One Standing Offer - Electrical Maintenance Services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
NOTE TO BIDDERS:  Important changes to the Code of Conduct  that
require your attention have been introduced and these changes
are effective immediately.


PROJECT IDENTIFICATION: 
EP582-122797/B; Four Buildings located in the National Capital
Area, Ontario. 

LETTER OF INTEREST:
This Letter of Interest (LOI) is not a tender and shall not
result in  responses containing prices. Only the information
outline in the mandatory requirement must be provided.

The purpose of this LOI is:
To solicit interest for an upcoming standing offer requirement
on behalf of Real Property Branch (RPB) for an Electrical
Contractor to perform electrical work for the National Capital
Area.
To determine if potential Electrical Contractors possess the
required level of security clearance in order to submit an offer
on the requirement.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 
To establish one Standing Offer to provide daily minor
electrical maintenance services for four (4) buildings located
in the National Capital Area. It is to be noted that apprentices
will be permitted to work on electrical projects and must be
registered as an apprentice electrician with the province of
Ontario. The apprentices must be under the direct supervision of
a licensed electrician at all times.   It is anticipated that
the yearly volume of work will be approximately $250,000.00.

MANDATORY SECURITY REQUIREMENT:   
This procurement contains a mandatory security requirement.  At
bid closing, the Bidder must hold a valid Facility Security
Clearance at level of SECRET issued by the Canadian Industrial
Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government
Services Canada  (PWGSC). Failure to comply with this
requirement will render the Bid non-compliant and no further
consideration will be given to the Bid. 

ENQUIRIES:  
All enquiries are to be submitted to the Contractual Authority: 
Suzette Searchwell by e-mail
suzette.searchwell@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca; by facsimile at
819-956-8335 or by telephone at 819-956-6645.  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.

DOCUMENT:
Firms intending to show interest in this requirement should
obtain the Letter of Interest document through MERX at 
http://www.merx.com by stating the Invitation to Tender number. 
The telephone number for MERX is 1-800-964-MERX (6379) all
across Canada. Amendments, when issued, will be available from
MERX. 

CLOSING DATE:
Any information acquired from this LOI will assist PWGSC in
planning ahead for this project. If you are interested in
participating in this LOI, please send your response to Suzette
Searchwell, Real property Contracting Directorate, Construction
Services Division by facsimile at 819-956-8335 or by e-mail at
suzette.searchwell@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.  RESPONSE TO THIS LOI IS
TO BE RECEIVED BY  AUGUST 30, 2012.
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.