Removal and Replacement of Two Metal Fire Escapes

INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT)
1070-2526-040

Removal and Replacement of Two Metal Fire Escapes

403, East Hastings, Vancouver
Issue Date of ITT:Thursday, 20, February, 2025Site Visit Date and Time:Thursday, 27, February 2025 @ 11:00 amDeadline for Questions:06, March 2025 @ 10:00 am PT. Questions submitted after this deadline will not receive a responseDeadline for Issuing Addenda:13, Mar,2025Submission Deadline:20, Mar, @ 2:00 pm PT
The ITT timetable is tentative only and may be changed by BC Housing at any time.

MANDATORY INFORMATION MEETING
Bidders must attend a site visit on the specified date and time below:

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location of Site Meeting: Patricia Hotel, 403 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Site visits begin promptly at the time, date and location specified above.

A sign-in sheet will be provided, and all Bidders are required to sign in. Note that submissions will only be reviewed for those Bidders who have attended and signed the sign-in sheet. No exceptions to this will be permitted.

All questions and enquiries from the site visit must be submitted to the ITT Contact person prior to the date and time as per section 3.2 Timetable.

Representatives of your firm attending a site visit must provide and wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.

Brief Description of Work
The work includes the removal and replacement of two metal fire escapes along with ancillary work in a six-story with basement building.

The building, Hotel Patricia, is in the Downtown East Side (DTES) and serves as supportive housing for individuals vulnerable to homelessness. The existing fire escapes in this building have exceeded their service life and are currently inaccessible. At present, the building is served by two temporary scaffolding fire escapes on the east and west sides of the building.

Your submission MUST be submitted using one of the following methods:

Electronic Submission

Bids must be submitted electronically through BC Bid at bcbid.gov.bc.ca. Bids submitted in any other manner will be rejected. For assistance using BC Bid, please visit BC Bid at bcbid.gov.bc.ca to review the FAQs and tutorial available under the “Supplier” section, or call the BC Bid Help Desk at 250-387-7301 (Victoria, BC).

Email Submission
Proposals can be submitted via email to the BC Housing Contact Person identified at section 1.1 within this ITT. Proposals submitted via email must include the ITT# in the subject line of the email.