Delivery of visitor and household maintenance services at the Cap-De-Bon-Désir Interpretation and Observation Centre, Saguenay-Saint-Laurent Field Unit, Parks Canada

Description of Work:

The work covered by this contract primarily includes the following:

The Contractor will deliver visitor services in both official languages, including the collection of admission fees at the Cap-de-Bon-Désir Interpretation and Observation Centre located in Bergeronnes QC.

The Contractor will sell Parks Canada approved promotional material.

They will ensure the housekeeping of the buildings and of certain elements on the site, including the entrance kiosk, the lighthouse keeper’s house, including the exhibit room and the offices, the assistant lighthouse keeper’s house, including the reception area and the offices, the parking lot, the pedestrian path leading to the river and its banks, the red chairs on the rocks, the picnic area, the sanitary facilities, the maintenance of the composting toilet, the belvedere (courtyard).

The Contractor will perform major maintenance on the facilities, including the exterior and interior cleaning of windows, before the site opens at the beginning of the season. Site maintenance services include waste management (waste and recycling).

Site Visit: N/A

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 Parks 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.

Delivery Date: The contract period is from the date of contract award to March 31, 2020, with the possibility of exercising three one-year option periods under the same conditions.

Inquiries:

All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Céline Morin, telephone 613-938-5940 or by e-mail: celine.morin@canada.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:

By mail only:

Parks Canada Agency

Bid Receiving Unit

111 Water Street East

Cornwall ON K6H 6S2

ATTN : Céline Morin