BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to bid solicitations is s••••••••@••.••.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than s••••••••@••.••.ca will not be accepted.The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-855-983-1808.The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size.The Bidder should be cognisant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2).Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments.REQUIREMENTBoundary Road Swing Bridge Replacement – The project consists of the replacement of a heritage swing bridge along Simcoe Street/Mara Eldon Boundary Road near Bolsover Ontario crossing the Talbot River of the Trent Severn Waterway. The old steel bridge was removed in 2021. The work includes fabricating and installing a new working swing bridge including complete mechanical and electrical systems, traffic arms and lights. This includes a completely new steel truss and deck stringer superstructure along with cross nail laminated timber deck and running boards. Concrete abutments and the centre pivot pier in the river are to be rehabilitated while improvements are to be made to the asphalt roadway approaches. Site work will take place between October and May 2023 to avoid navigation season on the waterway. The work includes both on-land and in-water work through the winter months. The bridge and roadway are to be reopened in time for the opening of Trent Severn Waterway navigation season 2023.See specifications and drawings for further details on the requirement of this project.To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between $1,000,001 > $5,000,000, Taxes extra.TWO-SUBMISSION BIDThis Bid shall be submitted following a “two-submission” procedure. Refer to SI04 of the Special Instructions to Bidders.PERIOD OF CONTRACT / DELIVERY DATEContractor shall perform and complete the Work no later than May 13, 2023. MANDATORY SITE VISIT There will be a mandatory site visit on Wednesday, August 17 at 2:00 PM EDT. Interested bidders are to meet at:Boundary Road Bridge (44°30'59.3"N 79°04'55.9"W)Mara-Eldon Boundary Road / Simcoe StreetRamara (Near Bolsover) OntarioCrossing the Talbot RiverGoogle Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/PTWVLe1tRTiNo4GQ6The bridge is currently out. Detour route signage is in place to direct motorists to either end of the bridge. Bidders are advised to assemble at the South end of the bridge off County Road 48 (Portage Road)Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than 24 hours prior to meeting to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend.Bidders who do not confirm attendance, provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend, or who do not complete and submit the above certification as required will not be allowed access to the site. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.ENQUIRIESAll enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.Enquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than five (5) business days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided.INFORMATIONNational 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.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.The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.
