Construction of North West Trail, Rouge National Urban Park

5P201-18-0185/A - Construction of North West Trail, Rouge National Urban Park

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The Parks Canada Agency has proposed to construct and maintain a new multiuse trail within Rouge National Urban Park. The final, permanent footprint size approximately 4.3km trail connecting Stouffville to the new Welcome Area located on Reesor road. The trail is primarily a 2.4m wide gravel trail surface. There are also sections of raised boardwalk on helical piles required for crossing wet terrain at a width of 3.0m and one gravel parking lot. Staging areas are limited and defined in the project drawings. The construction footprint, including machinery, must remain within the trail corridor footprint (4.2m – 6m width). The project construction is scheduled within the remainder of the 2018 year, however, inclement weather, as defined by Parks Canada, allows for a March contingency for some components of the project build. 

PARKS CANADA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION

• Parks Canada has an environmental impact analysis (EIA) process to fulfill its requirements as a federal land manager under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (S.C. 2012, c. 19, s. 52) as well as its legal and mandated obligations to protect Canada’s natural, cultural, and agricultural heritage.
• The EIA process incorporates federal legislative requirements including the Migratory Birds Convention Act, Fisheries Act, Navigation Protection Act, Rouge National Urban Park Act and Species at Risk Act to meet legal and mandated obligations to protect the natural, cultural, and agricultural heritage in Rouge National Urban Park.
• Parks Canada’s legal accountability under section 67 of CEAA 2012 is to ensure that no project on lands and waters it manages is authorized unless a determination is made that the project does not have the potential to result in significant adverse environmental effects.

• Parks Canada will finalize the EIA for this project upon award of contract and approval of the contractor’s final plan. This EIA will include the Parks Canada National Best Management Practice for Common Activities.

To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between $500,001 > $ 1,000,000 taxes extra.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT

There will be an optional site visit on Friday November 2nd 2018 at 10am (EDT). Interested bidders are to meet near the corner of Elgin Mills and Reesor Road at driveway 7368 Elgin Mills Road, Markham ON.

Specific Information: Parking will be available on a farming driveway at this location. The site visit will include walking some of the proposed trail and parking lot. Please bring proper footwear for walking in wet conditions and tall grasses where ticks may be present. The meeting will begin on this driveway.

CLOSING DATE AND TIME

November 16th 2018 at 2PM (EST)

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.

PERIOD OF CONTRACT

The Contractor must perform the work from contract award and complete it no later than March 31st 2019.

PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE:

Mandatory components for completion with applicable dates:

Prior to December 21^st 2018

• Vegetation Removal
• Grubbing
• Base materials for granular trail
• Helical pile installation for all boardwalk sections
• Seeding trail shoulder for winter
• Fencing
• Culverts
• Granular for rolling grade dip outfall
• Parking lot

Prior to March 31^st 2019

• Boardwalk dressing (wood structure & railings)
• Surface granular of trail
• Seeding trail shoulder for spring
• Armour stones

March 31^st 2019

Project Completion. (Parks Canada Project Authority may extend this window should winter conditions exist beyond March 15^th 2019 and the bird nesting season is delayed. Construction is to be avoided within the bird nesting season, which typically beings in early April.)

INQUIRIES

All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Josée Gagnon by email at josee.gagnon@pc.gc.ca. Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.

Bids submitted by facsimile to Parks Canada are NOT accepted.

Parks Canada Procurement Unit provides 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

Submissions should be send by mail to the following address identified with reference number and title of the project:

Parks Canada Agency

Bid Receiving Unit

3, passage du Chien-d'Or

Québec, QC G1R 3Z8

Solicitation number: 5P201-18-0185/A