What is TPI’s joint procurement?
Joint procurement’s key defining characteristics are:
- A common request for proposal with standard terms and conditions posted on behalf of all parties
- An inclusive partnership process allowing active involvement from participants from start to finish
- Open, transparent and fair process
Why join TPI?
There are many benefits in participating in a joint procurement for municipalities:
- TPI manages the procurement process to ensure best practices from start to finish
- Access to Metrolinx’s staff and resources in technical research, specification development and support, engineering assistance, administrative support and legal assistance
- Metrolinx provides and pays for an independent Fairness Commissioner to provide oversight and ensure a fair and equitable process
- Metrolinx provides in-plant inspections during the bus manufacturing process to enhance quality control
- Access to joint contract management and KPI tracking of contract performance
- Increased buying power resulting in lower prices
- Improved bus delivery time
- Buses meet all applicable Federal and Provincial regulations
- Access to industry peers with extensive expertise and knowledge bases in transit technologies, specification writing and analysis
2,021 buses ordered as of March 31, 2020 across 6 vehicle models
Accumulated savings and cost avoidance across all TPI
projects for participating transit agencies has reached
$33.8 million*
How to participate
Please contact staff at TPI to learn more about the participation process.
Participants and Metrolinx are required to complete a Multi-Year Governance Agreement (GA) for joint transit procurements facilitated by TPI. Some elements of the GA are:
- GA’s have a five (5) year term
- Only one (1) council/board/commission by-law resolution is required for the term
- Covers all joint procurements of transit vehicles, equipment, technology, related supplies and services
- Participants become steering committee and technical subcommittee representatives
- TPI acts as a facilitator
- Metrolinx awards Master Agreement (MA) for each joint procurement
- Municipality executes Purchase Agreement (PA) with supplier
- No cost for joining the Multi Year GA
- Flexible "opt-out" provisions for transit agencies
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