RFSO – Electrical Services for the Cape Breton Field Unit

5P300-20-0198/A RFSO – Electrical Services for the Cape Breton Field Unit

BIDS RECEIVED EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL.

BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON, BY FAX OR BY COURIER MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The only acceptable email address for responses to bid solicitations is pc.receptiondessoumissionsest-bidreceivingeast.pc@canada.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than

pc.receptiondessoumissionsest-bidreceivingeast.pc@canada.ca may not be accepted.

The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size.

The Bidder should be cognisant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2).

Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments.

REQUIREMENT

The work includes the provision of skilled licensed labour, tools, equipment, materials and supervision for the supply of electrical contractor services as detailed in Annex "A", entitled "Statement of Work", as and when requested by the Parks Canada in the Cape Breton Field Unit.

Companies may submit offers to provide services at all or any of the following geographic areas:

Cape Breton Highlands (Ingonish)

Cape Breton Highlands (Cheticamp)

Alexander Graham Bell Museum, Baddeck, NS

Grassy Island, Canso, NS

Parks Canada intends to issue one Standing Offer to the lowest compliant offeror for each area. If an Offeror is recommended for Standing Offers for more than one geographic area, those applicable geographic areas will be combined into one Standing Offer.

Period of STANDING OFFER

The term of the Standing Offers will be from March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2023 with Canada having an option to extend the standing offers by one year.

ENQUIRIES

All enquiries 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 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. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.