5P300-21-0329/A Lawn Care, La Mauricie National ParkCOVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT This requirement is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. Failure to complete and provide the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification as required precedent to contract award will render the bid non-responsive. BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to the bid solicitation is s••••••••@••.••.ca. Bids 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 bid solicitations is 877-558-2349.The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size.The Bidder 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 Bidder should send the bid 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 bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments. REQUIREMENTParks Canada requires lawn care services for a large portion of La Mauricie National Park’s grassy area commencing on contract award until March 31, 2023. The Contractor must supply it’s own equipment.The sectors concerned are located in the entire Park, from the St-Mathieu-du-Parc entrance to the St-Jean-des-Piles entrance, running through the St-Gérard-des-Laurentides entrance.Lawn mowing shall be conducted Monday through Friday, inclusive, except in the case of exceptions and holidays, as authorized by the Agency Representative.Lawn mowing must be done between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.Lawn mowing must be done between mid-May and mid-October for the year 2022:PERIOD OF CONTRACT / DELIVERY DATE The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to four (4) additional one (1) year periods under the same conditions.OPTIONAL SITE VISIT It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held at 50 du Lac-Goulet road, St-Mathieu-du-Parc, Québec, G0X 1N0 on March 7, 2022. The site visit will begin at 10:00 am EST, in meeting room 118B.This site visit is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. The person(s) who attend must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or, for personnel that are unable to be vaccinated due to a certified medical contraindication, religion or other prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, subject to accommodation and mitigation measures that have been presented to and approved by Canada.If person(s) requesting attendance are unable to be vaccinated due to a certified medical contraindication, religion or other prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Bidder must provide its accommodation and mitigation measures to the Contracting Authority no later than March 2, 2022 at 2:00 pm EST. If accommodation and mitigation measures are not provided before this date or are insufficient, PCA may be unable to accommodate the request.Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than March 3, 2022 at 2:00 pm EST to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders must also complete and submit a certification.Bidders who do not confirm attendance, provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend, or who do not complete and submit the above certification as required will not be allowed access to the site. Bidders will be requested to sign an attendance sheet. No alternative appointment will be given to bidders who do not attend or do not send a representative. Bidders who do not participate in the visit 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.ENQUIRIESAll 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 seven (7) calendar 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.INFORMATIONNational 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 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.
