Requirement:
Parks Canada Agency requires a contractor to provide janitorial services for the following buildings: Visitor Reception Centre/Administration (VRC), Operations Compound offices, and Ecological Integrity (EI) shed. As and when requested cleaning may be required. This contract is for a one year period plus two option years. See Appendix 1 for VRC and Operations Compound schematics and dimension.
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 seventeen (17) 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.
Optional Site Visit:
It 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 Grasslands National Park on Wednesday September 27, 2017. The site visit will begin at 1:30 PM CST, at the Visitor Reception Centre/Administration Office located at 101 Centre Street, Val Marie, SK.
Return Bids To:
Parks Canada Agency Bid Receiving Unit
National Contracting Services
635 – 8 Avenue S.W., suite 1300
Calgary, AB T2P 3M3
Bid Fax: 1-866-246-6893 or (403) 292-4475
Additional Information:
Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents.
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. Late submissions will not be considered.
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
This Parks Canada office provides procurement services to the public in English.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.