COOLING TOWERS REPLACEMENT

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: 


PROJECT IDENTIFICATION:  Project number R.049987.003 - Cooling
Towers replacement at the Esplanade Laurier Building, 300
Laurier Street, Ottawa, Ontario. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  The project consist of removing existing
towers from the 22nd floor of an Office Building in downtown
Ottawa and replacing them with new pre-purchased cooling tower
units.  The cooling towers are located in wells (norht and
south) in the east building tower of the Office complex.  The
new cooling tower units are located in Aylmer, Québec and must
be transported and hoisted in place.

Work is to be completed within thirty-three (33) weeks after
contract award. The estimated cost for this opportunity is
within the following category: $1,000,000.01 and $5,000,000.00.  

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 August 22, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.  
Interested bidders are to meet at the Esplanade Laudier,
Security Desk, 140 O'Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

SAFETY ATTIRE - It is mandatory that all persons attending the
site visit have the proper safety footwear (CSA approved green
patch), and hard hat.  Contractor personnel/individuals who do
not 	have the proper safety attire will be denied access to the
site.


ENQUIRIES:  
All enquiries are to be submitted to the Contractual Authority:
Jacques D'Aoûst, telephone: (819) 956-0616,  facsimile (819)
956-8335 or by email at jacques.d'aoust@pwgsc-tpsgc.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.