The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is proposing to build an unheated, steel storage building with an approximate footprint of 37.2 m2 (6.10m x 6.10m) in Norfolk County, ON. DFO is soliciting bids for the design and construction of the storage building (please refer to the attached Statement of Work). The proposed site is on private land and DFO has received the landowner’s permission to construct the storage building. A detailed geotechnical investigation has been completed to delineate subsoil profile at the proposed site, which will be provided, along with a site plan, to prospective bidders at the mandatory site meeting.
MANADATORY SITE VISIT
A Mandatory Site Visit will be held on October 24, 2017.
Contractors wishing to visit the site must contact the Contracting Authority to obtain further information (directions/schedule) and confirm their attendance.
Bidders that wish to visit the site must send an email to B••••••••@•••••••.••.ca no later than noon (EDT) on Monday October 23, 2017 and provide the following information:
a. Business name
b. Business address
c. Business phone number
d. Bidder’s representative name
e. Bidder’s representative email address
The confirmation of time and date of the site visit will be sent to the bidder via email.
Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit
It is a requirement for all persons wishing to tender on this project to attend this meeting at the site to familiarize themselves fully with the scope of work and the tendering requirements. The Bidder’s Representative must sign an attendance list and attend the entire site visit, to have their bid submission considered responsive
Before submitting a bid, bidders must visit the site and its surroundings, at their own expense on October 24, 2017, to review and verify the form, nature, and extent of the work, materials needed for the completion of the work, the means of access to the site, severity, exposure and uncertainty of weather, soil conditions, any accommodations they may require, and in general shall obtain all necessary information as to risks, contingencies and other circumstances which may influence or affect their bid. No allowance shall be made subsequently in this connection on account or error or negligence to properly observe and determine the conditions that will apply.
Contractors, bidders, or those they invite to site are to review specification section on Health and Safety before visiting site. Take all appropriate safety measures for any visit to site, either before or after acceptance of bid.
