'turnkey' project St-Augustin greenhouses

Invitation to tender 01B46-17-030

‘Turnkey’ project St-Augustin greenhouses

Sealed tenders for the project indicated above, addressed to the attention of the Contract Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will be accepted at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Corporate Management Branch
Assets Management, Eastern Service Centre

TENDER RECEIVING UNIT
2001 Robert-Bourassa, suite 671-TEN
Montreal, QC, H3A 3N2
Scope of Work:

"Turnkey" project for the design and construction of a cold greenhouse 232m2 and of a warm greenhouse 293 m2. The project includes the foundation, supply and erection of the greenhouses, mechanical and electrical systems and control, as well as connections to existing services. 52 m3 of soil contaminated with criteria A-B are to be disposed of in accordance with regulation.

Site Visit:
It is recommended that firms intending to submit a proposal for this project visit the work site. A site visit will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 1:30 PM local time at the Agriculture Canada Mechanical Workshop Building, J.C. Chapais Farm, Station agronomique de l'Université Laval, 521 road 138, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, G3A 1W7. Participants to the visit will be requested to sign an attendance form. Participants shall present themselves ten minutes before the visit scheduled start time.

Attendance to this visit is NOT MANDATORY but Firms that do not attend will not be given an alternative appointment, although they will not be precluded from submitting an offer. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation and will be posted on BuyandSell.gc.ca

Tender Period Closing Date and Time: June 22, 2017 at 02:00 pm (Local time).

Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.

It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the BuyandSell service provider. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the BuyandSell service provider.

AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject any or all Proposals

received.

AAFC Contract Officer:

Jean-François Lemay

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Corporate Management Branch
Assets Management, Eastern Service Centre

2001, Robert-Bourassa Street, suite 671-TEN
Montreal, QC, H3A 3N2
Email: jean-francois.lemay@agr.gc.ca