PREQUAL - Mechanical Contractors - All Zones (CS Viamonde & CSC Providence)(Awarded: OPEN VOR YEAR 3: Submission Deadline for New Respondents November 2, 2026 by 2 PM Local Time)

Description: This Request for Supplier Qualifications (“RFSQ”) is an invitation by Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat and its participating agencies (“CEA FRANCOachat”) to prospective respondents to qualify for eligibility to provide Mechanical Work Contractors for Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence as further described in Section A of the RFSQ Particulars (Appendix A) (the “Deliverables”). The Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat (CEA FRANCOachat) is a shared service organization providing procurement services for member school boards in the province of Ontario. This competitive procurement process is being completed on behalf of the following school boards: 1. Conseil scolaire Viamonde 1 Vanier drive, Suite 101 Welland (Ontario) L3B 1A1 2. Conseil scolaire catholique Providence 7515 Forest Glade drive, Windsor (Ontario) N8T 3P5 This competitive procurement process ("Process") seeks to solicit prequalification proposals from qualified Mechanical Contractors interested in being placed on the Board’s Vendor of Record (VOR) list of contractors for construction projects valued between $100,000 to $1,500,000 within the zones listed in the table below. Respondents may select to be prequalified for one or more zones. # ZONES 1 Chatham-Kent, Windsor-Essex, (CS Viamonde & CSC Providence) 2 Hamilton, Niagara, Waterloo, Wellington (CS Viamonde ONLY) 3 Kawarthas, Simcoe (CS Viamonde ONLY) 4 London-Middlesex, Oxford, Lambton, Bruce-Grey (CS Viamonde & CSC Providence) 5 GTA: Dufferin, Peel, Halton, Toronto, Durham, York, Orangeville, Bowmanville (CS Viamonde ONLY) Only contractors on the Board’s VOR list will be invited to bid on the Board’s construction projects. The Procurement Restriction Policy The Procurement Restriction Policy is issued under the authority of the Management Board of Cabinet Act, 1990, and the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010. This Procurement Restriction Policy (the “Policy”) was established to restrict public sector buyers from procuring goods and services from U.S. businesses. The Policy was established as part of an Ontario government response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian products and services. If the relevant tariffs are removed, the Policy may be adjusted or rescinded. U.S. Business Definition “U.S. business” means a supplier, manufacturer, or distributor of any business structure (includes a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other business structure) that: 1. has its headquarters or main office located in the U.S., and 2. has fewer than 250 full-time employees in Canada at the time of the applicable procurement process. If a respondent or vendor is a subsidiary of another corporation, part 1 of the definition above is met if that respondent or vendor is controlled by a corporation that has its headquarters or main office located in the U.S. Please note that a respondent’s eligibility must be demonstrated before a Quotation may be accepted. A Quotation submitted by a U.S. business will be considered non-compliant and not evaluated if it does not satisfy the eligibility requirements set out in the procurement document(s).