Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy:
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Redevelopment of the laboratories - 1st floor and Food Chemistry (2nd) - Bloc A - Health Canada-Longueuil
1001, SAINT-LAURENT STREET WEST, LONGUEUIL (QC) J4K 1C7
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Work under this contract consists primarily, but not are not limited to a comprehensive refit of the first-floor laboratories (Inspectorate (309 m2) and Drug Analysis (310 m2)) laboratories and partial refit of the second-floor laboratories (Food Chemistry (215 m2)), located in a building that was built in 1972.
Facility upgrades include selective demolition, construction and retrofitting of laboratories including, but not limited to : the replacement of fume hoods (containing non-friable asbestos panels), coverings and finishes (ceilings, floors and walls), counters, layouts of various elements and all related architectural and engineering work. Energy-saving work is to be implemented on the ventilation equipment located in the rooftop mechanical shelter.
To maintain day-to-day operations, work will be carried out in phases : temporary instrumentation
laboratories will be set up in designated premises and the rental and fit-up of a trailer to serve as a meeting room is expected. Construction will only be carried out on evenings, at night and/or on weekends.
There is a site visit scheduled for this project.
There will be an optional (but highly recommended) site visit on January 13th, 2017 at 10:00 am (local). Interested bidders are to meet at: 1001 Saint-Laurent West, Longueuil, QC J4K 1C7;
Contact: Ms. Sarah Dexter, Building and Facilities Manager - Health Canada (tel: 450-928-4024);
Note: Go to the main entrance for visitor registration. Parking is subject to charges, but the Longueuil-Université de Sherbrooke metro station is only a seven-minute walk away.
MANDATORY CRITERIA AT CLOSING DATE
- The Bidder shall enclose bid security with its bid.
MANDATORY CRITERIA PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD
Bidders must provide with their bid or promptly thereafter a completelist of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Bidder. If the required names have not been received by the time the evaluation of bids is completed, Canada will inform the Bidder of a time frame within which to provide the information. Failure to provide the names within the time-frame specified will render the bid non-responsive.
Canada may, at any time, request that a Bidder provide properly completed and Signed Consent Forms (Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form - PWGSC-TPSGC 229) for any or all individuals mentioned above within a specified time frame. Failure to provide such Consent Forms within the time frame provided, or failure to cooperate to the verification process will result in the bid being declared non-responsive.
The Contractor must, at the Contractor's expense, obtain and maintain insurance contracts in accordance with the requirements of the Certificate of Insurance.
PERIOD OF WORK
The redevelopment work must be substantially completed by March 31, 2018
INQUIRIES
All enquiries regarding this tender, are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Camille Ghali, Supply Specialist at C••••••••@••••••••.••.ca.
Telephone No. - (514) 496-3871 ( )
Fax No. - (514) 496-3822 ( )
TENDER DOCUMENTS
Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders site. Drawings and specifications are now available for viewing and downloading in PDF format. Bidders should take note that attachment contains the full set of drawings and specifications, which consist of PDF files organized in an industry-standard directory structure. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the same site. 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.
BID RECEIVING
Sealed tenderswill be received in English or French at the address mentioned below:
Public Works and Government Services Canada, Place Bonaventure, South-East Portal, 800 de La Gauchetière Street West, Suite 7300, Montreal, Quebec H5A 1L6.
The Crown retains theright to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Standard terms and conditions are incorporated by reference in the tender documents and contract documents, and form an integralpart.
LANGUAGES
This PWGSC office provides acquisition services to the public in both official languages.
Ce bureau de TPSGC fournit des services d'achat au public dans les deux langues officielles.
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.
