VERIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ELECTRICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS OF THE CARILLON CANAL NHSC LOCK

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 5P300-15-5498

TITLE: VERIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ELECTRICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS OF THE CARILLON CANAL NHSC LOCK

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

A control system assisted by programmable logic controllers and computers is currently installed at the Carillon Canal NHSC lock, located on the Ottawa River. The purpose of this contract is to annually preserve and ensure the integrity, efficiency and reliability of all components as well as the electrical and control equipment required for the good operation of the lock. This contract is limited to the control and electrical power aspects; structural and mechanical aspects are carried out by Parks Canada Agency.

The scope of work – relevant to this verification and preventive maintenance contract – includes all control automation systems, electrical power distribution and control as well as instrumentation related to the Carillon lock operation.

CLOSING DATE AND TIME:

March 3, 2016 at 1400 hrs (EST)

Faxed submission will be accepted.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT:

It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site where the work will take place.

The site visit will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time). Interested bidders are to meet at:

Écluse Canal-de-Carillon

230, rue du Barrage

St-André-d’Argenteuil, Qc

J0V 1C0

Meeting place : The shop by the lock station.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than one (1) business day before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders who do not attend or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment but they will not be precluded from submitting a bid. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.

NOTE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:

Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered.
Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents.

PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT:

The period of the Contract is from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2019 inclusive.

INQUIRIES:

All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Annie Roy, telephone: 613-938-5752, e-mail: annie.roy@pc.gc.ca. Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.

This PCA office provides procurement services to the public in either official language of Canada.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

BID RECEIVING:

Tenders are to be sent by fax or to the following address:

Parks Canada Agency

National Contracting Services

Bid receiving Unit

C/O ANNIE ROY

111 Water Street East

Cornwall, ON

K6H 6S3

** Please indicate the solicitation number on your fax cover page or envelop **