Janitorial Services

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
Janitorial Services
Horticulture Research and Development Center
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Sealed tenders for the project indicated above, addressed to the attention of the Contract Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will be accepted at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Corporate Management Branch
Assets Management, Eastern Service Centre
TENDER RECEIVING UNIT
2001 University Street, suite 671-TEN
Montreal, QC, H3A 3N2

Scope of Work:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Horticulture Research and Development Center, located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, requires the provision of cleaning maintenance services at the Centre building.

Site Visit:

It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site visit to be held on August 11, 2014 at 10:00AM at 430 Gouin Boulevard, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, J3B 3E6. Bidders will be requested to sign an attendance form in order to confirm their presence. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bids will be rejected as non-compliant. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.

Tender Period Closing Date and Time: September 2nd, 2014 at 02:00 pm (Eastern Daylight Time).

AAFC will not necessarily accept the lowest or any tender.

Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.

It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through www.buyandsell.gc.ca service provider. Addenda, when issued, will be available from www.buyandsell.gc.ca service provider. 

AAFC Contract Officer:

Gabrielle Raina Plouffe
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Corporate Management Branch
Assets Management, Eastern Service Centre
2001, University Street, suite 671-TEN
Montreal, QC, H3A 3N2
Email: gabrielle.plouffe@agr.gc.ca