RFSO – Diving Services – Marine Structure Inspection and Minor Maintenance Services – Quebec Waterways

This Request for Standing Offers cancels and supersedes previous RFSO number 5P300-20-0135-A dated December 16, 2020 with a closing of January 26, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation.

BIDS RECEIVED BY 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.soumissionsest-bidseast.pc@canada.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than

pc.soumissionsest-bidseast.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.

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

REQUIREMENT

Parks Canada is looking to award a Standing Offer to a contractor able to provide to Parks Canada, on an as-needed basis, teams of four divers, with the materials and equipment required, to perform spring and fall inspections of the locks and infrastructure of the five Quebec Waterways, and perform the required minor underwater maintenance and emergency work. The waterways in question are: Chambly Canal, Ste-Anne Canal, St-Ours Canal, Carillon Canal and Lachine Canal.

PERIOD OF THE STANDING OFFER

The period for making call-ups against the Standing Offer is from July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

If the Standing Offer is authorized for use beyond the initial period, the Offeror offers to extend its offer for four (4) additional one-year periods under the same conditions and at the rates or prices specified in the Standing Offer, or at the rates or prices calculated in accordance with the formula specified in the Standing Offer.

The Offeror will be advised of the decision to authorize the use of the Standing Offer for an extended period by the Standing Offer Authority thirty (30) days before the expiry date of the Standing Offer. A revision to the Standing Offer will be issued by the Standing Offer Authority

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) 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. 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.