Request for Expression of Interest for Construct New Refuelling Tender Garage
Solicitation number IE080419_RFEOI
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/10/12 13:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA (DCC) – IE080419 – Construct New Refuelling Tender Garage, 14 Wing Greenwood, NS
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) invites general contractors to express their interest in providing all labour, materials, and equipment necessary to construct a new Refuelling Tender Garage at 14 Wing Greenwood, NS.
This Request for Expression of Interest (RFEOI) is the first step of a two-step solicitation process, the second step being the Tender Phase. Only the general contractors who will have responded to this RFEOI will be invited to submit a bid during the Tender Phase.
DCC reserves the right to terminate this solicitation at the end of the RFEOI.
This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA).
- Project background
- Documents
Tenderers are advised that this contract is subject to DCC's Procurement Code of Conduct, which can be downloaded at https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/forms. A contractor or supplier who has been declared ineligible or suspended by Public Services and Procurement Canada under its Ineligibility and Suspension Policy and whose period of ineligibility or suspension may not have expired will not be able to proceed to the second stage.
Bid security will be required during the Tender Phase in accordance with DCL193E- Instructions for Bidders for Electronic Bidding item 11.
- Estimate
This amount includes all construction costs, on-site work (including all required services, parking, and landscaping), site utilities, necessary redundant mechanical systems, communication conduits and wiring, backup power equipment, built-in equipment, built-in furniture, and inflation to achieve substantial completion.
This amount excludes HST, design costs, travel and disbursements, consultant fees and expenses, movable equipment and furniture, IT equipment and contingencies.
- Schedule
The works shall reach substantial completion no later than 810 calendar days following the notification of contract award and shall be completed no later than 90 calendar days after the substantial completion date.
- Site visit
- Access to information Act
- Questions and clarifications
DCC reserves the right to request clarification and/or confirmation regarding any aspect of this RFEOI to the Tenderer.
In such a case, the Coordinator, Contract Services will be responsible for making the request. The request for clarification and/or confirmation will be sent to the contact person identified on the Electronic Submission System.
- Language of the Tender and the contract
In the Tender Phase, tender documents will be published in the language chosen by the Tenderer in the Electronic Bid System.
Unless otherwise specified in the Contract, all Contract Documents to which the Contract applies or refers, as well as all deliverables, documents, reports and results of the work, services or goods that the Contractor submits, provides, or delivers to DCC or Canada in connection with the performance of the Contract, shall be in the language chosen by the Contractor on the Electronic Bid System.
- Joint venture
- the name of the joint venture, if applicable,
- the name of the representative of the joint venture, i.e., the member chosen by the other members to represent them, if applicable,
- the name of each member of the joint venture.
- Industrial Security Requirements During Construction
Contractor personnel who require access to sensitive workplaces will be required to EACH have a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the CSP/PWGSC. Until the security screening of the Contractor's personnel required by the Contract has been satisfactorily completed by the CSP/PWGSC, the Contractor's personnel MAY NOT enter any workplace without an authorized escort.
Subcontracts for contractors that include security requirements will NOT be awarded without the prior written approval of the CSP/PWGSC.
Additional security requirements may be added during the Tender Phase.
To be invited to the Tender Phase, a Tenderer must hold a valid DOS or FSC. DCC will verify through the CSP whether the Tenderer meets the security requirements. In the case of a joint venture, all parties to the joint venture must hold the required security clearance.
It is the Tenderer’s responsibility to ensure that all necessary security clearances are in place at the time and date of closure of this RFEOI.
DCC will not delay initiating the Tender Phase to allow a Tenderer to obtain the required security clearances.
- Closing location
- Closing Date and Time
Bidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 30 month(s).
Trade agreements
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Businesses interested in partnering for this tender opportunity:
Note: Information may not be available in both English and French. This is because the Official Languages Act does not apply.
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Defence Construction Canada - Atlantic Region
- Address
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Royal Bank Building, 1597 Bedford Highway, Suite 202Bedford, Nova Scotia, B4A 1E7Canada
- Contracting authority
- Donna MacDonald
- Phone
- 782-409-1845
- Email
- Donna.MacDonald@dcc-cdc.gc.ca
- Address
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782-409-1845
Bidding details
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