Scope of Work: Gwaii Haanas Field Unit requires provision, installation and demobilization of a rented marine barge and the provision of associated equipment to support helicopter operations for an invasive species eradication project. The barge will need to be mobilized from the contractor's home base and delivered to Bischofs Island anchorage by March 26, 2017, anchored there for the duration of the project (scheduled to complete no later than July 15, 2017) and demobilized and returned to contractor's home base. The total time from initial anchoring until end of project is 96 days plus a 15 day contingency should additional time be required to complete the project. Should the anchoring at the commencement of the project be delayed due to weather or other considerations, the barge will need to be in place for up to 111 days after initial anchoring.
The period of a resulting contract will be from date of contract to July 15, 2017 inclusive.
Enquiries: All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the solicitation period.
Enquiries should be received no later than seven (7) 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.
Return Bids To: Parks Canada Agency Bid Receiving UnitNational Contracting Services635 – 8 Avenue S.W., suite 1300Calgary, AB T2P 3M3Bid Fax: (403) 292-4475
Additional Information: This bid solicitation contains technical criteria. In their technical bid, Bidders should address clearly and in sufficient depth the criteria that are subject to technical evaluation.
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.
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.
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