Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (PRNPR) Water System and Wastewater System Operations and Maintenance.

Reissue of Bid Solicitation

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number 5P420-19-0245/A dated September 4, 2019 with a closing of October 15, 2019 at 2 PM MDT. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders who bid on the previous solicitation.

REQUIREMENT

Parks Canada Agency (PCA) requires the services of a certified Water Technician Level II and Wastewater Technician Level I to operate the Water and Sewer facilities within PRNPR. 

Note: Bidders must submit a copy of their water (Level II) and wastewater technician (level I) certification with their bid. Bidders who do not submit a copy of their certifications with their bid may be deemed non-compliant.

PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT

The period of the contract is November 25, 2019 to November 24, 2020 inclusive, with the option to extend the term of the Contract by up to two (2) additional one (1) year period(s) from November 25, 2020 to November 24, 2021 inclusive and November 25, 2021 to November 24, 2022 inclusive.

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 at 2040 Pacific Rim Highway, BC on Thursday, November 7, 2019. The site visit will begin at 11:00 AM PST, at the Administration Building A – reception area.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at 2 PM MST 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.

ENQUIRIES

All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.

Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than six (6) 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.

INFORMATION:

National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act.

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.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.