5P300-19-0033/A Visitor Experience Strategy & Associated Infrastructure Planning Thousand Islands National Park – Mallorytown Landing
REQUIREMENT
Parks Canada requires consultants to provide planning, facilitation and writing services in order to develop a menu of Visitor Experience options and related products that enable TINP to achieve its mandate and goals. The consultants will assist TINP in developing high-quality experiences with low ecological impact that encourage longer and repeat visits.
Period of Contract
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to September 1, 2020 inclusive.
BIDDERS’ CONFERENCE
A bidders' conference will be held at Donald Gordon Conference Centre, 421 Union Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 on Tuesday June 18, 2019. The conference will begin at 1:30 pm EDT. A Parks Canada Agency representative will welcome the bidders in front of the main entrance and guide them to their parking location, if parking space is required by bidder.
The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid attend or send a representative.
Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the conference to confirm attendance. Bidders should provide, in writing, to the Contracting Authority, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues they wish to table no later than Monday June 17, 2019 at 2 pm EDT.
Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the bidders' conference will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting a bid.
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.
Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided.
INFORMATION:
National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act.
Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
