BUOY MAINTENANCE (LOWER NORTH SHORE, NORTH SHORE AND GASPÉSIE)

Nature of Work:

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), has a requirement for maintenance and high performance coating application on approximately 80 steel navigation buoys annually from the Lower North shore, the North Shore and Gaspésie.  These buoys vary in size from 0.6m to 2.9m dia.  

The process is to be carried out at the contractor’s site.  Transportation of the buoys to/from Percé to/from the contractor’s site is to be the responsibility of the contractor.  

The work involves among other things a thorough cleaning of the buoys, pressure testing, purging of the buoys, checking of accessories, painting of the buoys in a controlled environment in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and written reports.

This requirement is from the date of contract award to 30 November 2015 and contains an option to extend the contract by an additional period of one (1) year.

Bidders are instructed to consult the tender package for further details and specific requirements.

Tender documents must be downloaded from www.buyandsell.gc.ca.  Those who submit a bid agree to be bound by the instructions, clauses and conditions of the solicitation and accept the clauses and conditions of any resulting contract.  

Site Location: Pick-up and delivery at a pier in Gaspésie.

Start Date: Upon contract award. 

Completion Date: 30 November 2015.

Your bid submission must include:

One (1) Signed copy of the Bid.

Please submit Tender to DFOtenders-soumissionsMPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Signed Tenders will be received up to 2:00 PM, Atlantic Time, 09 January 2015, for the said service in accordance with the documents enclosed.

Any Tenders received after the above noted time will be considered late and will be not be considered.  Tenders may be revised by email provided the tender and revision(s) are both received prior to Tender Closing Time.

The onus is on the bidder to ensure that the bid is delivered on time to the location designated.

Inquiries: Direct all technical and contractual inquiries to the contracting authority, Jean-Yves Hamel, by email at DFOtenders-soumissionsMPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Fisheries and Oceans Canada will not necessarily accept the lowest or any of the tenders received and reserves the right to reject any and all tenders received which shall be final and at the sole discretion of the Department.