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Public Sector and Procurement

Information for procurement officers, facility directors and capital planners in municipalities, school boards, universities, colleges and hospitals. Everything a mandatory-requirements screen normally asks for, in one place.

What public buyers usually ask for

Public sector energy audit tenders are scored, not priced. In the competitions we see, work plan and understanding typically carry the largest weighting, key personnel the next, and price rather less than vendors expect. Submittal quality and a sample report often carry explicit marks of their own.

That shapes what matters. Below is the information a mandatory-requirements screen normally asks for, set out plainly.

Credentials

Firm and personnel
ItemStatus
Legal entityEnerSolution Inc.
Federal registrationNatural Resources Canada Registered Service Organization
Program certificationBOMA Enspire Certified Service Provider
Audit standardANSI/ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 211, Levels 1, 2 and 3
Professional credentials on staffP.Eng, mechanical engineers, CEM, CEA
Operating historyOver ten years in Canadian energy assessment
Geographic coverageOntario, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba
InsuranceProfessional liability and commercial general liability — certificates on request
WSIBClearance certificate on request

Where public tenders are posted

We monitor and respond through the channels Canadian public buyers use:

  • CanadaBuys — the federal tendering source
  • Ontario Tenders Portal — provincial, through Supply Ontario
  • MERX — including Infrastructure Ontario and provincial agency solicitations
  • bids&tenders and municipal portals — where most MUSH sector work appears

We respond to RFPs, RFQs, Requests for Supplier Qualification and standing offer competitions, and we are available for prequalification and vendor of record processes.

If you are scoping an RFP

Specifying an ASHRAE Standard 211 level in the tender documents is the single most useful thing a buyer can do. It makes every bid comparable, it defines the deliverable unambiguously, and it prevents the situation where the lowest bid turns out to be a walk-through priced against a survey.

We are happy to review draft scope language before a tender is issued, at no cost and with no expectation of bidding.

Broader public sector context

Under Ontario's Broader Public Sector Procurement Directive, consulting services at or above the stated threshold require an open competitive process posted on an electronic tendering system. The Directive also encourages organisations to use existing vendor of record arrangements where available, regardless of value.

For buyers below the competitive threshold, invitational processes are permitted. We are glad to be included on invitational lists and to provide the documentation that requires.

Sectors we work in

  • School boards — multi-site portfolios, capital renewal alignment, summer shutdown scheduling
  • Municipalities — arenas, community centres, administrative buildings, water and wastewater facilities
  • Post-secondary — campus portfolios with central plant and district systems
  • Healthcare — continuous operation, infection control constraints, redundancy requirements
  • Social and affordable housing — including MLI Select financed portfolios

How to reach us about a tender

For procurement enquiries, scope reviews or prequalification documentation, call 1-800-203-4395 or submit a request through the proposal form. Tell us the closing date and we will confirm within one business day whether we intend to bid.

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Where to go next

Request a proposal

Tell us what is driving the decision

A compliance deadline, an incentive application, a financing requirement, or a capital plan. Tell us which, and we will tell you what you need and what it will cost — as a fixed fee, before any work starts.

If you do not need an audit, we will say so.