Parking Lot & Drainage Berm Development – Grasslands National Park

5P468-21-0056/A Parking Lot & Drainage Berm Development – Grasslands National Park

BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL.
BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The only acceptable email address for responses to bid solicitations is pc.soumissionsami-bidsrpc.pc@canada.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than pc.soumissionsami-bidsrpc.pc@canada.ca will not be accepted.

The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-866-246-6893

The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size.

The Bidder should be cognisant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2).

Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments.

REQUIREMENT

Parks Canada Agency requires a contractor to execute berm construction to mitigate water erosion of the campground road. Additionally, the park requires development of a revised parking lot to accommodate two vault toilet buildings.

To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between $100,001 > $250,000, Taxes extra.

PERIOD OF CONTRACT

Contractor shall perform and complete the Work no later than November 26, 2021

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT

There will be an optional site visit on July 14, 2021 at 11:00 AM CST. Interested bidders are to meet on site at Rock Creek Campground in Grasslands National Park. A google maps link for the location can be found here: https://goo.gl/maps/FU1aCngBxWq18WKi9. Please be advised that there will be a limit of two (2) representatives per bidder attending the site visit. In accordance with provincial health regulations, interested bidders must be symptom free and observe social distancing from others on site.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the optional site visit 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.

Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the bidders' conference will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting a bid

REVISIONS TO BID AND CONTRACT SECURITY

Bidders are advised that the requirement for the submission of bonds has been revised. Bidders should submit their bonds in accordance with these revised instructions as identified below.

GI08 of R2710T has changed, see SI05 Bid Security Requirements.

GC9.2.2 of R2890D has changed, see SC07 Types and Amounts of Contract Security

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 five (5) 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.

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. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.