Rehabilitation of the Voyageur pathway – Flooding Damage

SCOPE OF WORK

.1 Works under this contract covers selective shoreline rehabilitation along the shoreline. This contract includes shoreline work, erosion control methods, removals of invasive plant material and grading.

To mitigate negative environmental effects on the terrestrial environment, equipment used at site for project construction should be limited to those with rubber tires (not tracks). Sedentary wildlife remaining at the site during construction should be humanely trapped and relocated; this may require permits and written permission by NCC Representative.

The work of this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Supply and installation silt curtain;

2. Safety Pruning

3. Relocation of existing boulders including granular base

4. Earth Excavation and hauling off site

5. Removal of exposed geotextile

6. Supply and installation of angular rip rap

7. Supply and installation of armour stone wall

8. Supply and installation of new geotextile

9. Supply and installation of backfill and Granular ‘A’

10. Supply and installation of asphalt and pavers

11. Pathway sink hole repair with infrastructure allocation

12. Supply and installation of concrete pad for site furniture

13. Supply and installation of site furniture

14. Relocation and installation of existing light standard

15. Contaminated soil conditions.

16. Supply and installation of topsoil and finish grading and compost tilling

17. Sod cutting

18. Supply and installation of plant material and cedar mulch

19. Supply and installation of seed and paper mulch

20. 2 year plant material warranty

21. Poured in place concrete wing walls

CONSTRUCTION TIME: The Contractor shall perform and complete the Work:

.1 Commencement of preliminary work (detour signage, staging, etc) will be permitted immediately upon notification of acceptance of your offer. Substantial completion of work is expected before the November 30th 2018.

.2 On-site works shall be limited from Monday to Friday, weekends will be considered in relation to work schedule challenges and can only proceed must be approved by the NCC Contract Administrator.

.3 The Contractor is advised that the work site is located along the Ottawa River Shoreline on the north shore in Downtown Gatineau Quebec. The project site is approximately 700m in length and is between the Alexandra and Portage bridges.

.4 The Security clearance status of ‘Site access’ is required for all employees working on site and is a pre requisite to this contract.

.5 Exact start date for works below the High water mark will be determined by seasonal water levels. This date will be confirmed in writing by the NCC

.6 All vegetation clearing must adhere to date restrictions as per contract documents, C of A and MMF.

.7 Work cannot start until the CofA from the MDDELCC and the MMF are provided. Provincial permitting will be obtained and provided by the NCC.

.8 Appropriate mitigation measures relating to the environment must be implemented per the Environmental Effects Evaluation, for the NCC Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 decision.

Site visit: A MANDATORY site visit will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 10am Ottawa Time. The meeting place will be at the intersection of Laurier and Victoria Streets in Gatineau, QC in front of the pathway between the Museum of History and Kruger. Refer to Google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/hGjetaVUdQG2 . All costs incurred by the Bidder to attend the site visit will be at their expense. The NCC will not reimburse any Bidder for expenses related to the site visit. The site visit for this project is MANDATORY. The representative of the Bidder will be required to sign the Site Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit. Tenders submitted by Bidders who have not signed the attendance sheet will not be accepted. The bidder assumes all responsibility for obtaining sufficient information and hereby certifies that he/she has visited the above site and is fully content and satisfied that he/she has obtained full knowledge of all matters affecting the proper execution and completion of the work described in the specifications and drawings relating to the tender

ENQUIRIES DURING THE SOLICITATION PERIOD:  Enquiries regarding this tender must be submitted in writing to the following: Sr. Contract Officer, Allan Lapensée e-mail address – allan.lapensee@ncc-ccn.ca as early as possible within the solicitation period. Except for the approval of alternative materials as described in GI15 of the General Instructions to Bidders, enquiries should be received no later than five (5) calendar 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

RETURN TENDERS TO: National Capital Commission, 40 Elgin Street, Security Office on the 2^nd floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 1C7

TENDER CLOSING DATE AND TIME: May 30, 2018 at 3:00 p.m., Ottawa time

There is a public opening scheduled shortly after the bid closing time at 40 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON on the 2^nd floor.

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.