Stage 1 – Decontamination and Cleaning, Fort Lennox 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 the bid solicitation is
soumissionsest-bidseast@pc.gc.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than soumissionsest-bidseast@pc.gc.ca will not be accepted.

The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-877-558-2349.

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.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS (SI)

This is a two-stage selection process. Bidders responding to this selection process are requested to submit a bid in two (2) stages. This posting is the first stage (Stage 1) of a two-stage solicitation process: the first stage will evaluate the qualifications of all interested suppliers; the second stage (Stage 2) will invite the qualified suppliers to provide a financial bid on the project based on the specifications and drawings. Upon award of contract in Stage 2 the pre-qualification list will expire and will not be used in any other solicitation. The qualification list will expire within 180 days or upon award of a contract in Stage 2, whichever is earlier, and the prequalification list will not be used in any other solicitation.

Following the evaluation of the submissions of Stage 1, bidders will be advised of their qualification result and the status of the tender. Parks Canada reserves the right to re-issue Stage 1 via a /B solicitation if it is determined there is insufficient competition to proceed with Stage 2. Bidders that have qualified in Stage 1 /A will not be required to resubmit on the Stage 1 /B. Bidders that failed to demonstrate compliance on the Stage 1 /A may resubmit and will be considered in Stage 1 /B.

Stage 2 – Bidders will be provided a REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) for the financial evaluation in relation to the specifications and drawings.

LIST OF PRE-QUALIFIED BIDDERS:

A list of pre-qualified bidders from Stage 1 will not be released. Contract award notice of the successful bidder of Stage 2 will be posted on http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities

 
REQUIREMENT

Parks Canada Agency requires a Contractor to decontaminate, encapsulate contaminants, and thoroughly clean the Fort Lennox National Historic Site Barracks. The decontamination shall remove all traces of mold and contaminated dust from surfaces and materials.

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 three (3) 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 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.