Pilot Boat Services at Port of Hamilton & Harbour, Ontario
Solicitation number GLPA-1000044
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/02/27 23:59 EST
Last amendment date
Description
The GLPA has issued this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to solicit and receive formal offers from prospective Bidders (defined below) to provide pilot boat transportation services at Port of Hamilton & Harbour, in and around Hamilton, Ontario on an as-and-when requested basis, as more particularly described in Schedule A (Specifications) to this RFP and in the Agreement (defined below) (“Services”).
The purpose of this RFP process is to select a service provider to perform the Services for the 2026/27 to 2030/31 navigation seasons. The Preferred Bidder (defined below) will enter into an agreement with the GLPA for a period of five (5) years, followed by one optional renewal period of one (1) year.
The Preferred Bidder must be ready, willing, and able to provide the Services at the early part of the 2026/27 navigation season (i.e., starting approximately in the summer of 2026).The selected service provider will be expected to deliver the Services without interruption during each navigation season on the basis of 24/7 availability and will otherwise be responsible for providing an alternative using a Back-Up Boat or other solution acceptable to the GLPA at the full discretion of the GLPA.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 67 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/06/01.
Trade agreements
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Please refer to tender description or tender documents
Reason for limited tendering
A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:
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None
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Canada (GLPA)
- Address
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202 Pitt Street, 2nd Floor
CORWALL, ONTARIO, K6H 5R9Canada
- Contracting authority
- Jean Marie Vianney Mubano
- Email
- procurement-achats@glpa-apgl.com
- Address
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202 Pitt Street, 2nd Floor
CORNWALL, ONTARIO, K6H 5R9Canada
Bidding details
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
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| GLPA-1000044_Pilot Boat Services _Hamilton & Harbour_En.pdf | 001 | EN | 6 | 2026/01/16 |
| GLPA-1000044_Pilot Boat Services _Hamilton & Harbour-fr.pdf | 001 | FR | 4 | 2026/01/16 |
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