5P468-24-0110/A - Civil Engineering and Prime Consultant Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) - Roadway Projects in Various National Parks in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Northwest Territories
OFFERS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL.
PARKS CANADA IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING OFFERS VIA SAP ARIBA, YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR OFFER VIA FAX OR EMAIL AS INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT.
OFFERS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The only acceptable email address for responses to offer solicitations is
s••••••••@••.••.ca. Offers submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than s••••••••@••.••.ca will not be accepted.
The only acceptable facsimile for responses to offer solicitations is 1-855-983-1808.
The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes.
The Offeror is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed offer due to file size.
The Offeror 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 Offeror should send the offer in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2).
Emails with links to offer documents will not be accepted. Offer documents must be sent as email attachments.
REQUIREMENT
Parks Canada Agency (PCA) is inviting consulting firms with Civil Engineering and Prime Consultant expertise to submit offers for three (3) Standing Offers. The selected consultants shall provide a range of services as identified in the Required Services section of this document.
It is anticipated a significant portion of the work will occur in the Mountain Parks in British Columbia where two (2) Standing Offers will be issued. It is also anticipated that one (1) Standing Offer will exist outside of this region (Non-Mountain Parks).
Estimated value of each Standing Offer Agreement (SOA):
- Mountain Park (SOA #1): $10,000,000.00
- Mountain Park (SOA #2): $6,000,000.00
- Non-Mountain Parks (SOA #3): $4,000,000.00
Mountain Parks in British Columbia include Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Kootenay National Park, Mount Revelstoke National Park, Glacier National Park and Yoho National Park.
Outside of this region (Non-Mountain Parks), the National Parks in British Columbia include Gulf Islands National Park, and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve. The National Parks in Alberta include Waterton Lakes National Park. The National Parks in Manitoba include Riding Mountain National Park and Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site. The National Parks in the Northwest Territories include Nahanni National Park Reserve, Tuktut Nogait National Park and Wood Buffalo National Park.
CONTRACTOR SELECTION AND INDIGENOUS BENEFITS FRAMEWORK (IBF)
This solicitation document includes socio-economic criteria that is practicable and consistent with sound procurement management principles. These socio-economic criteria are referred to as Indigenous Benefits Framework (IBF) and Offerors propose Indigenous benefits in their Indigenous Benefits Framework (IBF). Offerors must submit an Indigenous Benefits Framework as part of their offer. Failure to do so will render an Offeror non-responsive and their offer will be given no further consideration. The intent of this section is to assess Offeror’s framework on engaging local Indigenous groups and involve them with an Indigenous Participation Plan (IPP) at the call up stage.
COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENT(S)
The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish Standing Offers for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users, including areas subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs).
- Inuvialuit Final Agreement
- Sahtu Dene & Métis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement
- Maa-nulth First Nation Final Agreement
PERIOD OF THE STANDING OFFER
The period for placing call-ups against the Standing Offer shall be for three (3) years commencing from the start date identified on the Standing Offer.
If the Standing Offer is authorized for use beyond the initial period, the Consultant offers to extend its offer for an additional two (2), one (1) year periods under the same conditions and at the rates or prices specified in the Standing Offer.
OFFERORS’ CONFERENCE
An Offerors' conference will be held via Microsoft Teams and teleconference on December 18, 2024. The conference will begin at 11:00 PM MST. The scope of the requirement outlined in the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that Offerors who intend to submit an offer attend or send a representative.
Offerors are requested to communicate with the Standing Offer Authority before the conference to confirm attendance. Offerors should provide, in writing, to the standing Offer Authority, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues they wish to table no later than December 17, 2024. Any clarifications or changes to the RFSO resulting from the Offerors' conference will be included as an amendment to the RFSO. Offerors who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting an offer.
Any clarifications or changes to the RFSO resulting from the Offerors' conference will be included as an amendment to the RFSO. Offerors who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting an offer.
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 ten (10) working 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.
