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SOLICITATION NO. EJ196-150956/A
JANITORIAL SERVICES - WALKLEY ROAD- OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.
The purpose of this Notice of Proposed Procurement Amendment No.
3 is to change the following:
1) Mandatory Security Clearance at b) revise proposed Non
Working On Site Supervisor to proposed Working On Site Supervisor
2) Mandatory Requirements at 3. revise Non Working On Site
Supervisor qualifications to Working On Site Supervisor
NOTICE
Security
This notice is to advise ALL interested bidders that in order to
be awarded a contract which contains a security requirement, all
bidders MUST hold a valid Security Clearance granted or approved
by PWGSC Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) at the
level indicated in this solicitation document. Should the bidder
not currently hold a valid Security Clearance or require the
level to be upgraded, PWGSC will sponsor the bidder. Please
submit your written request with the following information to
Bushra Mirza by facsimile 819-956-3600 or by e-mail to
b••••••••@••••••••.••.ca.
Legal Company Name
Mailing address
Surname and given name of contact person
Telephone number of contact person
Title of contact person
Facsimile number
E-mail address of contact person
Procurement Business Number
Preferred Language of correspondence
Level of Security Required
Additional information on PWGSC security can be found on the
following web site:http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/or by
dialing 1-866-368-4646 (Toll free).
Requirement
To provide Janitorial Services including all labour, material
and equipment for Public Works and
Government Services Canada (PWGSC), located at Admiral Building,
2086 Walkley Road and 2074
Walkley Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The services must be
provided in accordance with Statement of
Work.
Period of the Contract
The period of any resulting Contract shall be for a period of
two (2) year(s) plus up to three (3) additional
consecutive twelve (12) month periods, under the same conditions.
At the time option year 2 and option year 3 are each exercised
the rates in the Basis of Payment will be increased or
decreased by multiplying the rates by the percentage change in
"The Consumer Price Index", major components, selected
sub-groups and special aggregates, provinces, Whitehorse and
Yellowknife, not seasonally adjusted" ("CPI" ) for the
appropriate province for the 12 month period ending two months
before the expiration date of the current period of the contract
("period"). The CPI which shall be used is published in
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 62-001-X, tables 9-1 to 9-12,
for the appropriate province all-items CPI of the period as
described above.
Consumer Price Index for Canada is published by Statistics
Canada and is available at:
http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno…
ropg=1&lang=eng; or
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/cpi-ipc/cpi-…
; or
http://cansim2.statcan.ca , Table 326-0020
Security Requirement
1. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to secure
work site(s) must, at all times during the performance of the
Contract/Standing Offer, EACH hold a valid SITE ACCESS
clearance, granted or approved by the Canadian Industrial
Security Directorate, Public Works and Government Services
Canada.
2. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of
the Security Requirements Check List and Security Guide (if
applicable).
Mandatory Security Clearance
1.Before award of a contract, the following conditions must be
met:
the Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to classified
or protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s)
must EACH hold a security requirement of a valid SITE ACCESS
clearance as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;
the Bidder's proposed Working On-Site Supervisor, in accordance
with Part 3, Section 1, clause 3.1.2, Technical Bid, requiring
access to classified or protected information, assets or
sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a security requirement of
a valid SITE ACCESS clearance, as indicated in Part 7 -
Resulting Contract Clauses;
the Bidder must provide the name of all individuals who will
require access to classified or protected information, assets or
sensitive work sites.
Bidders are reminded to obtain the required security clearance
promptly. Any delay in the award of a contract to allow the
successful bidder to obtain the required clearance will be at
the entire discretion of the Contracting Authority.
For additional information on security requirements, bidders
should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public
Works and Government Services Canada
(http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.
Mandatory Site Visit
Due to the nature of this requirement and in order to gain
access to the sites it is MANDATORY that all interested bidders,
submit the Names (legal name) and Birth Dates of their
representatives that will be attending the Mandatory Site Visit
to the Contracting Authority (Bushra Mirza) at facsimile (819)
956-3600 or by email b••••••••@••••••••.••.ca no later
than Monday, May 11, 2015.
IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE BIDDERS PROVIDE AND WEAR SAFETY
SHOES/BOOTS FOR THE SITE VISIT. BIDDERS WHO DO NOT WEAR SAFETY
SHOES/BOOTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND THE SITE VISIT.
It is MANDATORY that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the
site visit, located at Admiral Building, to be held at 2086
Walkley Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on May 14, 2015. The site
visit will begin at 10:00 am EDT.
Personnel security screening is required prior to gaining
authorized access to secure worksites. Bidders must communicate
with the Contracting Authority (Bushra Mirza) no later than
Monday, May 11, 2015 to confirm attendance and provide the
name(s) of the person(s) and date(s) of birth who will attend.
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.
A maximium of two (2) representatives per company will be
permitted to examine the site.
Mandatory Requirements
1. Site Visit attendance;
2. Contractor's qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section
I: Technical Bid (1.1);
3. Working On Site Supervisor qualifications in accordance with
Part 3, Section I: Technical Bid (1.2);
4. Submission of a Firm Price/Rate in Canadian funds for all the
items listed in the RFP, Part 3, Section II, Financial Bid
All enquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting
Authority Bushra Mirza at facsimile (819) 956-3600 or e-mail:
b••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
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.
