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RFP 21-2025

Emergency Call Out & Security Patrol Services-Various Locations

This Request for Proposal identifies a business opportunity to : provide a variety of security and patrol services at various BC Ferries terminals and other properties on an as and when required basis.

Organizations interested in reviewing the bid package must download the RFx document, and choose the attachments listed under "RFx Documents".

Note that it is the Proponent's responsibility to check BC Bid for additional posted documents e.g., addendum and Q&A documents that may be issued up until the closing date and time.

Key Dates: 

Issue Date of RFP

March 14th, 2025,

Deadline for Questions

April 10th, 2025, 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time

Deadline for Issuing Addenda

April 18th, 2025, 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time

Submission Deadline

April 24th, 2025, 1:59:59 PM Pacific Time

Submission Evaluation

May 2025

Anticipated Execution of Agreement

August 1st 2025

 

Pre-Bid Meeting/Site Visit Meeting etc. if required
Site visits and/or site orientation may be provided at the discretion of the Director, Corporate Security.

Key dates

Published: March 13, 2025
Closing Date: April 24, 2025
Closing Time: 2:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time

Primary contact

Submission by email to procurement@bcferries.com. The Proponent must abide by the following instructions:

  • Proponents shall e-mail their proposal to the attention of the Contact shown on the title page of this RFx, on or before the Closing Date and Time stated. Any pricing tables required in response to this RFQ are to be submitted, in the electronic copy, in Excel format. Responses must be in the English language.
  • Email submissions must meet the following requirements:
  • Submissions must be made in Microsoft Office 2007 or later format or Adobe PDF format. If Attachment worksheets were provided in Excel format, the attachment worksheets should be submitted in Excel format;
  • Each file should be less than 10 MB. Failure by any Proponent to comply with this restriction may result in information not being received by BC Ferries and may result in a non-compliant Proposal by the Proponent;
  • ZIP or like files shall not be accepted; and
  • Please do not include hyperlinks or website addresses in the Proposal to information that forms a part of the Proposal. BC Ferries reserves the right not to review any information provided by this means, and may result in a non-compliant Proposal by the Proponent.

Organizations interested in reviewing the bid package are advised to visit the BC Bid Portal webpage here: https://bcbid.gov.bc.ca/page.aspx/en/rfp/request_browse_public and search for British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. under the organization field.

Note that it is the Proponent's responsibility to check BC Bid for additional posted documents e.g., addendum and Q&A documents.

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