Operation of systems for potable and waste waters in Gatineau Park, Chelsea QC

The National Capital Commission (NCC) requires a qualified contractor to provide 24/7 operation and maintenance services for Drinking Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution Systems and Waste Water Disposal and Treatment Systems, including Ancillary General Plumbing, for four (4) sites in Gatineau Park (the “Park”). These include: 
a.	The Lac Philippe Sector, in La Pêche (Québec)
b.	The Mackenzie-King Estate, in Kingsmere / Chelsea (Québec)
c.	The Gatineau Park Visitor Centre, in Chelsea (Québec)
d.	Blanchet Beach, on Meech Lake, in Chelsea (Québec)

The NCC expects the contractor to operate the systems described below as a ‘turnkey’ operation, with minimal NCC staff intervention and supervision.
In addition to seasonal opening and closing of the systems and intervening day-to-day routine operations, the contractor will continuously monitor and evaluate the systems, perform preventative maintenance and respond to alarms and emergencies as required, all year. The contractor shall also collaborate with the NCC in improving the operation of these systems. The contractor is required to produce and deliver detailed weekly and yearly operations reports to the NCC. 
The contractor shall operate all potable water (drinking water) systems in compliance with the procedures defined in the Quebec Drinking Water Regulations, section Q-2, r. 40 (MDDELCCP), and the Quebec Water Resources Protection Act,  Act to affirm the collective nature of water resources and provide for increased water resource protection (sections c-6.2 to 33, 34 and 35)

To be considered, your tender must be received no later than 3 p.m. Ottawa time on January 23, 2015 at the National Capital Commission, 3rd Floor Service Centre, 40 Elgin Street in Ottawa, Canada, K1P 1C7, with a reference to tender file #NG289. Faxed, email or late submissions will not be accepted. 

Enquiries regarding this tender must be submitted in writing to the following: Senior Contract Officer, Nicole Galipeau, telephone number 613 239 5678 ext. 5191, facsimile number 613 239 5007 or e-mail address nicole.galipeau@ncc-ccn.ca as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries should be received no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer not being provided. To ensure consistency and quality of the information provided to all Proponents, the Senior Contract Officer shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether or not to issue an amendment. All enquiries and other communications related to this proposal sent throughout the solicitation period are to be directed ONLY to the Senior Contract Officer named above. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a proposal.

Note that amounts quoted in this RFP are in Canadian dollars. Payment is net is 30 days.

The official Government Electronic Tendering Service website is  http://buyandsell.gc.ca .  Please ensure that you download your document from this site, in order to obtain all information related to the tender.  It is your responsibility to ensure that you have received all the posted tender information to ensure tender compliance and not be disqualified.

A public tender opening will be held on January 23, 2015 shortly after 3:00pm Ottawa time at 40 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario in Room 306.

The procurement process of this tender is subject to Chapter 5 on the Agreement on Internal Trade.