Delivery of Visitor Reception and Household Maintenance Services at the Interpretation and Observation Centre of Cap-De-Bon-Désir, Saguenay-St. Lawrence Field Unit, Parks Canada

Delivery of visitor reception and household maintenance services at the Interpretation and Observation Centre of Cap-De-Bon-Désir, Saguenay-St. Lawrence Field Unit locatedin Bergeronnes QC. The period covered by the statement of work is for a maximum of 4 years, i.e., the 2015 operating season with a possibility of three additional one year periods under the same conditions.
The work includes:
-	providing a warm and courteous reception to the public at the point of entry in accordance with Parks Canada service standards;
-	collecting the admission fees at the Cap-de-Bon-Désir Interpretation and Observation Centre;
-	selling Parks Canada’s promotional products at the Cap-de-Bon-Désir Interpretation and Observation Centre;
-	ensuring the housekeeping of the buildings and of certain elements on the site. 

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.

Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents. 
The period of the contract is from June 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. A detailed work schedule is provided in the RFP.

Inquiries:
All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Céline Morin, telephone 613-938-5940, facsimile 1-866-246-6893, e-mail: celine.morin@pc.gc.ca Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.

This PCA office provides procurement services to the public in either official language of Canada.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Bid Receiving: 
Sealed tenders will be received in English or French at the following address:

Parks Canada Agency
Contracting Operations Bid Receiving Unit
111, Water Street East 
Cornwall ON K6H 6S3

FACSIMILE : 1-877-558-2349