Snow Clearing/Landscape Maintenance

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
ENOR (English Notice of Request)
Snow Clearing/Landscape Maintenance Gatineau Group  
EJ196-130356/A   Hill, Cris   (819) 956-1343 

This Amendment is raised to answer the questions following the
site visit of September 11, 2012 and to
Revise items within the Request for Proposal (RFP) as per
Soliciation Amendment 002.
Note that as of April 1, 2013, 45 Sacré-Coeur will not be part
of this contract, please see new
pricing basis.
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This amendment is raised to include the following information:
1. Closing date has been extended from October 17, 2012 to
October 19, 2012.
2. A second solicitation amendment will follow soon.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS
IMPORTANT CHANGES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO SECTION 01  "CODE OF
CONDUCT AND CERTIFICATIONS - BID" OF CLAUSE 2003 (2012-07-11)
STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS - GOODS OR SERVICES - COMPETITIVE
REQUIREMENTS.  PLEASE REFER TO PART 5, 5.1.1
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Requirement: To provide Snow Removal Service and Landscape
Maintenance services including all labour, material, equipment,
supervision and transportation for Public Works and Government
Services Canada (PWGSC),  located at 455 De La Carrière and 45
Sacré-Coeur, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.  The services must be
provided in accordance with the PWGSC Grounds Maintenance
Specifications attached at Annex A.

Period of  Contract: The period of any resulting Contract shall
be for a period of one (1) year.  The estimated commencement
date is November 1, 2012.

Mandatory Site Visit 
It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site
visit to be held on September 25, 2012 at 9:30am located at main
entrance of 455 de la Carrière,  Gatineau, Quebec
 Bidders should communicate with the Contracting Authority no
later than 5 day(s) before the scheduled visit to confirm
attendance and provide the names of the person(s) who will
attend.  Bidders will be required to sign an attendance form. 
Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be
given an alternative appointment and their bids will be rejected
as non-compliant. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.  Any
clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from
the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid
solicitation. 
A maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be
permitted to examine the sites

As proof of attendance, at the site visit, the Contracting
Authority will have an Attendance Form which MUST be signed by
the bidder's representative. It is the responsibility of all
bidders to ensure they have signed the Mandatory Site Visit
Attendance Form prior to leaving the site.  Proposals submitted
by bidders who have not attended the site visit or failed  to
sign the Attendance Form will be deemed non-responsive and no
further consideration will be given to the proposal.

Site Plan (To be given out at Site Visit)

Evaluation Procedures
1.	Evaluation Procedures
Bids will be examined to determine their compliance with the
following Mandatory Requirements:

(1) Site Visit attendance;  
Security Clearance of Reliability Status, at bid closing, in
accordance with Part 6,  Security Requirements; 
(3) Submission of Firm Price/Rates in Canadian funds in
accordance with Part 3, Section II: Financial Bid;
Note: Bids will be evaluated based on 80% of the firm pricing
(Schedule 1 and 2) and 20% on the "as & when" (Schedule 3, 4 and
5).

(4) (Mandatory) Full Time Supervisor's qualifications in
accordance with Part 3,  Section 1: Technicial Bid 

(5) (Mandatory) Contractor's Experience & Past Performance in
accordance with Part 3, Section 1:
      Technical Bid. 

ENOR (English Notice of Request)
Snow Clearing/Landscape Maintenance Gatineau Group  
EJ196-130356/A   Hill, Cris   (819) 956-1343 
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Only proposals found to meet ALL the mandatory requirements will
be deemed acceptable proposals and will be further evaluated in
accordance with the evaluation criteria.  Proposals not meeting
ALL of the mandatory requirements will be deemed non-responsive
and will be given NO further consideration.

2. 	BASIS OF SELECTION
The lowest priced responsive bid which meets the requirement of
the Federal Contractor's Program for
Employment Equity indicated herein will be recommended for award
of a contract.

Contractors will not be reimbursed for the cost of responding to
this Request for Proposal

Security Requirement
.1.     The Contractor must, at all times during the performance
of the Contract, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening
(DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate
(CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

2.      The Contractor personnel requiring access to sensitive
work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted
or approved by CISD/PWGSC.

.3.  	Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT
to be awarded                            without the prior
written permission of CISD/PWGSC.

.4.  	The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the:

	(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if
applicable), attached at
	      Annex A;
	(b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition)

Mandatory Security Clearance     
1.3       Mandatory Security Clearance     
1.      It is a mandatory that the security requirements
specified at clause 1.2.1  be met by the Bidder at time of bid
closing.  If the security requirements are not met at bid
closing, your proposal will be deemed non-responsive and no
further consideration will be given.

2.      It is a mandatory that the security requirements
specified at 1.2.2 be met by the Bidder for all of the employees
proposed for this contract at time of bid closing.   If the
security requirements are not met at bid closing, your proposal
will be deemed non-responsive and no further consideration will
be given.

3.      It is a mandatory that the Bidder provide the
information requested in the chart below at time of bid closing
for only the proposed employees to  provide services against any
resulting Contract.   If the information is not provided at bid
closing, your proposal will be deemed non-responsive and no
further consideration will be given




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.