TITLE: UPGRADE AND MONITORING OF SECURITY SYSTEMS & FIRE PANELS
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada (FOL), Alexander Graham Bell NHSC (AGB) and St. Peters Canal (SPC) operating within the Cape Breton Field Unit of Parks Canada require the services of a professional security integration company to upgrade, if and where required, the intrusion alarm panels and fire alarm panels at these sites, making it possible to monitor them at a remote site, as well as to provide the remote monitoring service. As part of this monitoring service for the Security alarms, it must be possible to administer the system remotely, including access control, as well as provide future repairs, modification, and preventive maintenance for existing security equipment.
The contractor shall provide all labour, materials, parts, supplies, equipment, tools, transportation, and administrative support to ensure the requirements of this statement of work are carried out efficiently and effectively and in compliance with any applicable codes that are mandatory in the industry.
CLOSING DATE AND TIME: March 25, 2015 at 1000 hrs (EDT)
Faxed submission will be accepted.
SITE VISIT – OPTIONAL:
It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for a tour of the work site. The site visit will be held on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015, at 10:30am (AST).
Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority 2 calendar days before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance form. Bidders who do not attend or 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.
Interested bidders are to meet the Departmental Representative at:
Fortress of Louisbourg NHSC
Administration Building
259 Park Service Road
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia B1C 2L2
NOTE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:
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.
Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents.
DELIVERY DATE:
For the upgrade of the systems:
All work required to upgrade the intrusion alarm panels and the fire alarm panels shall be completed within thirty (30) days of contract award.
For the Monitoring and as required services:
“Monitoring and As Required Services” of the panels for all of the sites included in the scope of this contract shall begin immediately upon completion of the upgrades and shall end one year later.
INQUIRIES:
All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Annie Roy, telephone: 613-938-5752, e-mail: a••••••••@••.••.ca. Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than five (5) business days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.
This PCA office provides procurement services to the public in either official language of Canada.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
BID RECEIVING:
Tenders will be received, in English or French, by fax (1-877-558-2349) or by mail at the following address:
PARKS CANADA AGENCY
Contracting Operations
111 Water Street East
Cornwall, ON
K6H 6S3
