Requirement: Parks Canada Agency (PCA) intends to proceed with drainage improvements around the Bar U Ranch Visitor Orientation Centre (VOC), as recommended in a recent Geotechnical Study Report (ARA Engineering, July 2015). The recommended improvements call for a french drain to intercept water flows around the VOC and provide positive drainage relief to the south.The scope of work for this project includes, but is not limited to, the following:Locate and care of existing utilitiesTrenching (Approx. 140m) including topsoils salvage and subsoil haul and disposalSupply and installation of geotextileSupply and installation of perforated PE drainage tubing (Approx. 140m)Supply and placement of clean drainage aggregatesBackfill, trimming and leveling, cleanup and seeding of disturbed areasRemoval, salvage, and replacement of boardwalk and deckingAll work is to be completed to the standards as set out by the 2014 Alberta building code. The Contractor shall supply all materials necessary to complete the WorkOPTIONAL SITE VISITIt 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 on December 10, 2015. The site visit will begin at 10:00am at Bar U Ranch Visitor Orientation Centre. Contracting AuthorityAll enquiries of a technical and contractual nature must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the solicitation period:Ryan TaylorContracting AuthorityParks Canada Agency635 – 8 Avenue S.W., Suite 1300Calgary, AB T2P 3M3Telephone No.: (403) 292-8503Fax No.: (403) 292-4475Email Address: r••••••••@••.••.caEnquiries should be received no later than five (5) calendar 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.Bid Submission:Bids must be submitted only to Parks Canada Agency Bid Receiving Unit by December 22, 2015 at 02:00PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Late bids will not be considered. Return bids to:Parks Canada Agency Bid Receiving UnitContracting OperationsSuite 1300 - 635 8 Avenue SWCalgary, Alberta T2P 3M3Due to the nature of the bid solicitation, bids transmitted by email or facsimile to the Parks Canada Agency will not be accepted.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 (GETS) 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.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.This Parks Canada office provides procurement services to the public in English.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
