5P300-22-0063/A Trent Severn Waterway NHS Potable Water Service and MaintenanceBIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. BIDS RECEIVED IN PERSON OR BY COURIER MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to the bid solicitation i••••••••@••.••.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 1-877-558-2349.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 cognizant 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 labelled 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.REQUIREMENTThe objective is to retain a contractor certified in small water systems to maintain, service, winterize and ‘start-up’ buildings along the TSW that offer potable water to staff and the general public.The contractor shall perform maintenance duties as described herein. In addition, the contractor must comply with the Parks Canada Potable Water Guidelines and Standards (2006) and the most recent version of the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality in carrying out this work.PERIOD OF CONTRACT The period of the contract is from award of contract to March 31, 2023 inclusively.OPTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACTThe Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three (3) additional one (1) year periods under the same conditions. The Contractor agrees that, during the extended period of the Contract, it will be paid in accordance with the applicable provisions as set out in the Basis of Payment.SECURITY REQUIREMENTSThere are security requirements associated with this requirement. For further instructions, consult Part 1 – General Information and Part 6 – Resulting Contract Clauses of the Request for Proposal.OPTIONAL 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 at 3779 Nassau Mills Road, Peterborough, ON, K9J 6Y1, on July 20th, 2022. The site visit will begin at 9:00 am ET, at Trent Severn Waterway Lock #22 Nassau Mills.Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than July 18th, 2022 at 3:00 pm ET to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders who do not attend or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment but they will not be precluded from submitting a bid. 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 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 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.
