PAVING PROJECT AT THE CHARLOTTETOWN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Invitation to tender 01B46-22-087

PAVING PROJECT AT THE CHARLOTTETOWN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Tenders for the project indicated above, will be accepted at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below: aafc.escprocurement-cseapprovisionnement.aac@agr.gc.ca

Scope of Work:

The existing roadways have severe deterioration. These areas are located on the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Centre (AAFC) located at 440 University Avenue, and roads between AAFC and Mt Edward Road, Charlottetown PEI. The work will consist of, but is not limited to, pulverizing existing asphalt and deep patching several areas, and pulverizing and resurfacing a

section of a roadway.

Site Visit:
It is recommended that firms intending to submit a proposal for this project visit the work site. A site visit will be held on September 1^st, 2022 at 2:00PM ADT at the Charlottetown Research and Development Centre (RDC), located at 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE. Participants to the visit will be requested to sign an attendance form. Participants shall present themselves ten minutes before the visit scheduled start time.

Attendance to this visit is NOT MANDATORY but Firms that do not attend will not be given an alternative appointment, although they will not be precluded from submitting an offer. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation and will be posted on BuyandSell.gc.ca

Tender Period Closing Date and Time: September 13, 2022 at 02:00 pm (EDT).

Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.

It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the BuyandSell service provider’s platform. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the BuyandSell service provider platform.

AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject any or all Proposals

received.

AAFC Contract Officer:

Carol Rahal

Contracts Officer

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

2001 Robert-Bourassa, Room 671-TEN,

Montréal, Qc H3A 3N2

Tel.: 418-928-1059

E-mail: carol.rahal@agr.gc.ca