Johnston Canyon Rail Extension – Banff National Park

COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT

This requirement is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. Failure to complete and provide the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification as required precedent to contract award will render the bid non-responsive.

This requirement provides arrangements for a site visit that is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. Bidders who do not confirm attendance, provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend, or who do not complete and submit the requested certification as required will not be allowed access to the site.

MANDATORY SITE VISIT

1. There will be a mandatory site visit on May 9, 2022 at 12:30 PM MDT. Interested bidders are to meet at Johnston Canyon Day Use Area Parking Area P2 (south side of Bow Valley Parkway, across from the Johnston Canyon P1 main parking lot). There may still be snow and ice on the access to the trail so appropriate footwear and clothing will be required.

2. The site visit for this project is MANDATORY. The representative of the Bidder must sign the Site Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit. Bids submitted by Bidders who have not signed the attendance sheet will be rejected.

3. Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the mandatory 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.

4. This site visit is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. The person(s) who attend must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine(s), or, for personnel that are unable to be vaccinated due to a certified medical contraindication, religion or other prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, subject to accommodation and mitigation measures that have been presented to and approved by Canada.

Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than May 6, 2022 at 12:00 PM MDT to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend.

Bidders must also complete and submit the Certification ‘’APPENDIX 5’’ prior to the Site Visit.

BIDDERS’ CONFERENCE

A bidders' conference will be held via teleconference on May 10, 2022. The conference will begin at 2:00 PM MDT. The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid participate. 

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the conference to confirm participation and obtain the dial-in coordinates. Bidders should provide, in writing, to the Contracting Authority, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be participating and a list of issues they wish to table no later than May 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM MDT.

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 participate will not be precluded from submitting a bid.

BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL.

BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The only acceptable email address for responses to bid solicitations is

soumissionsami-bidsrpc@pc.gc.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than soumissionsami-bidsrpc@pc.gc.ca will not be accepted.

The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-855-983-1808.

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.

TWO-SUBMISSION BID

This Bid shall be submitted following a “two-submission” procedure. Refer to SI05 of the Special Instructions to Bidders.

REQUIREMENT

Parks Canada requires a Contractor to supply and install approximately 1047m of new railing along the Johnston Canyon Trail. Work zone is remote and will require helicopter support.

To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between $1,000,001 > $5,000,000, Taxes extra.

PERIOD OF CONTRACT

The Contractor must perform and complete the Work by November 30, 2022.

ENQUIRIES

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

Enquiries regarding this solicitation 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.