West Slope Stabilization & Perimeter Wall Rehabilitation

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 1 to the Notice is to attach the English Notice of
Proposed Procurement

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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013

Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 

After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.  

On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.  

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This procurement consists of a two-envelope Invitation to Tender
(ITT) bidding process. Refer to the Invitation to Tender
documents for details.

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION:  Project number R.008229.016/02
R.011800.015, West Slope Stabilization and Phase II Perimeter
Wall,111 Wellington Street, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, ON 

Project description: West Slope Stabilization, Rebuilding of 
Perimeter Wall,  re-constructing of existing stairway, existing
stone masonry retaining walls and stone faced tunnel façades on
the Parliament Hill plateau.

CONSTRUCTION TIME:

Work is to be completed within eighty-five weeks (85) weeks
after contract award. 

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.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT:  

There will be a site visit on July 3, 2013 at 10:00am. 
Interested bidders are to meet at the statue of D'Arcy McGee
behind the Library of Parliament, Parliament Hill, 111
Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON.

The site visit for this project is optional, however it is
strongly recommended to attend the site visit to obtain a clear
understanding of the challenges associated with the work to be
completed. 

Hard Hat and walking shoes/hiking boots are also strongly
recommended for this site visit.

ENQUIRIES:  
All enquiries are to be submitted to the Contractual Authority:
Richard Brouillet,  tel:(819) 956-0457,  facsimile (819)
956-8335 or by email at richard.brouillet@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.