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Replacement of a roof top chiller

Solicitation number ESC-2025-2026-007

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/06/05 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    Invitation to tender ESC-2025-2026
    Replacement of a roof top chiller at the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu 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:

    This project involves replacing the existing 56-ton refrigeration chiller with a new 43-ton refrigeration chiller The new chiller was purchased by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and will be delivered to the St-Jean RDC in July 2025. The chiller is used to chill the building's two main air inlets. The project includes replacing the water-glycol system, piping to the coils, and various electrical work.

    Optional Site Visit:

    There will be a site visit on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 9:00AM Eastern Time. Interested bidders are to meet at 430 Gouin Boul., St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, J3B 3E6 .
    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 CanadaBuys.

    Tender Period Closing Date and Time: June 5th, 2025 at 02:00 pm (Eastern Time).

    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 CanadaBuys service provider’s platform. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the CanadaBuys 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
    Team lead and Contracts Officer
    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Tel.: 514-231-3209
    E-mail: carol.rahal@agr.gc.ca

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 5 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2025/06/30.

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

    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:

    • None

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)
    Address

    430 Gouin Boul.

    St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, J3B3E6
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    carol rahal
    Phone
    (514) 231-3209
    Email
    carol.rahal@agr.gc.ca
    Address
    Canada
    Bidding details

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    5 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive - Traditional
    Selection criteria
    Lowest Price
    Commodity - UNSPSC
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