Purchasing Policy - Town of Innisfil

subsequent opportunity. An RFROI submission does not create any contractualobligation between the Town and the interested respondent.7.2.7. Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ)7.3. In-House BidThe goal of an RFPQ is to gather information on supplier/consultant capabilitiesand qualifications, with the intention of creating a list of pre-qualifiedsuppliers/consultants. It can assist to determine market interested in fulfilling therequirements, and to evaluate such Proponents based on but not limited to,reference checks, past performance, and financial liability in order to produce ashort list of acceptable pre-qualified potential suppliers/consultants.An RFPQ can be used:To understand which Proponents have the capabilities that the Townrequires, as the first stage in a two-stage solicitation (followed by either anRFQ, RFP or RFT), whereby only pre-qualified suppliers/consultant will beinvited to respond to the Call for Bid.To pre-qualify suppliers/consultant who are interested in supplying materialsor services in the future, on a when and if requested basis. The typical resultof this procedure is a VOR.When the RFPQ is utilized, a pre-qualification document shall be provided tothe Proponents that have been pre-qualified setting out the criteria for prequalification,which may include:evaluation criteria and weightingstipulated performance and experience level;meeting fundamental mandatory standards or regulations of thefederal, or provincial, or The Town standards;references provided from other customers for similar work;verification of applicable licenses and certificates; andfinancial capabilityThe selection of qualified Proponent following a pre-qualification process doesnot create any contractual obligation between the Town and the pre-qualifiedrespondent(s). Pre-qualification may be made a specific pre-condition of anyother procurement procedure utilized by the Town.This is the process of internal Departments providing a submission on a Call for Bid.THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF INNISFIL Page 20 of 28POLICY CP.19-07-05