Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
NOR (Notice of Request)
Snow Removal - CFS Leitrim EJ196-130139/A Hill, Cris (819)
956-1343
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(1) Closing date is July 9, 2012 and not July 11, 2012 as
specified in Solicitation Amendment 001
(2) Security Requirement Check List (SRCL) (Reliability Status):
To be given out at Site Visit
(3) Annex D - Site Plans: To be given out at Site Visit
(4) Annex A - PWGSC Grounds Maintenance Statement of Work -
English Only
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Statement of Work
To provide Snow Removal Service including all labour, material,
equipment, supervision and transportation for Public Works and
Government Services Canada (PWGSC), located at CFS Leitrim,
3545 Leitrim Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The services must
be provided in accordance with the PWGSC Grounds Maintenance
Specifications attached at Annex A.
Period of Contract
The period of any resulting Contract shall be for a period of
1year. The estimated commencement date is November 1, 2012.
Option to Extend Contract
The Contractor hereby grants to Canada two (2) irrevocable
options to extend the term of the Contract each for an
ADDITIONAL CONSECUTIVE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD, under the same
terms and conditions as contained in the Contract. It is to be
noted that Canada is not obliged to exercise any of these two
(2). The exercise of any option will be at Canada's sole
discretion, by providing notification in writing through a
formal Contract Amendment to the contractor prior to the
contract expiry date
Mandatory Site Visit
It is MANDATORY that the bidder attend the site visit at the
designated date and time to examine
the scope of the work required and the existing conditions. A
maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be permitted
to examine the sites.
The site visit will be held on June 20, 2012 at 9:30 located
at CFS Leitrim Guard House, 3545 Leitrim Road, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada. Bidders who, for any reason, cannot attend at the
specified date and time will not be given an alternative
appointment to view the site and their proposals, therefore,
will be considered as non-responsive. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE
MADE.
As proof of attendance, at the site visit, the Contracting
Authority will have an Attendance Form which MUST be signed by
the bidder's representative. It is the responsibility of all
bidders to ensure they have signed the Mandatory Site Visit
Attendance Form prior to leaving the site. Proposals submitted
by bidders who have not attended the site visit or failed to
sign the Attendance Form will be deemed non-responsive and no
further consideration will be given to the proposal.
1. Evaluation Procedures
Bids will be examined to determine their compliance with the
following Mandatory Requirements:
(1) (Mandatory) Site Visit attendance;
(Mandatory) Security Clearance of Reliability Status, at bid
closing, in accordance with Part 6, Security Requirements;
(3) (Mandatory) Submission of Firm Price/Rates in Canadian funds
in accordance with Part 3, Section II: Financial Bid;
ENOR (English Notice of Request)
Snow Removal - CFS Leitrim EJ196-130139/A Hill, Cris (819)
956-1343
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Note: Bids will be evaluated based on 80% of the firm pricing
(Schedule 1) and 20% on the "as & when" (Schedule 2, 3 and 4).
(4) (Mandatory) Full Time Supervisor's qualifications in
accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technicial Bid
(5) (Mandatory) Contractor's Experience & Past Performance in
accordance with Part 3, Section 1:
Technical Bid.
Only proposals found to meet ALL the mandatory requirements will
be deemed acceptable proposals and will be further evaluated in
accordance with the evaluation criteria. Proposals not meeting
ALL of the mandatory requirements will be deemed non-responsive
and will be given NO further consideration.
2. BASIS OF SELECTION
The lowest priced responsive bid which meets the requirement of
the Federal Contractor's Program for
Employment Equity indicated herein will be recommended for award
of a contract.
Contractors will not be reimbursed for the cost of responding to
this Request for Proposal
SECURITY REQUIREMENT
(Consult the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD)
Website at Additional information on PWGSC security can be found
on the following web site: http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/
or by dialing 1-866-368-4646 (Toll free).
1.2.1. The Contractor must, at all times during the
performance of the Contract, hold a valid Designated
Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial
Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government
Services Canada (PWGSC).
1.2.2. The Contractor personnel requiring access to
sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY
STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
1.2.3. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are
NOT to be awarded without the prior
written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
1.2.4. The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the:
(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if
applicable), attached at Annex B;
(b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).
1.3 Mandatory Security Clearance
1.3.1. It is a mandatory that the security requirements
specified at clause 1.2.1 be met by the Bidder at time of bid
closing. If the security requirements are not met at bid
closing, your proposal will be deemed non-responsive and no
further consideration will be given.
1.3.2. It is a mandatory that the security requirements
specified at 1.2.2 be met by the Bidder for all of the employees
proposed for this contract at time of bid closing. If the
security requirements are not met at bid closing, your proposal
will be deemed non-responsive and no further consideration will
be given.
1.3.3. It is a mandatory that the security clearance at 1.2.2
of the proposed employee(s) be owned by the Bidder. If the
security clearance is not owned by the Bidder your proposal will
be deemed non-responsive and no further consideration will be
given.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
