Rehabilitation of dike D8-14 Chambly Canal, Chambly Canal National Historic Site

WORK DESCRIPTION

Land clearing and felling within the boundaries shown in the drawings, including the off-site disposal of trees having no market value.
Stripping, excavation and construction of embankments, including the installation of geotextile and drains, sod, excavation or cleaning of ditches, disposal of waste materials, the construction, maintenance and dismantling of all
temporary access road or ramp.
On a dike located on the right bank of the Chambly Canal in the municipality of Carignan, Quebec, between Locks #8 and Bridge #7 over a ridge length of approximately 3.55 km

To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between $1,000,001 > $5,000,000, Taxes extra.

Period of Contract / DELIVERY DATE

The Contractor shall perform and complete the Work by April 30, 2020

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

There is no security requirement associated with this bid solicitation.

optional SITE VISIT

It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site.

Interested bidders are to meet on August 7, 2019 at 3880, O’Reilly Street, Carignan, J3L 4A7. The site visit will begin at 10:00AM.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than August 6, 2019 to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders who do not attend or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment but they will not be precluded from submitting a bid. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.

ENQUIRIES

All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.

Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than five (5) business/calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided.

INFORMATION:

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.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.