--_004_YT2P288MB0202B516E8AA75853C9AD4B0C694AYT2P288MB0202CANP_ Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_YT2P288MB0202B516E8AA75853C9AD4B0C694AYT2P288MB0202CANP_" --_000_YT2P288MB0202B516E8AA75853C9AD4B0C694AYT2P288MB0202CANP_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Tim, Sandra and Joey, I was about to send a follow-up e-mail this afternoon to Richard Poliquin w= hen he replied, just before I sent it. I'll spare you the details, but it was a rather chaotic afternoon of email = exchanges with 3 different people from CIUSSS to get partial answers, but I= got the vast majority of the answers to our questions. So here's the extra information I=92ve got (the last one is special, let=92= s say): * There will be no information session for this appel d=92offres; * The references from public establishments to be provided concern past= and current agreements with the company as well as with the r=E9pondants, = dirigeants or administrateurs of the company. I'll clarify this point in th= e list of missing documents I will do; * A document attesting the sums currently in the company's bank account= is sufficient to provide proof of availability of funds associated with cu= rrent expenses for the first month of operation; * There must be staff physically present at night to respond to user re= quests; * There is no defined day or evening schedule. We must adapt to the nee= ds of users as presented to us by CIUSSS professionals. Care and services a= re offered on a continuous basis; * Once the users and their needs have been presented to us, we will hav= e to adapt our services to their needs. 8:30 a.m. seems a bit late. Realist= ically, users may get up earlier and need help with elimination, medication= , meals, etc. They may also need to be accompanied to medical appointments.= Care can also be provided later in the day, such as assistance with medica= tion, hygiene and other tasks. * 4:00 p.m. is the start of mealtime and assistance (e.g., return from = appointments for some users, help with household chores, etc.). In the even= ing, hygiene care is also provided, along with medication intake. We are re= ferred to section 2.2.3. of the Devis (see page 5 and 6 of the attached doc= ument) for the nature of the services to be provided on a continuous basis,= i.e. every day and at all hours of the day, evening or night; * As for my question as to whether they targeted a specific job title, = here's the answer: It's up to the company to hire and provide quality train= ed personnel capable of delivering quality care, regardless of their job ti= tle; * There is no minimum or maximum number of pages expected to meet the q= ualitative evaluation criteria (point 6.02 of the dashboard); * As for the person(s) in charge or respondent(s) identified in our bid= , they must have taken PDSP, CPR and Bill 90 training, even if they are not= on site with the clientele. Proof will be required. In summary, the r