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(Four) complete hard-copies(and 1copy on CD) must be delivered by hand or courier to:
PROPONENT SECTION:
For hard-copy proposals, a person authorized to sign on behalf of the Proponent must complete and sign the Proponent Section (below), leaving the rest of this
page otherwise unaltered, and include the originally-signed and completed page with the first copy of the proposal. For electronic proposals, all parts of the
Proponent Section (below) must be completed except the signature field, as the BC Bid e-bidding key is deemed to be an original signature. The rest of this page
must be otherwise unaltered and submitted as part of your proposal.
The enclosed proposal is submitted in response to the above-referenced Request for Proposals, including any addenda.
Through submission of this proposal we agree to all of the terms and conditions of the Request for Proposals and agree
that any inconsistent provisions in our proposal will be as if not written and do not exist. We have carefully read and
examined the Request for Proposals, including the Administrative Section, and have conducted such other investigations
as were prudent and reasonable in preparing the proposal. We agree to be bound by statements and representations made
in our proposal.
Signature of Authorized Representative: Legal Name of Proponent (and Doing Business As Name, if
applicable):
Printed Name of Authorized Representative: Address of Proponent:
Title:
Proposal Requirements
Evaluation
Proposal Format
h) “Request for Proposals” or “RFP” means the process 10. Changes to Proposals
described in this document; and
By submission of a clear and detailed written notice, the Proponent may
i) “should” or “desirable” means a requirement having a amend or withdraw its proposal prior to the closing date and time. Upon
significant degree of importance to the objectives of the closing time, all proposals become irrevocable. The Proponent will not
Request for Proposals. change the wording of its proposal after closing and no words or comments
will be added to the proposal unless requested by the Province for purposes of
clarification.
2. Terms and Conditions
The following terms and conditions will apply to this Request for 11. Proponents’ Expenses
Proposals. Submission of a proposal in response to this Request for Proponents are solely responsible for their own expenses in preparing a
Proposals indicates acceptance of all the terms that follow and that are proposal and for subsequent negotiations with the Province, if any. If the
included in any addenda issued by the Province. Provisions in proposals Province elects to reject all proposals, the Province will not be liable to any
that contradict any of the terms of this Request for Proposals will be as if Proponent for any claims, whether for costs or damages incurred by the
not written and do not exist. Proponent in preparing the proposal, loss of anticipated profit in connection
with any final Contract, or any other matter whatsoever.
3. Additional Information Regarding the
Request for Proposals 12. Limitation of Damages
All subsequent information regarding this Request for Proposals, Further to the preceding paragraph, the Proponent, by submitting a proposal,
including changes made to this document will be posted on the BC Bid agrees that it will not claim damages, for whatever reason, relating to the
website at www.bcbid.ca. It is the sole responsibility of the Proponent Contract or in respect of the competitive process, in excess of an amount
to check for amendments on the BC Bid website. equivalent to the reasonable costs incurred by the Proponent in preparing its
proposal and the Proponent, by submitting a proposal, waives any claim for
4. Late Proposals loss of profits if no Contract is made with the Proponent.
Proposals will be marked with their receipt time at the closing location.
Only complete proposals received and marked before closing time will 13. Proposal Validity
be considered to have been received on time. Proposals will be open for acceptance for at least 90 days after the closing
Hard-copies of late proposals will not be accepted and will be returned date.
to the Proponent. Electronic proposals that are received late will be
marked late and will not be considered or evaluated. 14. Firm Pricing
In the event of a dispute, the proposal receipt time as recorded at the Prices will be firm for the entire Contract period unless this Request for
closing location shall prevail whether accurate or not. Proposals specifically states otherwise.
Background research:
a. review of Canadian and British Columbia legislation and policy as they relate to FTZs;
b. provide updated statistics on current business participation for established Canadian FTZ
programs;
c. provide updated information on recent federal changes and marketing efforts for FTZ
programs; and
d. analyze the economic performance of existing physical FTZs in Canada (Centrepoint in
Manitoba and Gander in Newfoundland).
Primary Research:
a. determine how the gradual phase out of duties at the federal level would impact existing
programs;
b. develop projections of the possible economic benefits and losses that FTZs and related
marketing activity could bring to British Columbia and Canada;
c. conduct statistical research and analysis on the possible gains and losses of government
revenues associated with establishing FTZs in British Columbia.
d. identify target market(s) that FTZs would benefit, and link to the overall costs/benefits to
British Columbia.
Analysis and Recommendations, including:
a. a list of actions the Federal government could take to improve existing federal FTZ
programs;
b. advantages and drawbacks of establishing a location-specific FTZ in British Columbia or
provincial-wide FTZ programs;
c. preparation of a final report outlining the results of the research and identifying next steps to
implementation should the BC government wish to support the establishment of FTZ in BC.
The consultant will be expected to liaise with the Steering Committee and the contract managers in
developing the report.
Additional Definitions
Not used.
Ministry Situation/Overview
Ministry Responsibility
The Trade Initiatives Branch within the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Investment works to remove
restrictive and unnecessary barriers to trade, investment and labour mobility. The Branch develops
strategies, negotiating positions, policy options and advice for government and industry. Within the
Province, the Branch provides advice to all ministries and other provincial entities. Nationally, the Branch
works closely with other governments to minimize trade barriers within Canada and leads the Province’s
Background
British Columbia has made a strong commitment to establish the Province as the preferred gateway for
Asia-Pacific trade, with a competitive port and supply-chain system. However, visiting foreign delegations
and numerous port-related companies have commented on the lack of foreign trade zones (FTZ) in British
Columbia.
The concept of special economic zones in the province is not new. It is possible that the development of a
British Columbia FTZ Program could increase the Province’s competitiveness in global markets and
attractiveness as a gateway for international trade and encourage new economic activity, but further analysis
is required to consider the costs and benefits of such a program.
While existing federal programs, such as the Export Distribution Centre (EDC) and Duty Deferral
Programs, provide some FTZ-like benefits to businesses regardless of their location in Canada, there may be
room for improvement within, or in addition to, these federal programs.
Currently, Global Container Terminals (GCT) is chairing a committee (the Steering Committee) of
interested parties, which has been seeking improvements to existing federal FTZ programs and would like
further federal, provincial, and local collaboration on developing an effective FTZ model.
While referring specifically to the Pacific Gateway as a potential model, the Steering Committee believes
that locally defined zones with appropriate marketing support would be applicable across Canada. The
Committee believes that physically-defined British Columbia FTZs could significantly improve British
Columbia marketing efforts overseas, attract international investment, and act as a single window for
potential businesses wanting to set up within a physical FTZ while taking advantage of the existing or
improved federal programs. The Committee believes the federal government would not oppose locally-
defined zones for marketing purposes.
The Steering Committee proposal recommends spending $5 million dollars over five years (funding would
ideally be provided by federal, provincial and local agencies) to establish and operate a small agency to
implement and market the FTZ initiative in the Metro Vancouver region.
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A number of questions associated with establishing location-specific FTZs in British Columbia would need
to be considered to evaluate this proposal, including:
• the likelihood of additional investment as a result of changes to Canada’s FTZ like programs and
enhanced marketing activity;
• the value in enhancing mechanisms to avoid the costs of duties on manufacturing inputs that will be
fully phased out by 2015;
• potential incremental revenue to BC and Canada from increased investment and economic activity
vs the possible deferral or loss of government revenues resulting from enhanced FTZ like programs;
and
• the exacerbation of possible regional disparities if an FTZ were established in Vancouver and not
within other regions.
Proposal Requirements
Proposals should be prepared as simply as possible and provide a straightforward, concise description of the
consultant’s capabilities and approach to satisfy the requirements of this Request for Proposals. The
Proponent may identify additional research elements it believes would be necessary to achieve the objective
of evaluating the benefits of the establishment of FTZs in Canada for consideration by the sponsoring
Ministries.
Evaluation
This section details all of the mandatory and desirable criteria against which proposals will be evaluated.
Proponents should ensure that they fully respond to all criteria in order to receive full consideration during
evaluation.
Criteria
a) The proposal must be received at the closing location before the specified closing time.
c) (Four hard copies of the proposal and one copy on CD must be submitted with one
unaltered, completed Request for Proposals cover page including an originally-signed
Proponent Section with the first copy.
Desirable Criteria
Proposals meeting all of the mandatory criteria will be further assessed against desirable criteria. Proposals
must achieve a minimum score of 70% to be considered.
Criterion Weight
Proposal Format
The following format, sequence, and instructions should be followed in order to provide consistency in
Proponent response and ensure each proposal receives full consideration. All pages should be consecutively
numbered.
a) An unaltered and completed Request for Proposals cover page, including Proponent Section
as per instructions.
b) Table of contents including page numbers.
c) A short (one or two page) summary of the key features of the proposal.
d) The body of the proposal, including pricing, i.e. the “Proponent Response”.