APN-WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT AND WATER SYSTEM CONNECTION

Advance Procurement Notice

Water and sewer systems replacement and water system connection

Garnison Valcartier and DRDC Valcartier
(with Security Requirements)

Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice
This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of a potential contract with anticipated security requirements to provide interested contractors an opportunity to begin the sponsorship request process for potentially obtaining the required security clearance(s) that are anticipated. Note that there is no guarantee that this contract will proceed or that any security clearance(s) will be granted under the sponsorship process in a timely fashion or otherwise.

Description of the Project and Services
The project aims for the replacement of the water and sewer systems in Valcartier Research Centre. It also includes the connection of the Valcartier Garrison to the city of Québec drinking water system. Work done under this project will include, but will not be limited to:

• Construction of a new potable water distribution system for the southern sector of DRDC, including some horizontal directional drilling and steel liner sections;
• Construction of a potable water supply line between the northern and southern sectors of DRDC to supply water to the southern sector;
• Construction of a new wastewater pumping station;
• Construction of a sanitary sewer north of Route de la Bravoure, consisting of a section of forced main, part of which is horizontal directional drilled, and a section of gravity sewer pipe;
• Construction of a sampling and counting chamber;
• Construction of the line between the sampling and counting chamber and the distribution building;
• Connection of the supply line to the distribution station.

The estimated value of this project is approximately 21 000 000 $.
It is anticipated that this solicitation will be initiated in November 2024.  This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed by the Department of National Defence (DND).

Contract Award and Anticipated Security Requirements
In order to be eligible for contract award, a contractor will be required to, among other things, actively hold all required security clearance(s) at the time of closing, as further detailed in the tender documents.
As of the date of posting of this Advance Procurement Notice, the required security clearance(s) are anticipated to be:

• for contractors: a valid and active DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS) granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)

Industrial Security Program (ISP) Sponsorship
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing contractors early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, contractors that are interested in submitting or participating in a bid for this procurement and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance should begin the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP.
Under this program, DCC may provide preliminary assistance with the security clearance sponsorship process.
To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requirements.

In their sponsorship request application to DCC, contractors are asked to quote the following information, among other things:

• Contract number DV000856 and
• Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.

Sponsorship Process
Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the contractor to complete a sponsorship request package. Once DCC has determined that the contractor has substantially completed the sponsorship request package, DCC will forward the package to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of the contractor based on the following timelines:

• 30 calendar days prior to planned tender closing, for DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS); and

Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP, PWGSC will communicate directly with the contractor regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the contractor will need to cooperate with the CSP, PWGSC in a timely fashion to further the process.

Questions
Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to:
Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or
Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to:
Sébastien Boucher
Program Leader
Defence Construction Canada
418-254-0792
sebastien.boucher@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Disclaimer
DCC does not provide any assurances or guarantees that a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application forwarded by DCC to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of a contractor will be successful or result in the granting of the requested security clearance(s) by the CSP, PWGSC, in a timely fashion. At all times, the processing of a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application is subject to the respective terms, conditions, and timelines of DCC’s ISP sponsorship process and the CSP, PWGSC’s security clearance granting process. By applying to either of the aforementioned processes, the contractor accepts and agrees to bear any risks associated with: (i) the completeness or accuracy, or lack thereof, of its application or related documents submitted under or in connection with either said processes, and (ii) the timeliness, or lack thereof, of any processing or granting of security clearance(s) under or in connection with either said processes.
 

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