RESTORATION OF THE SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN MONUMENT, Couchiching Beach Park

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RESTORATION OF THE SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN MONUMENT, Couchiching Beach Park

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

Work of this Contract comprises the conservation of the Champlain Monument, located at Couchiching Park, Orillia, Ontario.

Work as described in the contract documents will include:

Careful removal of bronze statues for conservation.

Careful removal of Benedict stone steps for conservation.

Demolition and disposal of Benedict stone plinth and concrete foundation.

Construction of new reinforced concrete foundation complete with drainage and new backfill.

Conservation of bronze statues.

Conservation of Benedict stone steps.

Fabrication of new Cast Stone plinth to match the existing.

Design and fabrication of new anchorage to attach conserved bronze statue of Champlain to new Cast Stone plinth.

Installation of conserved bronze statues, conserved Benedict stones steps, and new Cast Stone plinth on new foundation.

Reinstatement of landscaping to match existing.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT:

It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held at the Couchiching Beach Park, 140 Canice St, Orillia, ON L3V 4H8 on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. The site visit will begin at 11:00 a.m. OR p.m. (local time).

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than Monday, September 12, 2016 at 02:00 p.m. (EDT) 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 contract award date to July 31, 2017 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) work 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:

Sealed tenders must be sent 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 envelop **

Faxed submissions will not be accepted.