proposal and
Appendix G for more details).
A quality audit of the manufacturing plant may be required prior to award if BC Hydro
has not recently completed a review of the facility.
BC Hydro reserves the right to procure additional payment items of ATS units not
currently listed in the Schedule of Quantities and Prices from the successful
Proponent(s) as contemplated in Section 1.2 of the Agreement included with the
attached Contract Documents.
b. Contract
BC Hydro aniticipates issuing a Supply-Recurring Agreement type Contract substantially
in the form included with the RFP to multiple vendors if deemed advantageous to BC
Hydro.
The Contract will be set-up with an initial term of 5 years, which may be extended for up
to an additional 10 years in any combination (i.e., 5+5, 3+3+3+1, etc.) at the sole
discretion of BC Hydro.
Entering into a Contract with BC Hydro pursuant to this RFP process does not guarantee
that any Purchase Order(s) will be issued to the Supplier. BC Hydro reserves the right to
award services contemplated under this RFP to third parties under contracts awarded
outside of this RFP process and/or pursuant to other procurement processes.Purchase
Orders
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