This is a construction project to build a new interpretive area at Dolly Varden Day Use Area in Kootenay National Park on Highway 93 South. The new interpretive display at the Dolly Varden Day Use Area showcases the historic ties between Kootenay National Park and its highway, the ecological impacts of this road and the wildlife mitigations that are improving highway safety. This project will entail installation of a culvert and mock overpass structure, installation of interactive and informational signs and sign posts, excavation, shrub planting, hydroseeding and general landscaping among other requirements specified. The culvert, signage and mock overpass structure will be supplied by Parks Canada.
The period of the contract is from contract award to April 28, 2017.
An optional site visit will take place on March 13, 2017. Bidders are to meet at Dolly Varden Day Use Area in Kootenay National Park on Highway 93 South at 11:00 am MDT.
The site visit for this project is strongly recommended. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment but they will not be precluded from submitting a bid. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.
Closing date for tender submissions is March 23, 2017 at 2:00 pm MDT. Late submissions will not be considered.
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.
All enquiries regarding this tender are to be submitted in writing to the Contracts Officer, Eloise Meredith by email: E••••••••@••.••.ca no later than five (5) calendar days before bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.
Bids will be received attention to:
Eloise Meredith, Contracts Officer
Parks Canada Agency
P.O. Box 220
6300 Highway 93S
McKay Compound, Stores Building
Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
V0A 1M0
Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the tender and contract documents.
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.
This Parks Canada office provides procurement services to the public in English.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
