National Capital River Pavilion – 501 Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, Ottawa, ON

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCUREMENT:
 

Upper Landscape, Pedestrian Crossing, Layby and Parking Upgrades

• Pedestrian crossing for Sir George Etienne Cartier Parkway for pedestrian security.

• Parking lot upgrades to existing parking lot including asphalt and designated UA parking spaces.

• Installation of a new lay-by / drop off zone

• New access path from the parking lot to the pedestrian crossing

• Armour stone retaining walls bordering new stone dust switchback pathway from the parkway to the base of the pedestrian bridge

• Armour stone retaining walls bordering new stone dust switchback pathway from the base of the bridge to the shoreline

• Installation of Granite steps and railings

• Reinstatement of the existing asphalt multi-use pathway along Sir George Etienne Cartier Parkway

• New native planting scheme for plants, shrubs and trees.

• Landscape lighting

  Shoreline Animation

• Removal of invasive species along existing shoreline

• New Rounded Riprap to provide resilient shoreline

• New Armour stone retaining walls bordering new stone dust pathways

• Connection to existing pathway and trail systems

• New site furniture

• Native planting scheme to provide erosion control of existing shoreline and slope

• New multi-use Look-out platform

• Armour stone steps into waterway

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TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS

Mandatory bidding requirements for Bidders to be qualified: Information submitted will be evaluated using the following pass/fail criteria:

Project Example 1 –Armour Stone Retaining Walls

Submit Project Example including photos and justification for all technical aspects requested

• Project example must have been in place for at least two (2) years and a minimum of two (2) courses in height (yes / no)

• Evidence of stone shaping to achieve level / true stones layers and ensure tights gaps between stones, this should include saw cuts, hammering and stone chiseling (yes / no)

• Each row of joints is offset from the one either above or below (yes / no)

• Bottom course is partially buried below existing or finished grade (yes / no)

• Armour stones are free from large fissures, cracks, fragmenting, excessive shimming or loose material (yes / no)

• No evidence of wall movement or signs of erosion (yes / no)

• No evidence the grade is being retained solely by the geotextile within the joints (caused by large gaps between stones) (yes / no)

• Written explanation and or images of wall structure and drainage, both below and behind respectively (yes / no)

Project Example 2 – Planting, Seeding, Sodding

Submit Project Example including photos and justification for all technical aspects requested

Tree Shrub & Perennial Planting:

• Project example must have been in place for at least one (1) year and represent a compressive planting project, not individual species. (yes / no)
• Root ball / mass is planted at appropriate depth / grade; no roots are exposed to the elements or visible girdling of the plant. Soil is not built up around the trunk / stem to compensate for planting too high above finished grade. (yes / no)
• Root flare is visible and not buried; mulch or soil is not piled around the root flare. (yes / no)
• Trees, shrubs, and perennials are pruned according to best horticultural practices Tree leaders have not been pruned, no flush cuts, nursery tags have all been removed. (yes / no)
• Tree stakes and ties (if applicable) are installed securely and are not at risk of strangling the tree trunk (yes / no)
• Examples of contractor maintenance: i.e. watering schedule, images of installation, weeding, pruning, evidence of warranty replacements (if applicable) (yes / no)

Seed or Sod:

• Project example must have been in place for at least one (1) year. (yes / no)
• Sod seams are no longer visible, and no bare soil is exposed. (yes / no)
• Sod soil layer is buried and meets flush with adjacent soft or hardscape elements. (yes / no)
• Grading surface is smooth, even, true, and appropriately creates positive drainage patterns. (yes / no)

 Client References

• Completed Client Reference form for both project examples

DURATION OF CONTRACT: Complete the Work for no later than December 31, 2021 (phase 2) and June 30, 2022 (phase 1).

BASIS OF SELECTION: Basis of Selection: Pass mandatory technical criteria (see Appendix II), then, lowest compliant bidder.

ADDRESS ENQUIRIES TO: Allan Lapensée, Sr. Procurement Advisor, allan.lapensee@ncc-ccn.ca .

Enquiries regarding this tender must be submitted in writing to the following: Sr. Procurement Advisor 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 seven(7) 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 Sr. Procurement Advisor shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether 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 Sr. Procurement Advisor named above. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a tender.

The NCC has scheduled a non-mandatory and optional site visit on site for interested bidders on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 starting at 10:00am on Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, located here: https://goo.gl/maps/92yCBReTxbnicGHx8 . Note PPE including Covid specific PPE will be required. (posted via addendum 2)

BID CLOSING DEADLINE: September 8, 2021 at 3:00pm EDT (extended via addendum 2)

RETURN TENDERS TO: National Capital Commission by email at Bids-soumissions@ncc-ccn.ca.

There is no public opening scheduled.

The procurement process of this solicitation is subject to the trade agreement listed above.

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.