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A - Completion Request for Proposals - June 20, 2007 for the design, construction, financing, operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of the A-30 Completion in the Montréal region using a public-private partnership approach Completion of Autoroute 30 Request for proposals Volume 1: Instructions for Invited Respondents Letter to Invited Respondents REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION (DCFOMR) OF THE COMPLETION OF AUTOROUTE 30 IN THE MONTRÉAL REGION USING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP APPROACH This Request for Proposals follows the Request for Qualifications that was issued on November 8, 2006, which resulted in the invitation of the three Qualified Respondents listed below in alphabetical order: - Infras-Québec A-30 - Nouvelle Autoroute 30 - SNC - Lavalin This Request for Proposals represents the second stage of the Consultation and Selection Process leading to the selection of a Private Partner with which the Minister intends to sign a Partnership Agreement for the A-30 PPP Completion. In order for a Proposal to be evaluated, Invited Respondents must meet all of the eligibility requirements stated herein. In addition, each Invited Respondent and each of its Members and Participants is required to sign the Submission Agreement and certain forms attached as schedules hereto, and comply with the various obligations and conditions thereof, including with respect to confidentiality, as the case may be. The Invited Respondents’ Key Individuals, as the case may be, must also sign certain forms and comply with the various obligations and conditions thereof, including confidentiality. Only those Invited Respondents that have signed the Submission Agreement will be given access to the documentation for this Request for Proposals and will receive any addenda that may be issued. The key dates in this second stage of the Consultation and Selection Process are as follows: Issuance of Request for Proposals June 20, 2007 Information session July 26, 2007 Discussion workshops September 3 to December 20, 2007 Page 1 Completion of Autoroute 30 Request for proposals Volume 1: Instructions for Invited Respondents Filing of Invited Respondents’ comments on the first draft October 12, 2007 Partnership Agreement Filing of Invited Respondents’ comments on the second December 5, 2007 version of the Partnership Agreement Remittance to Invited Respondents of the version of the January 23, 2008 Partnership Agreement on which their Proposals must be based End of the question period for Invited Respondents February 15, 2007 Deadline for submitting Technical Component March 26, 2008 (3:00 p.m. Montréal time) Announcement of Invited Respondents called to submit the April 23, 2008 Financial Component Deadline for submitting Financial Component May 7, 2008 (3:00 p.m. Montréal time) Announcement of the selection of the Selected Proponent for June 18, 2008 the Partnership Agreement Partnership Agreement Signing and Financial Closing further September 2008 to Government authorization We would like to thank the Invited Respondents for their interest in this important project. [Signature] Deputy Minister Ministère des Transports du Québec Page 2 Completion of Autoroute 30 Request for proposals Volume 1: Instructions for Invited Respondents Table of contents Letter to Invited Respondents ....................................................................................................1 Glossary .....................................................................................................................................7 1. Introduction......................................................................................................................21 1.1 A-30 Completion – summary ...............................................................................21 1.2 Objectives of A-30 PPP Completion....................................................................24 1.3 Purpose of Request for Proposals.......................................................................24 1.4 A-30 PPP Completion Project Team ...................................................................26 1.5 Oversight of the Process .....................................................................................29 1.6 Structure of the Request for Proposals................................................................29 2. The A-30 PPP Completion ..............................................................................................30 2.1 Description of main components of the A-30 PPP Completion ...........................30 2.2 Responsibilities transferred to the Private Partner ..............................................34 2.3 Compensation of Private Partner.........................................................................41 2.4 Tolls .....................................................................................................................47 2.5 Specific taxation framework for the A-30 PPP Completion..................................51 2.6 Trade agreements...............................................................................................52 3. Legislative framework and authorizations .......................................................................52 3.1 Legislative framework of the A-30 PPP Completion............................................53 3.2 Procedures, requirements and authorizations pertaining to the environment, the protection of agricultural land, municipal issues and third parties .................54 3.3 The Government environmental procedures and requirements ..........................54 3.4 Municipal procedures, requirements and authorizations in Québec....................55 3.5 Federal government environmental procedures and requirements .....................56 3.6 Procedures, requirements and authorizations pertaining to the protection of agricultural land ...................................................................................................58 3.7 Agreements with third parties ..............................................................................59 Page 3 Completion of Autoroute 30 Request for proposals Volume 1: Instructions for Invited Respondents 4. Consultation and Selection Process................................................................................60 4.1 Principal stages ...................................................................................................60 4.2 Electronic Data Room..........................................................................................65 4.3 Discussion workshops.........................................................................................66 4.4 Procedure for submitting comments on Volumes 2 and 3...................................69 4.5 Transparency of the Consultation and Selection Process...................................71 5. Contents of the Proposal.................................................................................................74 5.1 Information concerning the Invited Respondent ..................................................74 5.2 Security Deposit...................................................................................................76 5.3 Information concerning the development of the Technical Component...............76 5.4 Information concerning the development of the Financial Component................77 6. Evaluation of the Proposals.............................................................................................80 6.1 Selection process ................................................................................................80 6.2 Proposal evaluation process................................................................................80 6.3 Eligibility criteria for the Technical Component....................................................81 6.4 Evaluation criteria for the Technical Component .................................................81 6.5 Eligibility criteria for the Financial Component.....................................................83 6.6 Evaluation criteria for the Financial Component ..................................................83 6.7 Determination of the Proposal price ....................................................................85 6.8 Clarifications and rectifications ............................................................................87 7. Instructions for Invited Respondents ...............................................................................87 7.1 Time and place of submission .............................................................................88 7.2 Late submission...................................................................................................88 7.3 Minister’s Representative ....................................................................................88 7.4 Requests for information......................................................................................89 7.5 Preparation and submission of a Proposal..........................................................89 7.6 Withdrawal of a Proposal.....................................................................................91 7.7 Communication of the results of the evaluation...................................................91 7.8 Final compensation..............................................................................................91 Page 4 Completion of Autoroute 30 Request for proposals Volume 1: Instructions for Invited