573.1.0.1. The council may choose to use a system of bid weighting and evaluating whereby each bid obtains a number of points based on the price as well as on the quality or quantity of goods, services or work, the delivery procedure, servicing, the experience and financial capacity required of the insurer, supplier or contractor or on any other criteria directly related to the procurement. If the object of the contract is the improvement of the energy efficiency of equipment or infrastructure, a criterion related to the projected energy savings may replace the price criterion.
Where the council chooses to use such a system, the call for tenders or any document to which it refers shall mention all the requirements and all criteria that will be used for evaluating the bids, as well as the weighting and evaluation methods based on those criteria.
The council shall establish a selection committee consisting of at least three members, other than council members; the committee shall evaluate each tender and assign it a number of points for each criterion.
In such a case, the council shall not award the contract to a person other than the person whose bid was received within the time fixed and obtained the highest score.
For the purposes of subsection 8 of section 573, the bid having received the highest score shall be considered to be the lowest tender.
1997, c. 53, s. 9; 2002, c. 37, s. 86; 2017, c. 132017, c. 13, s. 6911; 2023, c. 242023, c. 24, s. 1571.