May 6th, 2019 - Amendment # 2
1) "Amended CFR" to the original posting has been added.
2) Closing date has been amended to June 17, 2019.
Please send all inquiries in writing to: procurement@itabc.ca
Attention: Natalia Dumitrescu, Manager, Procurement & Corporate Services
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April 1st, 2019 - Amendment # 1 - To amend Section 2, Program Overview; Paragraph 2.3. Eligible Participants: Demographic Information to read as follow:
2.3. Eligible Participants: Demographic Information
For the purposes of this CFR an Eligible Participant is defined as:
· An Indigenous Person is a self-identified or documented Indian, Metis or Inuit who is ordinarily resident in Canada; and
o who is Unemployed or is in Precarious Employment (as defined in Section 4), and
faces one or more barriers to employment.
· is living in British Columbia;
· is not a full-time student; and,
· is not actively participating in, and receiving financial supports from, another provincially or federally funded labour market program.
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The objective of this program is to enhance the participation of Indigenous People in pre-apprenticeship trades training and skills development, trades employment and/or trades apprenticeship.
The purpose of this Call for Responses (CFR) is to solicit Responses from qualified Respondents to assist British Columbian Indigenous People to obtain training that would secure them Sustainable Employment in trades industries. ITA anticipates that any Contracts resulting from this CFR will begin Fall 2019.
To enhance the participation of Indigenous Businesses to this selection process, ITA released a Request for Information (RFI) on November 19, 2018. The RFI process generated various opportunities for open dialogue that will continue during the CFR process. The RFI document is included as Appendix J to this CFR, for the benefit of those parties that were not aware of the RFI and this opportunity. Appendix J is for reference only. ITA has received 15 responses to this RFI. The responses identified the barriers Indigenous People are facing, indicating potential solutions and recommending strategies. The purpose of this CFR process is to generate tangible responses that will demonstrate how the solutions and strategies recommended could be successfully implemented, and how they will successfully address the Indigenous Community-Based Training Model (see page 3 of the CFR).
Respondents to this CFR shall be able to demonstrate strong Partnership(s) with both Employer Partners and Project Partners, the ability to deliver an effective project and prior achievement of outcomes similar to those outlined in this CFR. Where the response will indicate ability to fulfill requirements in Partnership, the level of commitment that will be required from each Project Partner will depend upon the level and type of Services provided, as indicated in this CFR. The terminology used does not refer to traditional “Partnerships” within the meaning of the Partnership Act (please see Definition on page 18).
Contracts will be for an initial two-year term, with a possible renewal of up to two years (subject to funding availability, satisfactory Contractor performance and ongoing evaluation of Program and Project relevance), for a maximum four-year term ending no later than August 31, 2023.
Note: The closing date is for posting purpose only and it will change as described in the CFR.
Please send all inquiries in writing to: procurement@itabc.ca
Attention: Natalia Dumitrescu, Manager, Procurement & Corporate Services
