Stained Glass Window Preservation

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
**Amendment Reason:  Change to the Project Description and the
Site Visit.**
Amendment Reason:  To fix a technical difficulty encountered
with the French version of the Notice of Proposed Procurement
had to be reissued.
This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid
solicitation number EP748-133080/A dated May 2nd, 2013 with a
closing of May 24, 2013 at 02:00 PM. 

NOTE TO BIDDERS: 

Important changes to the Code of Conduct  that require your
attention have been introduced in the Invitation to Tender
documents. These changes are effective immediately.

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION:  

Project Number:  R.044402.004  -  Stained Glass Preservation,
House of Commons, Centre Block, 
111 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Remove, conserve and replace 3 of the 12 stained glass windows
located in the House of Commons Chamber, in the Centre Block, at
Parliament Hill. 

The work includes the fabrication and installation of facsimile
window panels of the 3 removed windows; the repair of the
exterior glazing protecting all of the twelve (12) stained glass
windows, and the repair of the masonry jambs and tracery for of
the removed windows. 

The site work is to be completed by August  2014 and the balance
of the work by  January 2015.

MANDATORY SECURITY REQUIREMENT:  
This procurement contains a mandatory security requirement.  At
bid closing, the Bidder must hold a valid Designated
Organization Screening (DOS). Failure to comply with this
requirement will render the Bid non-compliant and no further
consideration will be given to the Bid. 

MANDATORY SITE VISIT:
1.	There will be a mandatory site visit on September 4th, 2013
at 9:00am.    Interested bidders are to meet in the front of the
Peace Tower, 111 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

2.	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. Bids submitted by
Bidders who have not signed the attendance sheet will not be
accepted.

3.	Please Note: The names of each individual attending the site
visit, their date of birth, along with 	the name of the firm
they represent, must be provided to the Contracting Officer by
August 29, 2013 in order to gain access to the site.  Failure to
do so will not permit you access to the site.

ENQUIRIES:  
All enquiries are to be submitted to the Contractual Authority:
Micheline M. Roy, telelphone (819) 956-0663,  facsimile (819)
956-8335 or by email at micheline.roy@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.  

Enquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no
less than five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date to
allow sufficient time to respond.

BID DOCUMENTS:
Firms intending to submit bids on this project should obtain bid
documents through the Government Electronic Tendering Service at
 http://Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders  or at the toll-free number
1-855-886-3030.  Amendments, when issued, will be available from
the same government electronic tendering service.

Firms that elect to base their bids on bid documents obtained
from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely
responsible to inform the bid calling authority of their
intention to bid.

BID RECEIVING:
Sealed bids will be received at:  Public Works and Government
Services Canada, Bid Receiving Unit, Place du Portage, Phase
III,  Main Lobby Core 0A1, 11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec,
K1A 1C9.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.