Here is a new licence plate design for New Brunswick:
Shown is a New Brunswick Canada license plate that has a lighthouse and a new bilingual slogan of "Full of Surprises! / Plein de surprises!" The rainbow and logo at the top of the plate would be the same as the current ones issued by Service New Brunswick. What do you think about the design?
FREDERICTON – Un nouveau groupe réclamant la disparition des plaques
d’immatriculation à l’avant des véhicules a vu le jour. FixNB fait
circuler depuis quelques jours une vidéo qui a été visionnée plus de 67
000 fois. Selon les auteurs de la vidéo, le Nouveau-Brunswick pourrait
économiser plusieurs centaines de milliers de dollars en éliminant
l’obligation pour les automobilistes d’afficher une plaque
d’immatriculation à l’avant de leur véhicule. «Il est temps que le Nouveau-Brunswick se dirige vers l’utilisation
d’une seule plaque, indique-t-on dans la vidéo. Si vous achetez un
véhicule neuf ou usagé qui vient d’une autre province, il est souvent
difficile, voire impossible, d’installer une plaque sur le devant.» La vidéo explique ensuite que six provinces canadiennes, dont la
Nouvelle-Écosse, la Saskatchewan et l’Alberta, ont économisé des
centaines de milliers de dollars en abandonnant l’obligation d’afficher
une plaque à l’avant du véhicule. Selon FixNB, la GRC est le principal opposant à l’abandon de cette
pratique. Le groupe souligne toutefois que la police fédérale parvient à
remplir son mandat même dans les juridictions qui n’affichent qu’une
plaque à l’arrière du véhicule. Les véhicules saisonniers ont déjà la possibilité de n’afficher une plaque qu’à l’arrière au Nouveau-Brunswick. Appelée à commenter la vidéo, la GRC a renvoyé les questions au ministère de la Sécurité publique. «Nous discutons souvent avec les divers corps policiers de la
sécurité publique à propos de nombreux sujets, dont les plaques
d’immatriculation», confirme Deborah Nobes, une porte-parole du
ministère. Selon Mme Nobes, la plaque à l’avant du véhicule aide les corps
policiers à identifier des «personnes d’intérêt». Les chauffeurs
d’autobus souhaiteraient aussi de voir les plaques des voitures qui les
croisent. «Quand une voiture croise un autobus scolaire alors que l’affiche
d’arrêt clignote parce que les élèves en descendent, les chauffeurs
veulent voir la plaque de la voiture», explique-t-elle.
It is surprising that New Brunswick is spending $5 million dollars on plates over only a 5 year contract. Nova Scotia has more vehicles and spends a lot less than $1 million per year on plates. Why are we wasting MILLIONS of dollars?
N.B. awards Amherst’s Waldale plant $5m contract
By THE CHRONICLE HERALD
Published February 4, 2013 - 6:13pm
An Amherst licence plate maker has won a $5-million contract with the province of New Brunswick. Waldale Manufacturing Ltd. was awarded a deal with Supply and Services New Brunswick, according to a tender award announced Monday. Waldale president Todd Lawrence declined comment, referring questions to the New Brunswick government. The Amherst operation produces licence plates for markets overseas, in the United States and in Canada, including Nova Scotia. In 2005, industry giants Utsch AG of Germany and George Industries of Australia purchased Waldale, which is privately owned. Here are some of the Tender documents: Invitation to Tender (ITT) Abstract: Motor Vehicle License Plates - NB http://www.merx.com/English/SUPPLIER_Menu.Asp?WCE=Show&TAB=1&PORTAL=MERX&State=7&id=NB-1043007-13&src=osr&FED_ONLY=0&ACTION=&rowcount=&lastpage=&MoreResults=&PUBSORT=2&CLOSESORT=0&IS_SME=N&hcode=a3gNcDhZUmeosx24bHvFvQ%3D%3D
Motor Vehicle License Plates - NB
Central Tendering Branch
Section Centrale des appels d'offres
P O Box 8000 - C.P. 8000
Fredericton
New Brunswick
E3B 5H6
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AMENDMENT # 3
CLARIFICATION FOR TENDER
QUESTION FROM VENDOR: The projected Purchase Quantities table in the bid has put "Off-Road" plates under the category of "Personalized". Same thing for ATV/Dealer.
Please confirm that these are sequential plates versus personalized plates as this would drastically change the pricing for these plates.
Answer: These are both indeed sequential plates, not personalized.
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AMENDMENT # 2
Please not the change in the Pricing Page and Orders in the Specifications to now read: New specifications have been added in the attachment to replace the original one to now read with the correct number of 9,000 per order.
PRICING FORM
The supplier is to fill out the prices for each type of Licence Plate, (1) an "A"
rate for large orders (9,000 or more plate pairs per type), (2) a "B" rate for small orders (under 9,000 plate pairs per type) and (3) a price for single plates per type., include the aluminum calculation, the name of the shipping company to be used and sign where indicated.
ORDERS ON PAGE 2 OF THE SPECS
The pricing form indicates two price situations as follows: (1) an "A" rate for
large orders (9000 or more plate pairs per type) and (2) a "B" rate for small orders (under 9,000 plate pairs per type).
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Amendment # 1 Vendor Question and Response to Question.
1. Regarding the wording on page two of the tender which states... "During the contract period the supplier shall have the option of increasing its prices
annually on January 1 by pre-set percentages" - Where should the pre-set percentages be indicated in the bid response?
Answer: The pre-set percentage increase should be indicated on the pricing form on the last page in the area for the aluminum calculation.
2. On page two of the tender under the heading orders, the tender wording states... "subject to any minimum charge per order specified in the tender for the setting up of the machinery, dies, etc.." Where should minimum charges be indicated in the bid response?
Answer: Again, the minimum charges should be displayed on the pricing form.
There should be a separate paragraph following the aluminum pricing paragraph where they can indicate this.
3. How will tender pricing be evaluated and totaled to compare competitive bids?
Answer: If candidates can meet the requirements such as aluminum specs, reflective sheeting, etc., the cost will be a major contributing factor in awarding eh contract.
4. Are reference required to be submitted with the bid?
Answer: Yes, we require a minimum of two references.
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This is a tender notice only. In order to submit a bid, you must obtain official
tender documents from the New Brunswick Opportunities Network, another authorized tendering service or as indicated in the tender notice.
RETURN TO:
CENTRAL TENDERING BRANCH
P.O. Box 8000
Fredericton, N.B.
E3B 5H6
Marysville Place
Room Number 205, 20 McGloin Street
Fredericton, N.B.
E3A 5T8
Fax: (506)444-4200
Public opening of bids will take place on closing day at 14:00 Atlantic Time, in Marysville Place, Room 205, 20 McGloin Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3A 5T8.
All bids must be stated in Canadian Funds.
All tenders must be F.O.B. destination, freight prepaid.
Sales taxes should not be included in the unit, extended or total prices.
This Invitation is being conducted under the provisions of the Public Purchasing Act and Regulation as of the date of the issuance of the Invitation. Bidders may obtain a copy of the Act and Regulation from The Queen's Printer, Province of
N.B., P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5H1
The Atlantic Provinces Standard Terms & Conditions for Goods and Services apply to this procurement and are considered to be incorporated into this document. By submitting a bid, you agree and accept these terms and conditions. Current "Atlantic Provinces Standard Terms and Conditions" are available on the New Brunswick Opportunities Network, the Council of Atlantic Premiers' Website or from an authorized service provider.
QUESTIONS:
Written questions relating to this opportunity may be submitted to the address provided below via email by clicking on Questions. Please be sure to include the solicitation/tender number in the subject line.
EMAIL ADDRESS: bidquestionssoumissions@gnb.ca
NOTE:This email account is strictly for the receipt of questions on
open opportunities. This email is not for the submission of bids.
A bidder must obtain official bid documents from a distribution service, authorized by the Minister of Supply and Services, in order to submit a bid. The current authorized distribution services are the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON) (operated by the Department of Supply and Services, Province of NB), BIDS (operated by Tendering Publications Ltd.) and MERX (operated by Mediagrif Interactive Technologies). Failure to submit the official bid documents or provide proof that the official bid documents were properly obtained will result in
rejection of the bid. In order to facilitate the evaluation process, Bidders are
requested to respond in the same format as the official bid documents.
For procurements which are not subject to the provisions of one or more of the
interprovincial procurement agreements, the Province of New Brunswick reserves the right to apply Provincial or regional Preferences, consider local content in the evaluation of bids and/or refuse to consider bids from vendors from other jurisdictions when it is considered to be in the best interests of the Province.
When determining the use of these conditions, the Province will consider, among other factors, the extent to which New Brunswick vendors have access to equivalent procurement opportunities in those jurisdictions and the treatment accorded by those jurisdictions to bids from New Brunswick vendors. The Province will be the sole judge of whether these conditions will be used and the extent to which they will be applied.
All discounts quoted will be considered to be without limitations.
Payment of invoices is the responsibility of the department or organization to
whom the goods are shipped or services are supplied.
Award of contracts: no contract shall be awarded and no payment shall be made to a vendor unless authorized by the Minister or his delegates. The Minister may make an award to the preferred vendor conditional on the negotiation and acceptance of a detailed contract between the Province and the vendor. In such cases, should the detailed contract negotiations not be completed in a reasonable period of time, the Province reserves the right to discontinue negotiations with the vendor and subsequently enter into negotiations with the second preferred vendor.
No right or duty, in whole or in part, of the vendor under a contract issued may be assigned or delegated without the prior consent of the Central Purchasing Branch.
Unless the Central Purchasing Branch has determined otherwise prior to tender closing, all prices must be extended and totalled.
Direct Deposit
The province of New Brunswick is now using Direct Deposit as the standard
method of government payments. Suppliers are required to provide bank account information (and email address if available) for remittance.
Please send the completed Direct Deposit Form to the New Brunswick Internal
Services Agency as indicated on the form.
The province of New Brunswick reserves the right to negotiate pricing, value added and other savings opportunities with the successful proponent at time of award and throughout the contract.
ESTIMATED QUANTITY CONTRACT
To be delivered as and when required for the period indicated at the request of the department. Quantities or dollar values stated are an estimate made in good faith and may vary considerably. The Province of N.B. reserves the right to purchase more or lesser amounts depending on requirements.
PUBLIC SAFETY, MVB DEPUTY REGISTRAR
Argyle Place
364 Argyle Street
Fredericton
New Brunswick
E3B 1T9
1: Unit of measure : Each
Quantity: 1
Organisation id : 9609032
Description :
Estimated quantity contract for Motor Vehicle License Plates for the Department of Public Safety, Motor Vehicle Branch, as per the attached specifications.
This is to be a 5 year contract extending from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017. The Province of New Brunswick also reserves the right to renew the contract for two additional one year periods.
The contract will be awarded to one supplier based on the total overall price.
PLEASE NOTE: There is a pricing form and Certificate of Tender Fo m attached which needs to be filled out and included with the tender submission.
A sample must be included with the tender submission.
This procurement is subject to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement.
No totals required.
Tony McCoy
Central Tendering Branch
Section Centrale des appels d'offres
P O Box 8000 - C.P. 8000
Fredericton
New Brunswick
E3B 5H6
1 (506) 444-4113
1 (506) 444-4200
Robert Lockhart’s campaign to eliminate the front vehicle
licence plate is highly commendable, particularly with the provincial debt now
accumulating to some $10 billion for a population of less than one million. No
amount of savings can be too small to help relieve this astronomical
indebtness.
Public Safety Minister Bruce Northrup is on record as
stating that there are other priorities than dealing with this issue. But that
indicates that there is a price, either in time or money, to affect this and the
minister says that the authorities are working to find out all the facts. Utter
bureaucratic rubbish!
It’s a no brainer - the plate manufacturer simply stops
stamping out a second plate and the licence offices merely dispense the single
plate to vehicle owners. What could be simpler?
The argument that a two Iicence-plate system is a deterrent
to law offenders is also highly debatable. Many States and provinces have and
are switching to a single plate and there is no evidence that the apprehension
rate by the police in dual plate societies is any more successful. As for the
"gas and dash-at the pumps prevention argument, the rear licence only is
all the gas teller gets to see anyway as the vehicle escapes.
A crusade to get this off centre might be in order whereby New Brunswick drivers
could merely remove the front plates from their vehicles. Surely the “under
staffed" police authorities have more “priorities" than to monitor
this public protest.
Considering the province's financial state, along with the
major loss of highway tolls, this is just another redundant little luxury we
can't afford any-more.
Quebec, which has not had a two licence-plate system for
more than 50 years, also has a system whereby an annual sticker renewal is not
used, eliminating the cost of printing and dispersing millions of these
stickers every year to vehicle owners.
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