Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy:
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
EQ754-171828/A
Fok, Bo See
Telephone No. - (416) 590-8254
Fax No. - (416) 512-5862
Email : b••••••••@•••••.••.ca
Solicitation No. EQ754-171828/A, Elgin, ON - Jones Falls Locks 39 to 42 Rehabilitation
SCOPE OF SERVICES:
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of Parks Canada Agency (PCA) will engage theservices of an engineering consulting firm to undertake the rehabilitation of the locks and associated structures at the Jones Falls Locks 39 to 42 located on the Rideau Canal.
The primary objective is a masonry rehabilitation of the Jones Falls Locks followingthe Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada to improve the condition of Locks 40, 41 and 42 while protecting their heritagevalues and character-defining elements to the extent possible and promoting visitor experience. The rehabilitation is to also include site components such as: lock gates and winches; sluice valves and winches, sluice tunnels and air vent shafts; mooring cables and scramble ladders. Also included in the repairs are: masonry stairways; railings; masonry sidewalks, basin walls downstream of Lock 39, and historic bridge abutments and embankment walls. Pedestrian safety railing installation, repair and/or replacement requirements to be developed in conjunction with Cultural Resource Management policies and safety considerations.
OPTIONAL SITE VISIT:
Arrangements have been made for a tour of one of the work Sites. The site visit will be held on Monday December 19th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Jones Falls, Rideau Canal, 182 Lock Road, Elgin, Ontario, K0G 1E0
Proponents should dress according to outdoor weather conditions and wear safety boots or hiking shoes as well as a reflective vest as a minimum personal safety apparel.
Proponents are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority named on the RFP - Page 1 two (2) business days before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Proponents may be requested to sign an attendance form.
Proponents who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment. Proponents who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting a proposal. Any clarifications or changes to the solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the solicitation.
RFP DETAILS:
This is a single phase selection process. Proposals will be evaluated for both technical content andprice. Theproposal rankings will be based on 90% for technical evaluation and 10% for price.
Proponents responding to this RFP are requested to submit a full and complete proposal. The proposal will cover not only the qualifications, expertise, availability, experience and organization of the proposed Consultant Team, but also the detailed approach to the work,and the pricing and terms offered. A combination of the technical and price of services submissions will constitute the proposal.
The selected firmwill provide a full consulting team including the required expertise.
Firms interested in providing these services may order the Request for Proposal documents which are distributed through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS). StandardTerms andConditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents. The Standard documents are issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada and may be viewed on buyandsell.gc.ca. Tender documents can be obtained from GETS by visiting their web site at http://buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Amendments, when issued, will be available from GETS. In all cases bidders must indicate in the space provided on the Proposal Form the identificationnumber(s)ofthe amendment(s), if any, that they have taken into consideration for their bid.
Sealed proposals will be received at: Public Works and Government Services Canada, 4900 Yonge Street, 12th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6A6.
ENQUIRIES:
Allenquiries of technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are tobe submitted in writingto the Contractual Authority:
Bo See Fok
Telephone No.: 416-590-8254
Fax No.: 416-512-5862
E-mail: b••••••••@••••••••.••.ca.
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.
