Rideau Canal Corridor - Maintenance Management Contract

The National Capital Commission (NCC), through its Capital Stewardship Branch (CS Branch), manages the natural and built facilities and assets in the Capital urban area, which contributes towards its rich symbolic setting as the seat of national government. The CS Branch manages these assets with the objectives of providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all users and the protection of its natural assets.

The CS Branch manages contracts which provide high quality maintenance services for the Commission’s urban sites as well as summer and winter maintenance of major federal institutions in the Capital, such as Parliament Hill. Effective maintenance and lifecycle management is required for a diverse mix of urban assets, ranging from preservation of urban conservation areas to naturalized meadow parkways to active downtown parks which host major national events. The overall objectives of the maintenance practices are to ensure public health and safety, protect and preserve assets, and provide for an enjoyable experience of NCC sites in keeping with their key role as part of the Nation’s Capital. In achieving these objectives, the NCC is committed to planning, developing and implementing all of its programs and activities in a manner designed to minimize adverse effects on the environment and ideally enhance the environmental resources under its responsibility.

The CS Branch also delivers visitor products and services such as parks and recreational facilities, green spaces, the Capital Pathway, the Floral Program, the Rideau Canal Skateway and the Sunday Bikeday program. As part of its mandate, the CS Branch delivers support services to events that enhance the positioning of the Capital as a key destination for Canadians.

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is proceeding with a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the provision of Maintenance Management Services, for the Rideau Canal Corridor Contract (see section 7 Process for Submitting a Proposal).

The maps included with this RFP clearly present the boundaries of the Contract with respect to the location where the work is to be performed.

Rideau Canal Corridor Contract Sites:

1. Arboretum Pathway

2. Colonel By Drive

3. Commissioner’s Park

4. Dow’s Lake Parking Lot

5. Dow’s Lake Pavilion

6. Patterson’s Creek

7. Queen Elizabeth Driveway

The Maintenance Management Contract consists of providing Landscape and Civil Maintenance as well as Snow and Ice Control and Waste/Recycling/Cleaning Operations on NCC Sites located within the Rideau Canal Corridor. The Contract also includes providing specialized maintenance programs, some Event Support and certain reporting obligations. These services are summarized below, but not limited to the following:

• Landscape Maintenance

• Turf cutting, trimming, watering, edging, top dressing, seeding or over-seeding, aerating, fertilizing, etc.;
• Tree/Shrub safety & maintenance pruning/trimming, cultivating, edging, mulching, removing, winter protection, structural pruning/trimming of trees, etc.;
• Annual, bulb and perennial: mowing of daffodils, planting/removal, watering, fertilizing, cultivating, edging, hand weeding, pinching, roguing, winter protection, plant division-perennial, etc.;
• Non-desirable vegetation/nest/small animal control inspecting and removing as needed.

• Civil Maintenance

• Roadways, parking lots, walkways, pathways, sidewalks, steps and trails
• All Surfaces: inspecting/reporting, sweeping, removing hazards (leaves, encroaching vegetation, etc.), providing emergency services such as accident clean-ups, etc.;
• Asphalt: providing emergency pothole/sinkhole fillings;
• Concrete/Masonry (curbs, gutters, granite sets, etc.): re-setting, correcting, etc.;
• Gravel/Granular/Stone Dust/Natural/Decorative: levelling, grading, etc.;
• Wood: repairing, maintaining structural integrity, sanding, painting, etc.
• Systems
• Lighting & electrical (distribution boxes/panels, conduits, lamp standards, etc.) inspecting, repairing, securing, replacing, providing line locates, providing immediate repairs, reporting, etc.;
• Drainage (catch basins, manholes, ditches, bridges, tunnels, etc.) inspecting, reporting, cleaning, erosion/flood control prevention, providing line locates, water level control, removing surface water, etc.;
• Plumbing, irrigation and water (fountains, water and sewer lines, pit toilets, washroom facilities, pump systems, irrigation controls, etc.) inspecting, cleaning, repairing, maintaining, replacing, water testing, providing portable toilets, providing locates, etc.
• Fixtures & furniture (NCC furniture only) (fences, stone walls, guardrails, barricades, flags, bollards, garbage receptacles, signs, etc.) inspecting, repairing, replacing, cleaning, removing graffiti, painting, staining, displacing furniture, etc.
• Snow and Ice Control (roadways and parking lots; walkways, pathways, sidewalks, steps and building access; buildings; utility service access, trails, lanes, fire lanes, open spaces, fields, etc.): Providing equipment/supplies, removing, blowing, plowing, shovelling, clearing, cleaning, sweeping, de-icing, stockpiling, transporting, disposing, providing flood control & emergency services, etc.
• Waste/Recycling/Cleaning Operations (all surfaces): Organic and inorganic litter and debris pick-up; waste receptacles and recycling containers emptying, cleaning and proper disposal; outdoor fixtures and furniture and hard surface cleaning; graffiti cleaning/removal (on all surfaces including, but not limited to, walls, bridges, tunnels, posts, signs, trees, escarpments, etc.); posters and foreign objects removal; spring clean-up; spills removal; bridge and tunnel cleaning and flushing.
• Special Site Requirements

• Providing additional services that may be outside of typical site activities. Site specific requirements can be above or below typical standards and site limits.

• Special Maintenance Programs

• Floral Program:

• Providing, transporting, planting, maintaining, replacing, watering, fertilizing and removing approximately 63,500 annuals and of 265,000 bulbs per year.
• Mulching and Composting.
• Providing and spreading mulching and composting material as indicated in 4.8.1.5.

• Event Support

• For a fixed number of events, as detailed in Section 5:

• Pick-up, transportation, repairs, installation and dismantling of equipment (barricades, cones, signs, etc.); closing and opening of parkways and pathways; providing line locates; event monitoring.

• Operational and logistical support for the Sunday Bikedays program.
• Operational and logistical support for five (5) events.
• Operational and logistical support for fifteen (26) parkway/road closures.
• Operational and logistical support for the Tulip Legacy program.

• Land Management Services
• Report non compatible land use, encroachments and infractions on NCC Lands;
• Provide sound maintenance practices to ensure continued preservation of NCC Lands;
• Abide by land management plans, principles, policies and regulations;
• Respect all land use agreements and regulations.
• Reporting Requirements
• Remit to NCC all reports required.

1.2 Contractor’s Obligations

The Contractor shall provide at his/her own expense all services included in this Contract. These services are detailed in sections 3 (General Requirements), 4 (Operational Services Requirements), 5 (Event Support and Other Services) and 6 (Reporting) of the Contract. They are to be performed in accordance with section 2 (Typical Terms and Conditions) of the Contract. The Contractor shall also be responsible for providing all equipment and material required to fulfill the obligations of the Contract.

The Contractor shall be responsible for any Rehabilitation and/or Replacement costs resulting from the absence or lack of Routine and/or Non-Routine and/or Preventive Maintenance on the part of the Contractor and as indicated in this RFP.

1.3 Contract Boundaries and Quality Requirements

The Contractor shall provide all services within the geographic boundaries as summarized on the map presented on the following page and detailed in Part II of the Contract documentation. The Contractor shall provide all services to the standards of quality detailed in sections 3 (General Requirements), 4 (Operational Services Requirements) and 5 (Event Support and Other Services) of the Contract.

Site Tour (non-mandatory):

Proponents are invited to attend, at their cost, a site visit. The site visit will commence promptly at 10:00 am(correction) Ottawa time on August 31, 2017 in the Lobby of 40 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

Attendance at the site visit is limited to no more than two (2) representatives per Bidder. Bidders are asked to confirm their attendance at the site visit no later than August 29, 2017 to Allan Lapensée at e-mail allan.lapensee@ncc-ccn.ca. The NCC will provide transportation for the site visit. Bidders are advised to be on time. The site visit will consist of an overview tour of selected sites.

It is highly recommended that Proponents attend the site tour to ensure they have proper and comprehensive knowledge of the scope of the work required.

ADDRESS ENQUIRIES IN WRITING TO: Allan Lapensee, email allan.lapensee@ncc-ccn.ca

Enquiries regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing to the Senior Contract Officer as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries should be received no later than ten (10) business 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 Bidders, 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 tender sent throughout the solicitation period are to be directed ONLY to the Senior Contract Officer. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a proposal

INVITATION DATE: August 16, 2017

BID CLOSING DATE: September 29, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. EDT

SEND PROPOSALS TO:

National Capital Commission

Procurement Services

40 Elgin Street, Security office on the 2nd floor

Ottawa, ON K1P 1C7

Refer to tender file # AL1714

This procurement is subject to Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) but considered excluded coverage and exempt from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Agreement on Government Procurement - World Trade Organization

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