5P420-25-0283/A Solid Waste Collection – Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL.
PARKS CANADA IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING BIDS VIA SAP ARIBA, YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR BID VIA FAX OR EMAIL AS INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT.
BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The only acceptable email address for responses to the bid solicitation is B••••••••@••.••.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than B••••••••@••.••.ca will not be accepted.
The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-866-246-6893.
The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size.
The Bidder should be cognisant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicita-tion number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2).
Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attach-ments.
REQUIREMENT
Parks Canada Agency (PCA) is seeking the services of a contractor for solid waste collection and removal from Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and disposal at the Regional landfill.
PERIOD OF CONTRACT
The period of the Contract is from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027 inclusive.
The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three (3) additional one (1) year period(s):
May 1, 2027 to April 30, 2028 inclusive,
May 1, 2028 to April 30, 2029 inclusive, and
May 1, 2029 to April 30, 2030 inclusive, under the same conditions.
OPTIONAL SITE VISIT
It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for a site visit. Bidders are to meet at 2040 Pacific Rim Highway in Ucluelet, British Columbia on April 2, 2026. The site visit will begin at 10:00 a.m. PDT
Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than April 1, 2026 to confirm attendance as well as provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an at-tendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.
Enquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than four (4) 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 http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities. 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. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.
