Supply and Delivery of Freestanding Ornamental Street Light Poles

Request for Applications for Standing Offer Agreements

SPECIFICATIONS OF GOODS AND SCOPE OF SERVICES

The City of Surrey invites Applications from experienced and qualified steel pole manufacturing companies with the capability to efficiently and cost effectively supply, manufacture, and deliver various sizes and styles of ornamental street light poles, on an “as and when” required basis.

CITY OBJECTIVES

The City has the following objectives regarding the source of supply and the City’s current strategy of streamlining and continually improving its business processes. The City identified the following objectives of this RFA-SOA to enable the City to realize best value through, but not limited to:

1. Quality products at best value;
2. On-time deliveries;
3. Reduced lead times;
4. Secured source of supply;
5. Firm pricing;
6. Consistent product quality and specifications;
7. Warranty and other value added services;
8. Superior level of customer service; and
9. A strong, cooperative, proactive and long term relationship with the Applicant.

The demand for poles at times may be of an urgent nature. The City is interested in having a secured source of supply with fixed pricing and possible defined methods to reduce lead time in anticipation of the ongoing need to replace poles due to damage or corrosion.

RFA-SOA Document for download: 
Freestanding Ornamental Street Light Poles (.pdf)
Schedule C - Application for a Standing Offer Agreement (.doc)
 
Addenda
If the City determines that an amendment is required to this RFA-SOA, the contact person will issue a written addendum by posting it on the BC Bid Website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca (the “BC Bid Website”) and the City Website at www.surrey.ca (the “City Website”) that will form part of this RFA-SOA. It is the responsibility of Applicants to check the BC Bid Website and the City Website for addenda. The only way this RFA-SOA may be added to, or amended in any way, is by a formal written addendum. No other communication, whether written or oral, from any person will affect or modify the terms of this RFA-SOA or may be relied upon by any Applicant. By delivery of an Application, Applicant is deemed to have received, accepted and understood the entire RFA-SOA including, any and all addenda.

All inquiries related to this request for Applications for Standing Offers ("Request") should be directed in writing to the contact person named above.