Wind Power Replacement

 INVITATION TO TENDER NOTICE

Solicitation #:

FP802-160202

Closing Date:

October 18th, 2016

Time for Solicitation Closure:

02:00 PM (EDT)

Title:

Wind Power Replacement

Work Site Location:

Puffin Island, NL

THIS INVITATION TO TENDER PACKAGE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

1. Invitation to Tender Notice

2. Specification (Description of required services)

3. Skystream 3.7® Technical Specifications

4. Geotechnical Investigation Wind Turbine Installation, Puffin Island, NL

5. Project Effects Determination Report

6. Drawings (4 in total)

7. Construction Tender Form (Mandatory – Pages 3 & 4 to be signed, completed, and submitted by the Bidder as part of the bid submission)

   Please note: Lump Sum items include all items required to complete the project in accordance with the drawings and specifications.

   CLOSING LOCATION(S):

Location #1:

For electronic submissions ONLY

Please send all electronic proposals to:

Iryna.Volochay@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Location #2:

For printed submissions and Bid Security ONLY

(via Canada Post or by Courier)

 Fisheries and Oceans Canada,

Attention: Iryna Volochay

Procurement Hub – Ottawa Office,

Station 9W087, 9th Floor,

200 Kent Street,

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6

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

The bidder is required to supply with their bid:

 -Bid Security

PLEASE NOTE:

All bids bonds are to be submitted in hard copy by the bid closing date and time to the mailing address indicated above.

Any tender received after the above noted time will be considered late and will be returned to the sender unopened. Tenders may be revised by email, provided the render and revision(s) are both received prior to Tender Closing Time.

SCOPE OF WORK / DELIVERABLES:

The scope of work consists of the furnishing of all plant, labour, equipment and material for the Wind Power Replacement Project at Canadian Coast Guard Lighthouse Station on Puffin Island, NL.

The project is to be completed in strict accordance with the specification and accompanying drawings, and subject to all terms and conditions of the Contract.

In general, work under this contract consists of, but will not necessary be limited to, the following:

1. 1. Removal of existing wind turbine, and tower, complete with existing electrical cable to generator building: existing foundations to remain.

   2. Installation of new owner supplied wind towers and turbines in locations noted on drawings.

   3. Mobilization and Demobilization will involve mobilization to and from the site as well as requirements on the site.

LOCATION OF WORK, WORK SITE AND DELIVERY POINT:

Canadian Coast Guard Lighthouse Station, Puffin Island, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

SITE VISIT:

Site visit is mandatory before tender closing.

The site visit will occur over a two (2) days period on September 29^th and September 30^th of 2016.

Contractors, bidders, or those they invite to site are to review specification Section 01 35 29 – “Health and Safety Requirements” before visiting site. Take all appropriate safety measures for any visit to site, either before or after acceptance of bid.

Contractors wishing to visit the site must contact by email the Senior Contracting Officer listed below to confirm attendance.

EXPECTED START AND COMPLETION DATES:

Start Date:

October 21, 2016

Completion Date:

December 21, 2016

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

• None

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

1. The tenderer must provide tender security, at the tenderer’s own cost, in accordance with the document entitled "Tender Security Requirements" as Bid Security is required for bids over $100,000. Under these circumstances, the Tender and original signed Bid Bond must be delivered to the Closing Location prior to the closing date.

   Note: All tender securities (Bid Bond) will be returned except that of the successful tenderer (Bidder), which will be retained until the successful tenderer (Contractor) has completed the said contract.

   QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD:

   Bidders should note that all questions regarding this Invitation To Tender are to be submitted ONLY in writing by email, no later than Friday, October 07^th, 2016, 2:00 PM (EDT) to the contract Officer listed below. The department may be unable to respond to questions submitted after that date.

   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.

   Regards,

   Iryna Volochay

   Senior Contracting Officer

   Procurement Hub

   Materiel and Procurement Services

   Financial and Materiel Management Operations

   Fisheries and Oceans Canada

   200, Kent Street

   Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E6, CANADA

   Government of Canada

   Telephone: (613) 993-1550

   Fax: (613) 991-4545

   Email: Iryna.Volochay@dfo-mpo.gc.ca