Invitation to tender : 01B46-22-037Request for Proposal : Quebec Region Water and Wastewater AuditTenders for the project indicated above, addressed to the attention of the Contract Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will be accepted by email only, at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below: a••••••••@•••.••.caScope of Work:Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) requires a Consulting Firm to conduct a wastewater audit, water system survey and cross connection control evaluation at eight of AAFC’s Research and Development Centers in Quebec. The study will be conducted to determine whether the facilities are in compliance with local municipal bylaws and applicable federal and provincial bylaws, regulations and guidelines. In addition, the cross connection control and water system survey must meet pertinent provincial and federal compliance regulations and guidelines such as the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ), federal and provincial plumbing requirements, Canada Labour Code and National Plumbing Code CSA-B64.10-17. The wastewater survey must ensure that the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) Model Sewer Use Bylaw and municipal bylaws are met, along with any pertinent environmental regulations.To accomplish this, a comprehensive inspection and evaluation of the potable water and wastewater system is required. Recommended actions will form the development of a strategy to address deficiencies found on a risk basis approach. In addition to investigating the potable water and wastewater systems, AAFC wishes to study options for water conservation at the facilities.Tender Period Closing Date and Time: July 29, 2022 at 02:00 pm (EDT).Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the BuyandSell service provider. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the BuyandSell service provider.AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject any or all Proposals received.AAFC Contract Officer:Jean-François LemayAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Corporate Management BranchAssets Management, Eastern Service Centre2001, Robert-Bourassa Street, suite 671-TENMontreal, QC, H3A 3N2Email: j••••••••@•••.••.ca
