Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
EC016-133528/A
Donovan, Janine PWB
Telephone No. - (506) 636-5347
Fax No. - (506) 636-4376
New Program/Food Services Building & Chapel - Nova Institution
for Women, Truro, N.S.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS
Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013.
Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.
The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.
Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.
After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.
On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.
Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a
requirement for the renovation of the Main Administration
Building and the construction of the New Program/Food Services
Building and Chapel at the Nova Institution for Women, Truro,
Nova Scotia. In general the work consists of the following:
Construct a new three story Programs Building and related site
work. Building Construction will take place in an already
constructed fenced compound with a separate access to the
construction site. Also there are two small areas to be
renovated in the Main Principle Entrance. All work is to be
performed in accordance with the plans and specifications for
PWGSC Project Number R.043926.001 forming part of the bid
document. The contract completion is sixty-five (65) weeks after
contract award.
It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site and examine the Scope of the Work
required and the existing conditions. There will be an optional
site visit on May 2, 2013 at 10:30 am. All interested bidders
are to meet at the main entrance of the Nova Institution for
Women, Truro, Nova Scotia. Although not mandatory, all
contractors wishing to submit a tender for this work are
encouraged to attend to become familiar with all aspects of the
work. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation
resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment
to the bid solicitation. Please note that there is a security
clearance required for this site visit. ALL interested bidders,
regardless of current clearance level, must submit the
Institution Access CPIC Clearance request form attached as
Appendix 2 of the Invitation to Tender document by 2:00 pm April
23, 2013. If you plan to bring a camera to the visit, you must
also provide, make, model, and serial number of camera by this
date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: New measures related to Code of Conduct and
certifications included in the solicitation documents requires
attention.
A public bid opening will be held at the Bid Receiving Unit,
Room 421, 189 Prince William Street, Saint John, N.B.
The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following
cost category: $5,000,001 to $10,000,000. Standard bid and
contract security for construction is required.
Inquiries: All inquiries are to be submitted in writing to the
contractual authority: Janine Donovan, Telephone -
506-636-5347
Facsimile - 506-636-4376
E-mail - j••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Inquiries are to be made in accordance with SI02 - Enquiries
During The Solicitation Period, under Special Instructions To
Bidders in the solicitation document.
Drawings and Specifications are now available for viewing and
downloading in a Portable Document Format (PDF) or in a standard
paper version. Bidders should note that Attachment 1 (ATT 1)
contains the Drawings and Specifications Package (DSP) which
consists of PDF files organized in an industry recognized
directory structure.
Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain
tender documents through the MERX services provider. Addenda,
when issued, will be available from the MERX provider. Firms
that elect to base their bids on tender documents obtained from
other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely
responsible to inform the tender calling authority of their
intention to bid.
Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are
incorporated by reference, and form part of the tender and
contract documents. The standard documents are issued by Public
Works and Government Services and may be viewed on the MERX
electronic bulletin board as part of the information module.
Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain
tender documents through the MERX service provider.
This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages.
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.
