Egg Island Tower Replacement.

 INVITATION TO TENDER NOTICE

To Whom It May Concern,

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) invites tenders from Bidders to provide the construction services described in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) as below.

Solicitation number: FP802-170152

Closing Date: Wednesday, November 1^st, 2017

Time for solicitation closure: 02:00 PM (EDT)

Title: Egg Island Tower Replacement.

Work site location: Vancouver, BC

THIS INVITATION TO TENDER PACKAGE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

1. Invitation to Tender Notice

2. Specification (Description of required services)

3. Construction Tender Form (Mandatory – Pages 3 & 4 to be completed by Bidder;

    

   CLOSING LOCATION(S):

    

   Bid Bonds: All bids bonds are to be submitted in hard copy ONLY and received by the bid closing date and time to the mailing address indicated below.

    

   Submission of the Construction Tender Form, pricing table (if applies) and all signed addendums must be submitted either electronically or in hard copy to the following:

    

   Hard copy submissions: All hard copy submissions (via Canada Post or by Courier) must be addressed and received by the bid closing date and time to:

    

   Fisheries and Oceans Canada,

   Solicitation Number: FP802-170152

   Attention: Natasha Blackstein

   Procurement Hub – Ottawa Office,

   Station 9W067, 9th Floor,

   200 Kent Street,

   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6

    

   Electronic submissions: All electronic submissions must be received by the bid closing date and time to the contracting officer’s email listed below: Natasha.Blackstein@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

    

   The onus is on the bidder to ensure that the bid is delivered on time to the location designated.

   Any tender received after the above noted time will be considered late and will be returned to the sender unopened. Tenders may be revised by email, provided the render and revision(s) are both received prior to Tender Closing Time.

    

   SCOPE OF WORK / DELIVERABLES:

   Work under this Contract comprises supplying all labour, materials and equipment necessary and incidental for the refurbishment to the exterior paint of the lighthouse.

   In general, work under this contract consists of, but will not necessary be limited to, the following:

1. Mobilization and Demobilization

2. Demolition

3. Design, supply and installation of a new tower foundation

4. Design, supply and installation of a new 80ft self-supported tower

5. Design, supply and installation of antennas and lighting system

6. Design, supply and installation of new grounding system

   MANDATORY CRITERIA

   The tender must meet the mandatory criteria specified below. The Bidder must provide the necessary documentation to support compliance with this requirement. 

   Tenders which fail to meet all of the mandatory criteria will be declared non-responsive and their tender price will be rejected. Each mandatory technical criterion should be addressed separately.

Item

Mandatory Requirements

Compliant

(Yes/No)

M1

The contractor must submit a design profile drawing of the proposed tower that includes tower section type, section splice detail, section weight and foundation loads.

Yes

No

M2

The contractor must demonstrate experience in the last 10 years in tower design build of similar height and width as the outlined proposed drawing included in specification

Contractors must submit (2) two or more tower examples with the following:

• Project description
• Value of construction
• Tower photograph or as-constructed drawings of the tower profile

**Each example must be submitted in a summary that is no longer than 1 page**

Yes

No

Please ensure to provide the above mandatory criteria in separate pdf files.

1. Electronically:

   One PDF file for the Mandatory Criteria, and

   One PDF file for the Construction Tender Form

   b) Mail:

   One Envelope for the Mandatory Criteria, and

   One Envelope for the Construction Tender Form

LOCATION OF WORK, WORK SITE AND DELIVERY POINT:

Vancouver, BC

FAMILIARIZATION WITH SITE :

An optional pre-tender meeting will be held on October 23^rd, 2017 at 1:00 pm (Pacific) at the Victoria Coast Guard Base where a large scale aerial photograph will be available

EXPECTED START AND COMPLETION DATES:

Start Date: Upon contract award

Completion Date: March 31, 2018

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

Reliability

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

1. The tenderer must provide tender security, at the tenderer’s own cost, in accordance with the document entitled "Tender Security Requirements" as Bid Security is required for bids over $100,000. Under these circumstances, the Tender and original signed Bid Bond must be delivered to the Closing Location prior to the closing date.

   Note: All tender securities (Bid Bond) will be returned except that of the successful tenderer (Bidder), which will be retained until the successful tenderer (Contractor) has completed the said contract.

    

   QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD:

   Bidders should note that all questions regarding this Invitation to Tender are to be submitted ONLY in writing by email, no later than Thursday, October 24^th, 2017, 2:00 PM (EDT) to the contract Officer listed below. The department may be unable to respond to questions submitted after that date.

   Fisheries and Oceans Canada will not necessarily accept the lowest or any of the tenders received and reserves the right to reject any and all tenders received which shall be final and at the sole discretion of the Department.

   Regards

   Natasha Blackstein

   Senior Contracting Officer

   Procurement Hub

   Materiel and Procurement Services

   Fisheries and Oceans Canada

   200, Kent Street

   Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E6, Canada

   Government of Canada

   Telephone: (613) 993-5741

   Fax: (613) 991-4545

   Email: Natasha.Blackstein@dfo-mpo.gc.ca