SECTION 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Request for Prequalification (“RFPQ”)

Introduction:

The National Capital Commission (“NCC”) invites General Contractors (“GCs”) to respond to this Request for Submissions for Prequalification of General Contractors for upcoming building construction work on a NCC Residences on the garage building. Note: for clarity, the project work covered by this Request for Prequalification will be referred to from herein as the “Garage Rehabilitation Project”.

The project consists of the stabilization and rehabilitation of the existing 2 storey 1912 garage and the construction of a new connecting 3 storey office addition at the rear of the existing building.

Why pre-qualify?

NCC seeks to pre-qualify General Contractors for the Garage Rehabilitation Project because the construction work on this project requires experienced and qualified skill set to ensure the successful and efficient delivery of the completed project in a classified heritage landscape environment on time and with minimal disruption.

Timeline:

This pre-qualification exercise will run during June 2016.

The prequalified general contractors established through this RFPQ process will be invited to participate in the construction tender call for the Garage Rehabilitation Project to be called in June.

The NCC expects that the Garage Rehabilitation Project construction work will start on site in summer of 2016, and to be completed in spring of 2017.

1.2 Background / Project Description

The garage was constructed in 1912. It is a 2 storeys, 3,000 sq.ft. steel and brick flat-roofed structure and is typical of public institutional design of the WWI era.

The building is located on heritage ‘Classified’ grounds. It has been underused for decades, and requires extensive remediation. Its’ second storey, originally designed as staff apartments, have been utilized as overflow office area for staff and seasonal students. The evolution of the role of the site occupant and activities since the last decades of the 20^th century have seen an increased demand for office work space on the site.

The proposed 3 storeys, 5,000 sq.ft. addition at the rear of the garage is an effective solution in optimizing the second floor to accommodate accessible office occupancy and increase its capacity with a partial third storey.

SECTION 2 – SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Overview of Section 2

The purpose of Section 2 is to inform the Bidder about NCC procedures and rules pertaining to this Request for Prequalification process.

2.2 Delivery Instructions and Deadline

Timely and correct delivery of submissions to the exact specified Request for Prequalification response delivery address is the sole responsibility of the Bidder.

One (1) original hardcopy and three (3) copies of the complete Request for Prequalification response are to be submitted and shall become the property of NCC.

Each request for prequalification response, including supporting documentation, must be delivered in a sealed package. Request for Prequalification responses sent by facsimile or e-mail will not be accepted.

The outermost packaging of the Request for Prequalification response must indicate all of the following information and be addressed exactly as follows:

Request for Submissions for Prequalification –

Reference NCC tender file # AL1654

Procurement Services

National Capital Commission

40 Elgin Street, 3^rd Floor Service Centre

Ottawa ON K1P 1C7

Each request for prequalification response must be received at the exact location as specified above before the submission deadline set as:

Exactly 3:00 p.m. Ottawa time, on June 16, 2016

Any Request for Prequalification response arriving late will be automatically rejected and returned unopened to the Bidder.

2.3 Inquiries

All questions regarding this Request for Prequalification must be sent in writing by facsimile or email to the following:

Allan Lapensée, Senior Contract Officer

Procurement Services

National Capital Commission

Fax: (613) 239-5678, extension 5051

email: allan.lapensee@ncc-ccn.ca

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

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.