Procurement

Agreements: Moving & Relocation Services

CAUBO has negotiated special rates for Household and Commercial Moving Services as well as special rates for a new service, Relocation Services.

These agreements provide moving and storage services, at the contracted CAUBO rates, to the CAUBO Regular Members and College and University Subscriber Members and to their Employees.

What is the difference between Household and Commercial Moving Services and Relocation Services?

Household and Commercial Moving Services

Traditional moving services include but are not limited to packing, unpacking, crating, warehousing services, coordination of third party services such as automobile, plant and pet transport, appliance disconnection and reconnection and other similar services.

CAUBO has national agreements with two suppliers.  Click on the company name below for more information regarding their moving services and rates.

Armstrong International Movers Ltd.

Premiere Van Lines

Relocation Services

Relocation services are complementary services often required in conjunction with a move including but not limited to home sale/lease assistance, home marketing, vacant property maintenance and management, lease cancellation, rental finding assistance, financial services, settling in services, cultural training and career connections. 

CAUBO has an exclusive agreement with Premiere Van Lines for relocation services.  Premiere Van Lines has partnered with Royal LePage Relocation Services to offer CAUBO’s institutional members and their relocating families with a true “one stop” approach to relocation.

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Premiere Van Lines

Household and Commercial Moving :

To better service you Premiere has developed an exclusive website for CAUBO institutional members that enables estimates and booking of services on-line.   This website includes information on packing options, average transit time, claim procedures, custom information and other helpful hints on household and laboratory relocation.

The negotiated rates and the primary contact for this contract is as follows:

Bonus Award – Aeroplan:  At no additional cost, Premiere Van Lines will provide CAUBO members with a special bonus in the form of free Aeroplan Miles for short haul and long distance moves.  These miles can be collected and later redeemed for air travel, hotel stays, car rentals and a range of other rewards. 

Access to Premiere U-Load Division:  This division provides the option of a “self-load/self-move” concept similar to what is offered by such firms as U-Haul.  It provides exceptional savings for those individuals on a very tight budget who are willing to perform their own physical move. 

Premiere has partnered with Premiere Disposal Services in order to provide an environmentally friendly way of disposing of redundant electronic and other commercial type equipment in conjunction with Green Standards.

Relocation Services (for permanent or temporary relocations)

Premiere Van lines and Royal Lepage Relocation Services have formed a new partnership to provide CAUBO members and their employees with a one-stop approach to relocation.  The services can be tailored  for permanent and temporary relocations.

Royal Lepage Relocation Services is one of Canada’s oldest and largest full-service national relocation companies.  This arm of Royal Lepage is owned and managed separately from Royal Lepage real estate agencies.

The services and rates offered to CAUBO members are outlined below in three categories: 

Relocation services

Temporary/extended stay

Customized programs

To access these services please contact Gwen Arseneault at Premiere Van Lines.

Relocation Services

1. Lease Cancellation Assistance including negotiation with the landlord and the sub-let process is $200.00.
2. Home Sale Assistance in which RLRS will introduce you to an award winning agent if you do not have an agent, or provide assistance to the agent to choice.  This service will have no fee, provided RLRS is able to collect a referral from the realtor acting for the employee on the sale.
3. Rental/Vacant Management including qualification of tenants, negotiation of lease, collection of rent, co-ordination of service providers, oversee repairs, optional rental/vacant insurance package and overseeing property management and inspections is $250.00 per month.
4. Home Finding Assistance Purchase will have no fee, provided RLRS is able to collect a referral from the realtor acing for the employee on the purchase.
5. Financial Services including the services of a mortgage broker to provide counseling on financing options and to assist in obtaining the best rate and term from an appropriate financial institution are at no charge to the Employee.
6. Rental Finding Assistance for one day of showing is $650.00 and for an unlimited number of days showing is $1,200.00.
7. Sourcing Temporary Extended Stay Facilities has no fee provided RLRS temporary accommodation network is utilized.  If the member uses Premiere Executive Suites, a discount of 12% is available to CAUBO members.
8. Settling in Services consists of 4 programs options depending on the level of service required.  The Home and Neighborhood Program is $500.00, Moving in Program is $750.00, Comprehensive Domestic Program is $1,500.00 and the Comprehensive Program is $1,750.00.
9. Orientation Services are available as one day tours at a fee of $650.00 or two day tours for $1,200.00.
10. Career Connection Services includes Job Search Pre-Management $1,200.00, Job Search Professional $1,500.00 or Job Search Executive $2,100.00.
11. Educational Consulting includes the initial family interview, researching schools, coordination for school interviews and tours and school search consulting services.  Fees - $650.00 for domestic & $800.00 for International relocation to Canada.
12. Intercultural Briefings are available as Tier 1 (telephone coaching program) $1,500.00 or Tier 2 (2 days of intensive training) at $3,000.00.

Temporary/Extended Stay:

As a sister corporation to Premiere Van Lines,  Premiere Executive Suites offers staff of CAUBO institutional members access to temporary or extended stay accommodations in any of their 600 furnished luxury suites located throughout Canada.  This feature would be of interest to any members who are temporarily relocating for a short or long period of time (i.e. sabbatical leave).  Savings are significant over traditional hotel stays (usually in the range of 40%) and Premiere is prepared to offer an additional 12% discount from their normal rates to CAUBO institutional members and their families.

Customized Services offered to CAUBO member institutions:

Royal Lepage Relocation Services can customize its programs to specific university/college requirements.  To discuss customized services, contact Gwen Arseneault at Premiere Van Lines.

Armstrong International Movers Ltd/D. Armstrong Moving and Storage

The negotiated rates and the primary contact for this contract is as follows:

If you wish to obtain more details on these agreements please contact the National CAUBO Contract Administrator:

David H. Davidson

CEO
Interuniversity Services Inc.
1550 Bedford Highway
Suite 501, Sun Tower
Bedford, NS B4A 1E6
Tel: (902) 453-2414
Fax: (902) 453-2369

You may also contact your National Procurement Committee.