5P420-18-0349/A – Highway 4 Alder Removal - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, BC
Requirement:
Parks Canada requires services for the falling and removal (chip or remove logs) of an estimated 832 Red Alder across twenty-four (24) different sections along Highway 4 within Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (PRNPR). All logs with less than a 20cm top diameter are to be chipped into the bush or Contractor owned truck. Chipping is only permitted in identified sections. Red Alder trees within sections with more than fifty (50) trees, with top diameters greater than 20cm, are to be delivered to the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation (Ty-histanis maintenance yard) and the Ucluthaht First Nation (location to be determined) for cultural use. It is the Contractor’s decision on how they wish to buck the stems for delivery of Red Alder stems to the First Nations.
Optional Site Visit
There will be a site visit on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 1:00 PM PST at the park Administration Office at 2040A Pacific Rim Highway. Occupational Health and Safety Equipment will be required (high vis-vests).
Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the optional site visit to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders who do not attend or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment but they will not be precluded from submitting a bid. 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 must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the solicitation period.
Enquiries should be received no later than three (3) days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.
Return Bids To:
Parks Canada Agency Bid Receiving Unit
National Contracting Services
220 – 4 Avenue S.E., suite 720
Calgary, AB T2G 4X3
Additional Information:
Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents.
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 www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 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 requirement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
This Parks Canada office provides procurement services to the public in English.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
