Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Remediation - CAM-E (Keith Bay), Nunavut Letter of Interest
Pre-Tender Site Visit
Project Number: R.064013.001
NOTICE BELOW HAS BEEN AMENDED - CHANGES ARE BOLDED
LETTER OF INTEREST
ADVANCE NOTICE TO INDUSTRY - PRE-TENDER OPTIONAL SITE VISIT
Prior to posting the Request for Proposal (RFP), PWGSC and
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) is
conducting an optional potential bidders site visit for
qualified firms who are interested in submitting a proposal for
the remediation work at the CAM-E (Keith Bay) Intermediate
Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line) Station. It is
anticipated that the RFP documents will be available for
download on Buy & Sell by approximately October 2015. In order
to meet the operational project requirements, advance notice of
this opportunity is being advertised for Industry to make the
necessary arrangements and preparations for the optional Bidders
Site Visit on August 19, 2015, and the Crown to secure the
required air services.
1. REQUIREMENT: PWGSC on behalf of AANDC and has a requirement
for the remediation of CAM-E (Keith Bay) Intermediate DEW Line
Station.
2. BACKGROUND:
a. CAM-E, Keith Bay is a former intermediate DEW Line station
historically used by Department of National Defense (DND). The
DEW Line station was constructed in 1957 and taken out of
service in 1963. Responsibility of the site was assumed by
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND),
now Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
in 1965.
b. CAM-E is located near the shores of Keith Bay at Cape
Barclay, on the southwestern edge of the Simpson Peninsula (68°
15' 45" N, 88° 8' 38" W) in Nunavut. The closest community to
CAM-E is Kugaaruk (formerly Pelly Bay), which is located
approximately 75 km to the west. The site is located on Crown
land within Nunavut's Kitikmeot region.
c. The CAM-E site includes two main areas: Area 1 and Area 2.
Area 1 is situated in the northern portion of the Site and
includes a small airstrip, former infrastructure (i.e., module
train debris, warehouse, garage, Inuit house, POL tanks, Quonset
huts, storage pads, and a dismantled radar tower), drum storage
areas, and five areas of buried material, including the main
station landfill. Area 2 is situated in the southern portion of
the Site, on a beach plateau approximately 5.6 km from Area 1.
This area includes a larger airstrip, a helipad, some former
infrastructure (i.e., two Quonset huts, a bunker), various
scattered debris (including wreckage of a plane), two dump
areas, one drum cache, and three areas of buried material. Site
access is limited as there are no access roads to the site. The
site can be accessed via fixed wing by two airstrips or by
helicopter. In the winter, a winter access trail (CAT-Train) can
be constructed to access the site from the communities in the
area. It has been reported that commercial barges do not service
the area.
d. Gravel access roads linking the airstrips, landfills, Fresh
Water Lake and Station Area facilities are present at the site
and require minor improvements.
e. There is no existing camp on site.
3. OPTIONAL SITE VISIT: It is optional that the Bidder or a
representative of the Bidder visit the CAM-E site. Arrangements
have been made for site visit to be held on August 19th, 2015
leaving from Yellowknife at 8:00 AM. Bidders must communicate
with the Contracting Authority no later than 2:00 P.M. M.S.T.,
July 29, 2015, before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance
and provide the names of the person(s) who will attend. E-mail:
K••••••••@••••••••.••.ca Phone: (587) 920-3075. Bidders
will be required to sign an attendance form. Bidders who do not
attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative
appointment. Any clarifications or changes to the bid
solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as
an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders or their
representative will be responsible for making their way to
Yellowknife Airport. PWGSC will provide air transportation for
the Bidder or their representative [one (1) person only] to the
CAM-E site. Due to limited seating on the aircraft, attendance
is limited to one bidder or their representative. All travel &
living costs associated with travel to Yellowknife for the
purpose of attending the optional site visit will be borne by
the Bidder or their representative. For more information on this
project please download the documents from Buy & Sell when they
become available. This PWGSC office provides procurement
services to the public in English.
NOTE: The flight will depart from the Air Tindi Passenger /
Cargo Terminal located at 103 Berry Street, Yellowknife
Airport. All passengers are to check-in for the flight at least
half an hour prior to departure.
4. INFORMATION
a. Due to limited space, each bidder attending will be limited
to one (1) representative for the site visit.
b. Attire - It is mandatory that all persons attending the site
visit have the proper safety boots, hard hats, high visibility
vest, and safety glasses.
c. Non-Registered bidders may not be eligible for the site visit.
d. All travel and living costs associated with travel to
Yellowknife for the purpose of attending this Optional Site
Visit will be borne by the bidder or its representative.
5. SOURCING
PWGSC intends to post this RFP on the Government Electronic
Tendering Services at Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders and potential
bidders interested in submitting a proposal will be required to
order documents from buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. The competitive
requirement will be subject to the provision of the World Trade
Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement
on internal Trade (AIT).
The requirement of the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement will apply
to the proposed procured. The benefits that apply are contained
in Article 24 of The Agreement Between The Inuit of the Nunavut
Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada.
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.
