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:
ENOR (English Notice of Request)
Window Cleaning Service - Parliamnet Hill Complexes -
EJ196-132765/A Hill, Cris (819) 956-1343
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Reminder that as of June 1, 2013, bidders are to go to Buy and
Sell for tenders
and amendments, not MERX. (buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders)
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This amendment is raised to Revise the Closing Date
The Solicitation Closing date has been extended to June 17, 2013
at 2:00 PM EST.
And another solicitation amendment will follow soon to answer
questions.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged
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Summary
(i) To provide Window Cleaning Services and Exterior Entrances
Light Fixtures Cleaning Services
including all labour, supervision, transportation, tools,
material, and equipment;
(ii) For Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC),
located at Parliament Hill Complexes, Wellington Street,
Ottawa, Ontario. For the following buildings:Center Block, East
Block, Library of Parliament, Peace Tower and Observation
Gallery, Courtyards (Centre & East
Block), Visitor Welcome Area, Windows overlooking Bells, RCMP
checkpoint and 1 Wellington
The services must be provided in accordance with Specification
No. EJ196-132765 Appendix "A".
Period of contract
the period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of 1
year, estimated commencement date September 1, 2013, with
Canada retaining an irrevocable option to extend the contract
for a period of four (4) additional consecutive twelve (12)
month periods.
Mandatory Site Visit
Due to the nature of this requirement and in order to gain
access to the sites it is MANDATORY that all interested bidders,
submit the Names (legal name) of their representatives that will
be attending the Mandatory Site Visit to the Contracting
Authority (Cris Hill) no later than 5:00 PM, May 1, 2013.
It is the responsibility of the Bidders to ensure that the
Contracting Authority is in receipt of this information by the
date shown. Bidders who fail to submit the required information
by 5:00 PM, May 1, 2013,
will be denied access to the sites.
It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site
visit to be held on May 15, 2013 at 9:00 AM, at the main
entrance of Parliament Hill, inside at the Visitor Welcome
Centre, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Bidders
will be required to sign an attendance form. Bidders who do not
attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative
appointment and their bids will be rejected as non-compliant.
Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting
from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid
solicitation.
Roof Anchor Plans to be given out at the Mandatory Site Visit.
It is mandatory that bidders wear safety boots for the site
visit.
Security Requirement
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). The
Contractor's Company
Security Officer must hold a valid SECRET clearance,
granted or approved by
CISD/PWGSC.
2. The Contractor personnel requiring access to Parliamentary
Precinct sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid SITE
ACCESS clearance, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
3. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to
be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
4. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of
the:
(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if
applicable), attached at Annex A
(b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).
ENOR (English Notice of Request)
Window Cleaning Service - Parliamnet Hill Complexes -
EJ196-132765/A Hill, Cris (819) 956-1343
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Security
1. Before award of a contract, the following conditions must be
met:
(a) the Bidder must hold a valid organization security clearance
as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;
(b) the Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to
classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work
site(s) must meet the security requirement as indicated in part
7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;
(c) the Bidder must provide the name of all individuals who will
require access to classified or protected information, assets or
sensitive work sites.;
2. Bidders are reminded to obtain the required security
clearance promptly. Any delay in the award of a contract to
allow the successful bidder to obtain the required clearance
will be at the entire discretion of the Contracting Authority.
3. For additional information on security requirements, bidders
should consult the "Security Requirements for PWGS Bid
Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders"
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.…)
document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Web
site.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND BASIS OF SELECTION
Evaluation Procedures
Bids will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement
of the bid sollicitation including the technical and financial
evaluation criteria.
Financial Evaluation - mandatory requirements
(1) Mandatory Site Visit attendance;
(2) Submission of a Firm Price/Rate in Canadian funds for all
the items listed in Part 3, Section I: Financial
Bid ; and
Basis of selection
A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation
and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria to be declared
responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price
will be recommended for award of a contract.
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.
