Trade Agreement: NONE
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:
EQ754-141174/A
Cowieson, Jim
Telephone No. - (416) 512-5829 ( )
Fax No. - (416) 512-5862
Project Title: St. Clair River, Ontario. Southeast Bend Cutoff
Channel and Stokes Point. Maintenance Navigational Dredging
2013.
Project No. R.042805.001
Public Works and Government Services Canada has a requirement on
behalf of the Fisheries and
Oceans Canada, Canadian Coast Guard to the secure a contract for
maintenance dredging of the cutoff channel on the St. Clair
River, South East Bend.
Work of this contract comprises of (Dredging and disposal
quantities are approximately):
- Scenario A, 29,400 cubic meters place measurement (CMPM) in
the channel in areas A2, A3, A4, and A5;
- Scenario B, 33,900 cubic meters place measurement (CMPM) in
the channel in areas A3, A4, A5 and A6;
- Scenario C, 40,800 cubic meters place measurement (CMPM) in
the channel in areas A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, and A6;
A certificate of qualification is required from Industry Canada
(IC) and must accompany your bid submission.
Disposal of the material will be at the United States Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE) Dickinson Island Confined Disposal Facility
(CDF) in the USA.
The scenarios detailed above, which identify the eight different
areas of dredging work, are from smallest to largest.
To be compliant, the contractor must submit the required
detailed experience on similar projects of size and scope. They
must also provide confirmation from the USACE that they are able
to enter into the agreement with the USACE for the disposal of
the material. A copy of the agreement is included in the tender
package so contractors are aware of their responsibilities.
Contractors are responsible to maintain a US $100,000 deposit
with the USACE (detailed in the specifications) for the duration
and until the dumping is completed.
OPTIONAL DISPOSAL SITE VISIT:
The disposal facility specified in this contract is owned by the
Unites States Army Corps of Engineers. It is recommended that
the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit this location
during the bid period. Bidders who intend to visit this
location must communicate with the Contracting Authority, Jim
Cowieson at (416) 512-5829, or j••••••••@•••••.••.ca 2 days
prior, to arrange a date and time for the site visit.
Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be
precluded from submitting a bid.
The duration of work is schedule to be completed within 10 (TEN)
weeks from the date of notification of acceptance of the offer.
The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following
cost category:
Between $1,000,001.00 and $5,000,000.00
Drawings and Specifications are now available for viewing and
downloading in a Portable Document Format (PDF) or in a standard
paper version. Tenderers 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.
Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are
incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and
Contract Documents. The Standard documents are issued by Public
Works and Government Services Canada and may be viewed on the
MERX electronic Bulletin
Board as part of the information module. Tender documents can
be obtained from MERX by calling 1-800-964-6379 or visit their
web site at www.merx.com.
All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature, are to be
submitted to the Contracting Officers, Jim Cowieson
(j••••••••@•••••.••.ca) Telephone: (416) 512-5829,
Facsimile: (416) 512-5862
The bid documents are available for viewing only at the office
of Public Works and Government Services Canada , 4900 Yonge
Street, 12th Floor, Toronto, Ontario.
Bid Receiving: Sealed tenders will be received at Public Works
and Government Services Canada, 4900 Yonge Street, Bid
Receiving, 12th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6A6.
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.
