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Standing Offer for Refrigeration and HVAC Services at the Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo B.C.

Solicitation number 30006918

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/08/26 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    1.2 Summary

    1.2.1 The Pacific Biological Station(PBS) of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) locate in Nanaimo B.C. has requirement to establish multiple Standing Offers (SO) with qualified Offerors for the provision of all labour, material, tools, supervision, travel and equipment to provide refrigeration and HVAC maintenance and repair services. The Standing Offers duration will be for five (5) years starting from Standing Offer issuance until September 30,2030.

    The Pacific Biological Station is renowned centre for scientific research encompassing several facilities including laboratories, aquaculture facilities, cold rooms, computer networks, ammonia chiller plant for chilled process services, warehouse spaces, and wharfs. The complex is situated on a 5.7 hectare site with 1828 m2 primary offices in a four storey building and 935 m2 three storey building. The site also consists of a four storey 5714 m2 laboratory wing and 650 m2 single storey aquaculture building. Subsidiary buildings include a salt water pump house supplying research sea water at flows up to 2.3 m3 per minute, an ammonia chiller plant building, and out buildings of approximately 13,234 m2 total area. Refrigeration facilities include an industrial 816kW ammonia chiller plant, walk-in freezer storage rooms, cold rooms, ultra-cold freezers, and commercial refrigerators. Air conditioning units are primarily air source heat pumps and multiple roof top units.

    Standing offers are not a guarantee of business and Fisheries and Oceans Canada is not obligated to use these services.

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 60 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2025/10/01.

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

    Reason for limited tendering

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    • None

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
    Address

    200 Kent St

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Dina Al-Eryani
    Phone
    (506) 282-2340
    Email
    Dina.Al-Eryani@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
    Address

    200 Rue Kent

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6
    Canada
    Bidding details
    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001 EN and FR 11 2025/08/20
    001 EN 38 2025/08/01
    001 EN 30 2025/08/01
    001 FR 4 2025/08/01
    001 FR 3 2025/08/01
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Standing Offer
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    British Columbia
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    60 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Lowest Price
    Commodity - UNSPSC
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