SW Bastion Lead Paint Sodablasting– Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site

5P468-23-0184/A - SW Bastion Lead Paint Sodablasting– Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site

BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL.

PARKS CANADA IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING BIDS VIA SAP ARIBA, YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR BID VIA FAX OR EMAIL AS INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT.

BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The only acceptable email address for responses to bid solicitations is soumissionsami-bidsrpc@pc.gc.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than soumissionsami-bidsrpc@pc.gc.ca will not be accepted.

The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-855-983-1808.

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 Southwest Bastion is a cultural resource and is the only bastion at Lower Fort Garry with a Federal Heritage Building Review Organization designation. Work is necessary on the stone walls of this building. To facilitate and prepare for this work, testing was conducted in 2021 on the paint on the interior historic stone walls and they were found to contain lead (Pb).

Parks Canada requires all paint to be removed from interior masonry and on two pieces of wood in the walls by non-abrasive brushing and vacuuming with HEPA vacuums and by soda blasting.

ALL paint is to be abated and/or remediated according to all current and most stringent federal and/or provincial codes to ensure the health and safety of visitors and staff. Contractor is responsible to ensure lead does not migrate to other areas of the building or outside of the building.

Work to be completed by January 22, 2024.

This work will include the supply and delivery of all tools and equipment necessary for the removal of the paint and its safe remediation necessary for abatement and disposal of paint, lead containing paint, blasting materials associated with the removal of the paint, and any other materials or products used in the removal of the paint.

Please note a separate contract for an Industrial hygienist to conduct lead surface and air quality testing before, during and after this abatement contract has gone out to ensure lead dust is not migrating outside the work area. It is expected that this Industrial hygienist contractor will be onsite during the abatement and will provide independent review to Parks Canada for the duration of the abatement contract.

To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between $100,001 > $ 250,000 Taxes extra.

PERIOD OF CONTRACT / DELIVERY DATE

Contractor shall perform and complete the Work no later than January 22, 2024.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT
There is no document security requirement applicable to this Contract.

MANDATORY SITE VISIT

It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held at Lower Fort Garry (NHS) - 5925 Highway 9, St. Andrews, MB R1A 4A8 on November 14, 2023. The site visit will begin at 9:00am.

Bidders should communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than November 13, 2023, at 12:00pm CDT to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend.

Bidders who do not confirm attendance, provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend, or who do not complete and submit the above certification as required will not be allowed access to the site. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. 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 enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.

Enquiries regarding this solicitation 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 http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities. 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.