The introduction presents the opportunity to prospective Respondents and gives an overall summary of the what, where and why of the Project and how prospective Respondents participate in the process.
The Introduction should contain the following:
Business opportunity
• Provide an overview of the Project, the form of the P3 procurement (Design, Build, Finance and Operate) and schedule.
Background information.
• Provide sufficient information to interest prospective respondents from outside of Alberta and Canada who may not know much about the Project, the province or the department.
Project and RFQ Objectives
• Identify the objectives of the department for the Project and the DBFO procurement, as well as the purpose of the RFQ.
Instructions to respondents
• Give instructions to respondents on submitting responses, as well as other administrative information such as the time and location of information sessions, registering attendance at information sessions, nature and location of available information, department contacts and procedures for addenda, questions and communications.
No lobbying
• This is a required clause to prevent political or other lobbying by any interested party
No liability
• This is a required clause that reserves the right of the department to modify or cancel the procurement of the Project.
Defined terms
• The defined terms used in the RFQ can be summarized in an Appendix.